Faculty

Ellie Brown

CSO Wharton
VPSM, Chateau Retirement; President, Ellie Brown Consulting
Senior Living

With more than four decades of combined healthcare, senior living, sales, marketing, and revenue turnaround expertise, Ellie Brown is known for helping organizations transform occupancy, rebuild a healthy revenue-focused culture, and modernize growth stratey in highly competitive markets. An award-winning executive recognized for innovation in eduaction and revenue transformation, Ellie's work has earned national recognition, including receiving the Innovation in Education Award bestowed by the U.S. Senate.

As Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Chateau Retirement Communities and President of Ellie Brown Consulting, Ellie specializes in occupancy recovery, sales enablement, branding, lead generation, operational alignment, and enterprise-level audits. Her laser-focus is always, "How do we connect every department back to revenue performance?"

Throughout her career, Ellie has led multistate teams, supported acquisitions and new development projects, rebuilt sales infrastructures, and guided organizations through significant occupancy challenges. Her leadership style combines high-accountability with modern marketing strategy, helping organizations adapt to rapidly evolving consumer behavior an sales trends.

Known for her candid, practical, and industry-challenging perspective, Ellie is a sought-after speaker on sales transformation, marketing strategy, operational alignment, and the future of senior living consumer engagement.

2026 Sessions

The No-Click Consumer — Winning the Prospect Who Already Knows Everything (Operator Panel)

  • Presenter
    • Ellie Brown
  • Panelist
    • Fred Lebhart
    • Jason Kohler
Sales Strategy and Management
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