Meet Carrie A. Mitchell
Carrie A. Mitchell is an American-Canadian entrepreneur, multimedia storyteller, and award-winning content and communications pro. With over 20 years of experience in developing brands, campaigns, content and creative stories, she founded CMMedia, Co-Founded Age Box Ventures, and is also a writer, author, creator, and podcast & video host. Carrie works internationally, and bridges business in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe, having traveled extensively and spent chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and London.
Carrie was previously the CCO at Sonder Communications, Senior Director of Communications at the Four Seasons Hotels UK Collection and Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, Head of Communications at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Director of Marketing at Strategic Hospitality Group, and sat on the Board of Directors at Rodeo Drive. Her work portfolio has included Condé Nast, Hearst, Forbes, Skift, Viking Cruises, Four Seasons Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Airbnb, Outdoorsy, Wolfgang Puck, Moët Hennessy, Tiffany & Co, Canadian Tourism Commission, Bermuda Tourism, and Discover America.
Current Projects
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CMMedia
Carrie’s Storytelling Studio and advisory on content and communications. Working with media, lifestyle, travel and hospitality brands.
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Media Maven
Carrie is also a writer, author, creator, curator, and podcast & video host. She works with media and brand partners to share stories across multimedia platforms, including her Media Maven newsletter.
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Carrie-On Travel x Pop Passport Podcast
Carrie’s travel and culture site, multimedia, and Pop Passport Podcast share curated guides, stays, stories, shop, film tourism, and more. Includes social media content across channels, as well as media and brand partnerships.
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The Age Box
As part of Age Box Ventures, the newsletter is a place for women 40+ home to share stories, resources, and encourage pivots, reinvention, new adventures at any age. Carrie writes, interviews experts, and curates speaker events.
ABOUT CARRIE
Carrie A. Mitchell is an American-Canadian entrepreneur, multimedia storyteller, and award-winning content and communications leader. With over 20 years of experience in developing brands, campaigns, and creative stories, she founded CMMedia - a global communications, content, and media production company - collaborating with a diverse portfolio of media, lifestyle, and travel clients. Carrie bridges business in the United States, Canada, and Europe, having traveled extensively and spent chapters in New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and London.
MEDIA, MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS LEADER
Carrie’s leadership roles include Founder of CMMedia and Co-Founder of Age Box Ventures, previous CCO at Sonder Communications, Senior Director of Communications for the Four Seasons Hotels UK Collection, Director of Public Relations & Communications at Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Board of Directors at Rodeo Drive, Head of Communications at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and Director of Marketing at Strategic Hospitality Group. Her work portfolio has included Condé Nast, Hearst, Forbes, Skift, Viking Cruises, Marriott Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Airbnb, Outdoorsy, WeWork, Wolfgang Puck, Moët Hennessy, Tiffany & Co, Canadian Tourism Commission, Bermuda Tourism, and Discover America. She has won awards including the digital SMITTY award from Travel + Leisure, the Pinnacle PR award from Four Seasons, and was repeatedly listed to PR Week's Power Book.
MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLER
As a multimedia storyteller, Carrie covers travel, culture, and media as a writer, author, host, and creator. She creates travel content across her Carrie-On Travel platforms, hosts the Pop Passport Podcast, previously the Travel Oracles podcast, produces both her Media Maven newsletter and Age Box newsletter, and her writing has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Vogue, The New Yorker, CNN, BBC, Skift, Forbes, and more. She also wrote the children’s travel book “To Be We: The Adventures of Owen and Lucy”, and anticipates her debut novel to publish in 2025. From her first internship at Seventeen Magazine, to the many collaborations over the years, writing, media and content creation have always been a significant part of her career.
EDUCATION + MENTORSHIP
Carrie holds degrees from the University of British Columbia, along with additional certifications from other leading educational institutions, and is pursuing further education to expand into psychology studying the impact of media + technology on mental health and human behavior. Carrie is passionate about connecting people, places and purpose, and championing women, which is fundamental to her work, entrepreneurial projects, writing, and mentoring.