Carmen Cantu

I lead strategic partnerships, client experience, business development, and commercial growth across luxury, hospitality, premium consumer brands, and technology. My career has spanned U.S. and international markets, with responsibility for multi-market portfolios, high-value client relationships, market expansion, executive stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership. In my current role with L’Oréal Luxe, I lead client development and commercial strategy across an $8.6M luxury portfolio of 25 accounts, currently tracking approximately 20% year-over-year growth. Earlier at Valrhona, I expanded new business 375% in my first year and sustained 126%+ year-over-year growth thereafter while developing strategic partnerships across luxury hospitality, including Four- and Five-Star hotels and resorts. I’m strongest at connecting client and market insight with commercial opportunity—building partnerships, aligning stakeholders, and translating strategy into differentiated experiences and measurable business results. I’m targeting a remote or Dallas-based Director/Senior Director role in Strategic Partnerships, Client Experience, Client Development, Brand Experience, or Commercial Strategy, ideally within luxury hospitality, travel, premium consumer, lifestyle, or another experience-led organization. I work effectively across distributed teams and am comfortable with travel for clients, partners, and key business initiatives.