Hello. I’m Elisa Padilla, award-winning marketer and founder of Kick it by EP, a platform built to inspire, educate and pay it forward through authentic storytelling.

My career as a marketer has taken me across the United States to oversee the design and evolution of iconic sports and entertainment brands including Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets, NY Islanders, Apple, Miami Marlins and the New York Red Bulls, where I am Chief Marketing Officer.

The brand journey of Kick it by EP began in April 2020, when — for the first time in my career — I found myself unemployed and simultaneously mourning the loss of my father. In an attempt to find light in the darkness, I launched Kick it by EP. I wanted to infuse some much needed positivity into the world. As my late friend Lisa Quinn would say, I was going to “kick it.”

Since then, I have interviewed over 125 women on my original IG Series, Lunchtime Conversation, where we come together during lunch hour to smile, laugh and share authentic stories based on real life experiences.

As for my career, I can proudly say that I “kicked it” when I joined the New York Red Bulls as CMO in fall of 2023.

My goal is to inspire others to keep moving forward, even in the presence of loss and darkness.

Follow me on LinkedIn for daily inspiration or hire me to speak at your event.

“If you can touch one person and make a difference, you have done good. Be the goodness that you want to be in the world.” (my words)

Until the next,

EP