Chelsea Smith

Senior Manager, Corporate Digital & Social
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

    Chelsea Smith is the senior manager for corporate digital and social for Bridgestone Americas, the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company. Smith manages heritage preservation and programming for the Firestone brand. In 2018, she led the company’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of company founder Harvey Firestone. The global campaign, the first of its kind, reached customers and engaged teammates throughout the year.

    Smith leads creative, digital and social media initiatives for Bridgestone Americas. In collaboration with Americas marketing and communications teammates around the world, she is responsible for using digital media to engage key corporate audiences around the world to protect and enhance the corporate and brand reputation.

    Prior to joining Bridgestone Americas in 2013, Smith worked in various marketing roles for Oreck, Gresham Smith and Kirkland’s. She earned a BBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from Belmont University and lives in Nashville.