Margo Drgos: Sole Proprietor - Consultant dba in Palos Verdes, CA

contracted for services to agencies and independent small businesses in entertainment, media, hospitality, social activism, fashion, and luxury travel for brand marketing, public relations, retail and wholesale sales, client management, consultation, media campaign implementation & analysis, media pitching (broadcast, traditional, digital), copywriting, independent event booking, content creation & production Clients: Team Clermont, BOK Style Clothing Line, MTA Festival, California National Party, Light Organ Records, Zip Records, Flagship Brewery, Black Panda PR, September Gurl Music, Worldwide Management, The Musebox, 27 Productions, Stephen Klein Management, Wild Arctic Studios, Tsurumi Records, Gorgeous PR, Melmac Records, Sojourn Records

Duties: launched a label services company for mid-sized record labels and management companies; marketed at festivals like SXSW, CMJ, and smaller regional festivals; launched public relations, digital marketing, and promotions campaigns for new record releases; booked independent tours

VP Media Relations Duties: managed business communications for penny stock clients in energy, technology, and healthcare; pitched & secured news media coverage; drafted press releases, handled crisis communications plan

Duties: managed brand communications for clients in holistic/alternative healthcare industry; pitched & secured news media coverage; drafted press releases, attended wellness conferences on behalf of clients

Duties: managed business communications for clients in healthcare (Columbia Presbyterian Hospital), broadcast (WNET/Channel 13), and fashion/e-commerce (Lands End Online); pitched & secured news media coverage; drafted press release