October 05, 2017
Our mission is to empower women to live, think, and dress with more color.
When you experience life, you have two choices: see things the same and let them become common, or see each day and each experience with fresh eyes.
We choose the latter.
Welcome to CarrieColbert.com – the place where we express ourselves, create content, and curate products that capture the fun side of luxury.
These are two things you can always expect around here.
We’re relentlessly changing the common by challenging the way you see and experience everyday products and places. You’ll never see a dull photo around here! We capture experiences in a unique, playful, unexpected way.
We absolutely live what we love, and we don’t just love what we are promoting. This means that our team believes in the brands we represent, and those brands are already integrated into our lives before we share them with you.
Color is a power which directly influences the soul.
- Wassily Kandinsky
After a 17-year career in the energy industry, including leadership positions in engineering, finance, investor relations, and strategic planning, Carrie Colbert left the corporate world behind to start her next professional chapter.
Her passion lies at the intersection of creative pursuits and business acumen. In addition to being a digital content creator, Carrie invests female entrepreneurs and female-driven companies by providing capital, mentorship, and more. As the founding and general partner at Curate Capital, Carrie strategically sources and scopes deals, advises on macro-level strategic planning, and provides marketing ideas and insights particularly in the realm of influencer marketing and social media usage. With a proven track record of driving results, Carrie is a sought after speaker, panelist, mentor, and advisor.
Carrie serves as a Packed Party board member, and she is an officer for the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering executive advisory board. In 2013, she was named the Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate by the UT Cockrell School of Engineering.
She also is a proud mom to her daughter Elle. You can learn more about Carrie by following her on Instagram at @carriec.
Team work makes the dream work! Read more about the amazing women who make things happen around here.
Chief Operating Officer + Senior Editor
After moving around the country for most of her life, Julie’s most recent move five years ago was from New York City to Houston.
After graduating from Lasell College she worked in the fashion industry at Intermix and Oscar de la Renta. She then worked for supermodel and philanthropist Petra Nemcova, and became Head of Operations for her home decor line, Be The Light New York.
Julie has had a passion for writing for as long as she can remember. She’s had a lifestyle blog for the past six years. She has also managed social media and blogs for various fashion and lifestyle brands.
In 2015, Julie published her first book, Oops! : An Insider’s Guide to Dating, Sex, and Relationships in Your 20s. She is currently working on her first novel.
Julie started working with Carrie in October 2016 as her Senior Editor. She is now also her Chief Operating Officer.
When she’s not working, Julie is either chatting up a storm on Insta stories, drinking Diet Coke or Chardonnay (sometimes both at the same time), or hanging out with her family and friends.
As Carrie likes to say, Julie is the one who makes stuff happen.
Favorite color : purple / Favorite color to wear : grey, black, and white (but she’s doing her best to move into colorful territory)
Keep up with Julie on Instagram @julielauren14
Lead Designer + Digital Strategist
Ashley is a photographer, momma to three girls, graphic designer, and the digital marketing strategist for Carrie. She shares her life of babies and adventures with her husband on Instagram and is constantly trying to get her act together.
She has been working with Carrie since before the first blog post was even written. Ashley started as Carrie’s photographer and worked her way up to digital marketing and design for the site. While she still gets behind the camera, her main role is the chief design babe.
She has lived in Houston since 2010 after her cross-country move from Connecticut. Ashley is probably the most casual of the bunch and can be found sharing her camping trips, wearing chacos, or drinking Kombucha on the regular. Her favorite color to wear is grey and denim (sorry, Carrie).
Ashley’s currently training for a half-marathon and has no plans for a personal record, she just wants to finish the race alive (three babies in three years is no joke on the body y’all).
Favorite color : teal / Favorite color to wear : grey, denim, olive green
Keep up with Ashley on Instagram @ashleybeatrice
Chief Party Planner
Jenny graduated from the University of Texas with a BS in Public Relations. She currently operates as Chief Operating Officer at Tidbits, a digital magazine covering new, locally-owned businesses in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans.
She found a passion for event planning and styling from her love of celebrating big and small occasions and uses her creativity to create content and style photo shoots for Carrie.
When she’s not working, she enjoys helping her husband grow his lifestyle photography business and scout Houston for great places to shoot, usually with her stand-in subject in tow – her three-year-old daughter Jamie! She also loves traveling and shopping with her fashionista mother aka @GagaLovesGucci.
Favorite color: My daughter insists Pink is my favorite color / Favorite color to wear: Blush
Keep up with Jenny on Instagram @jennymarieweber
Sports Contributor
Jayme is a sports + travel + fitness writer originally from Virginia, where she studied Advertising and Business Management at George Mason University (Final Four ring a bell to any other sports fans?).
She is the founder and witty writer behind the popular blog The Blonde Side and a freelance writer. Jayme has contributed to a number of publications including ESPN, Women’s Health Magazine, Thrillist, CBS and others and also works with a select few corporate clients as a writer (think blogger, ghost blogger, internal communications, social media, content creation and more) here in Houston.
She has a passion for all sports but her favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles and her favorite cities to explore are Austin, Aspen, Scottsdale and Truckee, California.
Favorite color: Navy Blue / Favorite color to wear: A big fan of the rose gold trend, but usually Eagles green to show my team spirit!
Keep up with Jayme on Instagram @jaymelamm
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