Lauren Cotton

About Lauren Cotton

Growing up on the water in South Florida, Lauren fell in love with salt water at a young age. Boating, sailing, and water sports played a huge role in her adolescence. After graduating from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a degree in communications and marketing, she combined those degrees with her passion for the water and joined Rybovich Superyacht Marina in early 2006. At Rybovich, Lauren was highly involved in marketing, guest services, and events. In 2011, Lauren joined Worth Avenue Yachts as part of their marketing and brokerage team. Over time, after consistently connecting friends to yacht jobs, Lauren realized there was a high demand for quality crew placement. Lauren started Cotton Crews in 2013 and has since been committed to providing the highest level of service and dedication to her clients. More recently, Lauren saw a need for safe, clean crew housing. Cotton Crews now houses over 200 crew members between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. In September 2018, Cotton Crews launched two apps, Cotton Crew HIRE and Cotton Crew JOBS. Lauren was recently featured in the Palm Beach Post, Talk of the Palm Beaches Radio Show, interviewed on The Crew Coach and selected as one of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s 50 Notable Alumni.

Experience

1. President

   Cotton Crews

   Dec 2013 — Present · South Florida, US

   Cotton Crews is a relationship-focused yacht crew staffing company that creates custom crew staffing solutions through the Cotton Crews Club and Cotton Crew Apps. Cotton Crews also provides safe, clean housing in West Palm Beach.

Skills

• Public Relations
• Yachting
• Sales
• Training
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Research
• Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Market Planning
• Retail
• Fashion
• Advertising
• Customer Service