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Sapphire Kharyzma

Sapphire Kharyzma is your Queen of PR


Sapphire Kharyzma -- draws inspiration from both modern-day divas and the great beauties of yore—(think Beyoncé meets Marilyn Monroe). She's fond of daring, attention-grabbing accents like rich textures, dazzling sparkles, and high platforms. If there's a spotlight, she's in it. -- Sapphire Kharyzma is an accomplished travel, beauty and lifestyle writer, photographer, creative designer & digital marketing maven - who harnesses the power of Travel, Beauty & Style - experienced through sisterhood...to empower multicultural women. When she’s not traveling the world, she enjoys planting the seeds of growth and prosperity for small businesses and entrepreneurs. She’s an accredited Travel Advisor, who specializes in Caribbean and Luxury ventures. She's a travel marketing expert, who loves to make her passions her paycheck while teaching women to do the same.

Sapphire Kharyzma's Background

Sapphire Kharyzma's Experience

CEO/Editor-in-Chic at Media Maven

2010 - Present

A Passion for Fashion. An Addiction to Beauty. A Natural Flair for Setting Trendz. These are but a mere few aspects of Media Maven, the Elite Socialista. This blogazine is a creative platform that uses beneficial lifeSTYLE trends to keep you looking sinfully FAB and feeling BLISSFUL! It is an au naturel femme fatale's or beauty maven's right! Our goal is to keep you empowered, educated, entertained & hip to the current fashion and beauty - lifeSTYLE trends through consciously FAB media, to "Unleash the Bliss Within" Mind Body Soul’U’tions… raising awareness through a mind, body & soul synergy.

Social Media PR/Media Maven at Horizon Life Sciences, Inc

January 2009 - May 2011

Traditional health products from a vertically integrated company based on the TCM principles. Blogcritics/Technorati featured health & wellness column to empower, educate & entertain public through a conscious media platform. Duties include social media networking, outreach and photojournalism for blogs, email marketing, events coverage, fundraising & sponsorship, media relations in Hong Kong/Asia, Europe & USA. Wear all hats from Communications to Sales & Marketing.

Social Media PR at Horizon Life Sciences, Inc

2009 - 2010

Current social media PR/Marketing specialists Traditional health products from a vertically integrated company based on the TCM principles. Duties include social media networking, outreach and photojournalism for blogs, email marketing, events coverage, fundraising & sponsorship, media relations in Hong Kong/Asia, Europe & USA. Wear all hats from Communications to Sales & Marketing.

Member at Girlnetic, LLC

2009 - 2010

Marketing and PR Liaison at NY Arts Publications

August 2006 - January 2009

Current Media Relations contact for NY Arts Publications.

Publicist/ Account Executive at Golden Goddess PR/World Art

January 2005 - January 2009

Media Relations, marketing and Sales, including researching (online), email marketing, advertising design, press releases, and editorial. Engage in daily email communications with potential clients (clientele range from artist, galleries, museums and other art related enthusiasts). Respond accordingly to issues and concerns, Research/monitor online presence and respond to negative issues as they arise, host networking online communities on MySpace, Facebook, RedBubble, blogging and other key art sites, maintain client accounts in various ranges from basic to intermediate, website redesign (currently in progress), writing, editing, constantly on the phone to editors, verifying, fact, partake in daily meetings concerning marketing, sales, editorial and design issues, as well as new ideas for publicity and promotion, contact list maintenance.

PR Liaison & Events/Sponsorship/Fundraising Coordinator at Eco Africa Social Ventures

2009 - 2009

President, Public Relations Liaison at Golden Goddess PR

January 2001 - 2009

Promote clients in arts & entertainment industry as well as health & wellness! Utilized social media marketing to reach out to hundreds of people via internet!

B2B Marketer/Events Coordinator & Promoter at Vast Marketing & R.S. Marin Marketing

January 2007 - January 2008

Duties include account management, marketing spa/cosmetic/beauty products/certificates business-2-business on a daily basis, at targeted areas. Set up, hosted and managed daily table events at assigned locations, interact with public and generated awareness about products for clients such as Victoria Jackson, Proactive, NY Knicks, Yankees, Mets, etc., both locally and nationally.

Photographer at Jackson Stone Press/Village Voice

March 2005 - March 2006

Freelance Photographer & Journalist. Covered the Hotel California Premier for MTV and various articles for the Village Voice!

Freelance Photographer at Our 365 Portraits (Formerly Growing Family)

January 2001 - January 2006

Newborn, Kids & Family Portraits.

Public Relations Liaison/Photographer at Kharyzmatic Photography

January 2001 - December 2005

Worked one on one with models, makeup artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists, and designer to execute the perfect photo shoot, conducted all graphic design duties, visual/product/label design, wrote press releases, event planning, booked talents for designer's fashion shows/events, brand management. Responsibilities: Photographer specializing in head shots, test shoots, photo shoots, weddings, and any other special events worth capturing, through digital, medium format, alternative process, and 35 mm film formats, edit all images using state-of-the art editing and scanning software.

Public Relations Specialist/Photojournalist at weddings, portraiture, landscape, head shots, real estate

September 2002 - February 2005

Successfully completed 3 years of solid Public Relations activities which included press releases, managing advertising department, primary media contact, conduct research for subscription and reader response purpose, event planning, scheduled meeting for staff development and magazine enhancement as well as other PR and advertising duties. Responsibilities: covered Caribbean, fashion, music and art based articles, supplied photos to accompany articles, set-up interviews with artists, conduct interviews, edit stories, design page layout as well as photo correction, graphic design and desktop publishing.

Publisher, CEO, Editor-in-Chic at Elite Socialistas

Publisher, CEO, Editor-in-Chic at Mind Body Soul'U'tions

CEO, Editor-in-Chic at Elite Socialistas

May 2010

Socialista [soh-shuh-lee-stah] – a multicultural social STYLE society of Elite & Jr. Elite women *Socialistas* bonding & sharing experiences to Empower, Entertain & Educate on beneficial lifestyle topics *Trendsetter(s)* through conscious media *Bloganistas*

Freelance Writer at Demand Media

Social Media Goddess & Community Relations Liaison at Rose Hill Community Center, Inc.

CEO/Public Relations Liaison at Golden Goddess PR

2008

Golden Goddess PR understands how to craft the core behind each message. Our editorial services – site reviews, articles, statements and bios demand attractive attention. It lends to the creativity, beneath the aim; supplying the foundation and stability for success. We implement creative strategies that eliminate and paralyze crisis existence. Through client relations, research, establishing & building relationships, case studies, & monitoring are we able to manage careers and ones individual image.

Public Relation at Golden Goddess PR

Sapphire Kharyzma's Education

Florida International University

2003 – 2005

BA/BFA


Florida International University

Concentration: Fine Arts/Photography, Public Relations, Journalism & Mass Communications


Samuel J. Tilden High School


Sapphire Kharyzma's Interests & Activities

fashion, beauty, branding, travel, parenting, writing, photography, design, social media, PR, marketing, advertising

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