Mikayla Stannard

Marketing Strategy Business

Mikayla Stannard is a seasoned marketing leader with over 15 years of experience building globally recognized brands across outdoor, wellness, and lifestyle industries. Her career spans powerhouse names like Oakley, The Walt Disney Company, and Diageo, where she crafted high-impact campaigns and led cross-functional teams around the world.

In 2024, Mikayla founded Cereus Marketers, a marketing agency built for brands—emerging and established alike—looking to scale with clarity, intention, and staying power. Through her work at Cereus and Hence Creative, she partners with purpose-driven teams to provide fractional CMO support, brand strategy, and executional firepower.

Her approach blends strategic clarity with creative intuition—ensuring brands grow with focus, efficiency, and authenticity. Rooted in a lifelong love for the outdoors and wellness, Mikayla brings both cultural fluency and business rigor to every project. She’s your trusted guide for scaling marketing efforts without losing the soul of your brand.

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Home Base: Ventura, CA, USA

Experience

  • Founder & Head of Marketing

    Cereus Marketers
    SkateSnowboardSkiBikeRunFitness
    March 2023 - Present
  • Managing Director

    Bouldering Project
    Trad ClimbingSport ClimbingClimb
    January 2023 - March 2024
  • Vice President of Marketing & Sales

    Powdr Corp. / Woodward
    SnowboardSkiSkateBike
    July 2022 - January 2023
  • Marketing Manager

    The Walt Disney Company
    November 2015 - November 2019
  • Account Director

    Leo Burnett
    April 2015 - November 2015
  • Account Supervisor

    Factory Design Labs
    September 2011 - February 2015

Career Highlights

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In 2024, launched a women’s owned & operated full-service Marketing Agency focused on outdoor, wellness and lifestyle brands. These are our year 1 highlights from Cereus Marketers.

$18M+

In revenue driven

45+

Campaigns Launched

27

Content Shoots Produced

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Led the campaign for Australia’s #3 Animated Film of All Time – Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2

The Walt Disney Company
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Led the campaign for Australia’s #3 Animated Film of All Time – Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2

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Launched Sheckler's Skateboard Collection with 1.07M TikTok Live Impressions

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Launched Sheckler's Skateboard Collection with 1.07M TikTok Live Impressions

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