Chanté Blough is the Chief Marketing Officer at Michael Saunders & Company, where she oversees the planning, development, and execution of the company's brand strategy, advertising, public relations, promotions, and online presence. She joined the company in 2023, bringing with her a wealth of experience in strategic marketing and leadership roles.
Prior to joining Michael Saunders & Company, Chanté honed her strategic marketing and leadership skills at two large national companies, Groupon and real estate brokerage Compass. Most recently, she served as director of marketing for Compass's Illinois region and head of operations for their Wisconsin and Minnesota regions. Before joining Compass, Chanté held several high-level roles with Groupon, including overseeing the merchandising and marketing calendar for all North American projects, where she honed her digital marketing skills.
Chanté was introduced to the real estate industry at a young age, attending open houses and showings with her grandmother, who was a real estate agent, while her mother worked in the mortgage business. After graduating from Columbia College in Chicago with a bachelor's degree in arts, film, and video, she moved to Los Angeles and worked in the film industry, starting in talent management and then transitioning to film production. During this time, Chanté started a lifestyle blog, which led her to meet Susan Feldman, co-founder of One Kings Lane. With a passion for design, Chanté joined One Kings Lane, working as a buyer for their vintage and interior designer partnership sales. Through this position, she became well-versed in design trends, historical design influences and terms, architecture, interior designers, and brand names.
In addition to her professional pursuits, Chanté desired to expand her knowledge of marketing and business development and enrolled in a challenging master's degree program at Northwestern University while she was working full-time at Groupon and expecting her first daughter. Her tenacious determination to achieve her goals, along with her other strengths of building marketing strategies, diving into data and analytics, and staying calm in stressful situations, sets her apart in her field.
In her spare time, Chanté enjoys spending time at the beach or pool with her husband, Chris, and their two daughters, Keaton and Monroe, reading Elin Hilderbrand novels (a guilty pleasure), meditating, and running. In December 2023, a year after losing their son through stillbirth, she and Chris started The Hopewell Collective, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting families who have experienced similar loss. Chante and her husband are also happy to announce the impending arrival of their newest family member, a son.