# Claire Winslow Brown

> Claire Winslow Brown is the Colorado-based founder and CEO of Best Practice Media, established in Austin in 2015. Her work spans performance marketing, small-business education and Social Media Week Austin. She expanded the agency through the acquisitions of Social Distillery in 2019 and We Wild Women in 2024.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Best Practice Media
- **Organizations:** Best Practice Media, Social Media Week Austin, Women in Digital - Austin chapter, Out Youth
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded and led Best Practice Media since 2015., Founded Social Media Week Austin and served as executive director., Led an agency that acquired Social Distillery in 2019 and We Wild Women in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Founded Best Practice Media in Austin.
- **2017** — Brought Social Media Week to Austin; served as founder and executive director.
- **2018-2020** — Listed volunteer service includes founding membership of the Austin Women in Digital chapter and a board role at Out Youth.
- **2019** — Best Practice Media acquired Social Distillery, with Kristen Sussman joining as researcher and advisor.
- **2022** — Discussed marketing after iOS 14 on ClickBank’s Affiliated podcast on October 13.
- **2023** — Appeared on the CU 2.0 podcast on November 15 to discuss credit union social media.
- **2024** — Best Practice Media announced its acquisition of Renée Warren’s We Wild Women on November 19.
- **2026** — Continues as founder and CEO; agency materials report a 35-person team and over $35 million in annual managed advertising spend.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Best Practice Media since 2015.
- Founded Social Media Week Austin and served as executive director.
- Led an agency that acquired Social Distillery in 2019 and We Wild Women in 2024.
- Recognized in Austin Woman’s ATX Woman to Watch feature published December 31, 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published agency articles on conversion tracking, social media audits, incrementality and TikTok Shop operations under her byline.
- **2026-09** — Published How to Choose a Paid Social Agency for E-Commerce, outlining questions about economics, measurement, creative and scaling.
- **2024-11** — Announced the acquisition of We Wild Women, adding public relations capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://bestpracticemedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairewinslow

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Last updated: 2026-10-25