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Laura Rice

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Chief Marketing Officer of Celebree School

Laura Rice joined Celebree in June 2021 and has served as the Chief Marketing Officer since March 2022. She oversees the marketing strategy and execution across all affiliated brands under Huffman Family Brands. In her role, Laura’s focus is driving awareness of the Celebree franchise opportunity in target markets, leading initiatives to grow the franchise network, and ensuring consistent brand development and visibility across the entire portfolio.

With more than 28 years of experience as a marketing professional, Laura brings a diverse background spanning equipment and real estate auctions, consumer products, Department of Defense contracts, and a decade in online K-12 and higher education. She is highly skilled at transforming complex ideas into actionable strategies, building integrated marketing plans, and executing campaigns that drive measurable results for both B2C and B2B audiences.

Laura is passionate about creating seamless customer journeys, aligning marketing and sales teams, and leading with an entrepreneurial mindset. She continuously refines processes to improve efficiency, ensure alignment, and enhance the experience for prospective and current franchisees.

Outside of work, Laura is a proud mom to her daughter, who attends both Caliday and Celebree. She loves coaching her in sports, cruising in her Jeep, and spending time with her beloved Basset/Beagle mix, Bernie.

May 27, 2026

Marketing With Purpose Kit: Turning Marketing into a Revenue Engine

In this Marketing With Purpose Kit segment of The Bliss Business Podcast, Laura Rice, MBA, CFE, Owner of Rice Fractional CMO, explains why marketing as a revenue engine starts with a shared revenue target, and why CRM data and cross-team alignment matter more than campaign creativity alone.
Guest: Laura Rice
Sept. 17, 2025

Marketing With Purpose Kit: Breaking Down Silos Across Teams

Laura Rice, Chief Marketing Officer at Celebree School under Huffman Family Brands, joins the Marketing With Purpose Kit to explore emotional intelligence and silos: how trust, shared dashboards, and empathy align marketing, franchise development, and local operators around one purpose. Hosted by Michele Brasfield.
Guest: Laura Rice
June 17, 2025

The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Business with Laura Rice

Laura Rice, Chief Marketing Officer of Celebree School, shows what EQ in marketing leadership looks like in practice: treating everybody as a customer, pausing before reacting, and building emotional intelligence into competencies, onboarding, and franchise support. Her people-first approach shows how empathy and results grow together.
Guest: Laura Rice