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Building Christmas Magic Scaling a Global Brand and Protecting Wonder at Scale with Christa Pitts
Christa Pitts, co-CEO of The Lumistella Company (home of Elf on the Shelf), shares how a family tradition became a global holiday phenomenon — self-funding the first 5,000 units and facing total industry rejection.
Building Christmas Magic Scaling a Global Brand and Protecting Wonder at Scale with Christa Pitts
Christa Pitts, co-CEO of The Lumistella Company (home of Elf on the Shelf), shares how a family tradition became a global holiday phenomenon — self-funding the first 5,000 units and facing total industry rejection.
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Christa Pitts, co-CEO and founder of The Lumistella Company — home of the iconic Elf on the Shelf — joins the show to share the remarkable story of how a small family tradition became a global holiday phenomenon. Starting with a childhood memory passed down through generations, Christa and her family transformed an idea rooted in imagination into a brand that has reshaped Christmas for millions of families around the world. She walks through the early days from self-funding the first 5,000 units and facing total industry rejection, to building momentum one Christmas market at a time.
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