Lauren Rapp

With a background in strategic communications and creative marketing, Lauren has a decade of experience promoting creative endeavors across the Colorado Front Range. She brings a passion for placemaking and storytelling, and feels inspired by how commercial development shapes a community’s economic and cultural impact.

Lauren’s role at SideCar primarily includes:

• Collaborating with clients to develop comprehensive, results-focused communication strategies.
• Working closely with media partners to secure positive coverage and identifying opportunities for enhanced client visibility.
• Writing and editing engaging content, including key messages, talking points, press releases, bylined articles, marketing collateral, websites, bios, social media content, awards, blog posts and more.


Prior to joining SideCar, Lauren served as Senior Director of Projects at Two Parts, a creative marketing agency specializing in brand development, content marketing, experiential marketing strategy, and event production. Lauren’s professional experience additionally includes leading in-house marketing and communications for Bonanno Concepts, a Denver-based restaurant group from chef and restauranteur Frank Bonanno, and writing for Eater, Vox Media’s network of restaurant news sites, as the founding editor of Eater Denver.

Lauren is a graduate of the University of Kansas with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English. She also completed culinary school with a certificate in professional culinary arts from the International Culinary Center in New York City. Outside of work, she enjoys live music, hosting and attending events, practicing yoga and cooking. Lauren lives in Arvada with her husband, an adventurous toddler, and their rescue dog.