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What is a Druzy?  A Druzy is a natural crystal and is all the rage! Mindy Goldstein’s latest hand made jewelry combines the Druzy in a variety of different ways using leather or 14k. Gold. There are many options that will inspire your look with bold color and a hint of shimmer. Jewelry designed by Mindy Gold Designs is selling out at New York’s trend setting retailer Henri Bendel’s It’s the glitter that catches the eye and attracts attention to the piece. Designer Mindy Goldstein of Mindy... More »

If someone were to ask me where to stay for their first, and possibly only, time in Paris, without hesitation I would insist on Le Bristol Hotel. “The moment you step into Le Bristol,” states President and General Manager Didier Le Calvez, “you step into Paris.” It is so much more than just a luxury Parisian hotel with its entire haughty splendor. Le Bristol is a hotel of Palace Distinction, giving you the authentic French experience. I immediately took notice of how light and bright and... More »

When it comes to luxury travel, an A-List celebrity is the best marketer.  From St. Barts to Aspen, these getaways are where the rich and famous spend their downtime. A-listers offer the best marketing tips. They jet around the world either to promote their movies, music and other projects or to take lavish vacations. Startle.com has the inside scoop on celebrities’ favorite hotels and the special services offered to speed their escape from paparazzi. Here are few of these Hollywood holiday destinations: The... More »

At GBK Lounge‘s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Event, I met Dr. Catrise Austin, a dentist who impressed me highly. She dedicates her career to celebrities, and offers best in class strategies for professional success.  I invited her to share her story. Hear what she has to say: Marketing Fashionistas! I’m Dr. Catrise Austin, best known as Dentist to the Stars and author of a dental consumer book “5 Steps to The Hollywood A-List Smile: How the stars get that perfect smile and how you can... More »

GBK, the host of one of the most anticipated events during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York, returned on September 6-7 with its Luxury Gift and Styling Lounge at the exclusive Empire Hotel, steps away from Lincoln Center in honor of Spring/Summer 2013 collections. The must attend GBK Luxury Gift and Styling Lounge is visited by celebrities, stylists, models, buyers and industry VIP’s. The lounge featured fashion forward designs, products and pampering service, offering its exclusive list... More »

In the event “Mercedes-Benz Fit For Fashion” to promote the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class truck, the workout trio – Joan Small, Alex Morgan, and Joey Gonzalez led fashionistas like me in weekend activities like: a designer handbag lift to see who could handle the heaviest haul, leg lunges to help fit into skinny jeans and an allover body workout by packing the new G-Class wagon truck. While sounds a bit taxing, I did it. It was a great event, and the awesome G-Class wagon stood... More »

How exciting!  It’s Fashion Week in NYC.  This event will be visited by celebrities, stylists, models, buyers and industry VIP’s. Last year’s guests included Lindsay Lohan, Kirstie Alley, Star Jones, Phillip Bloch, Broadway star Constantine Maroulis and more.  If like last year, this for me is a must-attend event. This is what I know so far. GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, will offer its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an... More »

Sababa is not just a word ~ It’s the highest rank of ‘cool’ saying to describe anything.   It isn’t news to anyone who’s been there, but CBS‘s 60 Minutes has now made it official: Tel Aviv is really, really cool. On May 6, the highly prestigious and most watched TV news magazine show 60 Minutes chose to profile ‘the Tel Aviv bubble’ as it describes it.  The show’s coverage sheds a positive light on Tel Aviv as an Island of liberalism in the harsh militant Middle East. It... More »

Strolling down Broadway, it is evident that creative adaptations are on the rise. In marketing, creative adaptations takes the form of either copying and then making incremental improvements on existing products or adapting existing products to new situations. For a Broadway show, it means taking a movie or catalog of songs, and adapting it into a live production. It is what Theodore Levitt, an iconic marketing figure would call “innovative imitations.” Theater adaptations work in all... More »

Suffering from sleep deprivation? Want a mobile device to improve sleep? SleepRate is a new Internet and mobile service with the tools you need to evaluate and improve your sleep. The SleepRate iPhone app can be downloaded for free at the iTune store. SleepRate iPhone recorders enable you to record your heart rate over night, using a heart rate belt and a 60Beat receiver and view your sleep information on MySleepRate.com According to the National Sleep Foundation, 60 percent of Americans between... More »