Mary Cornette

About Mary Cornette

Mary has over 25 years of experience as a creative, serving big brands such as Walmart, Verizon, American Express, and GE, among others, at companies such as Publicis, R/GA, Digitas, and Frog Design in New York City and Los Angeles.Mary led the rebranding and reinvention of the Greenville, SC-based marketing agency, FUEL. Today, Mary is the owner and CEO of FUEL – a brand-building marketing agency that helps brands stand out and succeed in loud and crowded markets. FUEL believes in a brand-first approach to marketing and specializes in brand strategy and brand design. Mary believes in the extraordinary team, brand, work, and culture she fosters at FUEL.Mary is passionate about supporting the arts and serves on the Greenville Center for Creative Arts board of directors. She enjoys fine art, theatre, architecture, music, reading, and riding motorcycles around the globe. She is married to John Cornette, Chief Creative Officer at EP+Co, and they share two girls, ages thirteen and ten, a Staffy, a ragdoll cat, and a bearded dragon named Gary.Brands include:HOSPITALITY/TOURISM: Ober Mountain, Pinnacle, Villa Nova Farm & Vineyard, Watauga Lake Winery; APPAREL: American Eagle Outfitters, Aerie, Walmart; MANUFACTURING: Milliken, Jadex (LifeMade, Shakespeare, Alltrista, Artazn), Dodge Industrial, Avgol; ENTERTAINMENT: The Knot Worldwide, Fox Fantasy Sports, Sirius Radio, Turner; RETAIL: Walmart, American Eagle Outfitters, Aerie; TELECOM: Verizon, Verizon Wireless; TECH/SAAS: ScanSource, Thrust Interactive, Strata Platforms; FINANCIAL SERVICES: GS, American Express; BANKING: Southern First, Truliant; HEALTHCARE: GE Healthcare, Heritage Health Solutions; CPG: McCormick; BROADCASTING/PUBLISHING: Viacom/VH1, The Knot; LEGAL: Sandline, Bell Legal Group; CONSUMER GOODS: Cleva North America (Lawnmaster, Vacmaster); ARCHITECTURE: Court Atkins Group; REAL ESTATE: Waterfront Group, Preserve Communities, Hampton Lake, Santeetlah Lakeside, Avalon, Private Mountain Communities, Chinquapin, Eagles Nest, Grandfather Realty, Fisher Mountain, Mystic Lands, Blue Ridge Mountain Club; NON-PROFIT (ARTS): Greenville Center for Creative Arts, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre, Greenville Literacy Association; NON-PROFIT: Neighborhood Cancer Connection, Goodwill of the Southern Piedmont, Greenville Literacy Association, Aqua Angels, Barbara Stone Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, American Heart Association Upstate Chapter, Period Project, Project Host, GirlUP GVL, Naturaland Trust, Feed & Seed, Beyond Housing, Switch

Experience

1. CEO, Head of Creative

   Fuel

   Nov 2022 — Present · Greenville, SC, US

Education

• California Institute of the Arts

  BFA, Graphic Design

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Visual Design
• Art Direction
• User Interface Design
• Illustration
• Creative Strategy
• Advertising
• Information Architecture
• Interactive Advertising
• Mobile Design
• Web Design
• Mobile Applications
• Digital Strategy
• Graphics
• Graphic Design
• Creative Direction
• Flash
• User Interface
• User Experience