Lora Smiley is an equity partner and Chief Communications Officer at Outlier Creative Agency (OCA), where she ensures seamless internal operations and keeps communication flowing in all the right ways. With a background in Business, Lora approaches marketing through a unique lens—blending strategic business insight with creative storytelling to help clients achieve their content marketing goals. Though OCA is based in Santa Monica, Lora calls the other LA—Lower Alabama—home, where she and her husband enjoy newlywed life on their hobby farm. When she’s not crafting compelling marketing strategies or traveling, you can find her gardening and tending to her chickens, ducks, and goats.