About Us
Who is That Girl?
That Girl lives in that space between paying the bills, searching for “the one,” and trying to be all grown up. She is on her own, she is a work in progress and she’s trying her best to figure it out!
She struggles with what to wear, who do date, where to live, finding her “perfect” job, and how to maintain her sanity through all of it.
She is always searching, passion driven, in need of inspiration, encouragement and never satisfied.
She’s looking for love, or just a good time, or maybe both? She is savvy, sexy, and still struggling to “figure it all out.” She is socially conscious, proactive and wants to leave her unique stamp on this world. She’s going green, trying to get to the gym on a regular basis, working desperately to balance family, friends, work and her latest romance.
We as a generation, more specifically as a sex, are known to need change. We change our minds, our outfits, our majors, our jobs. We change our mood on Myspace, our status on Facebook, and are in constant search of the latest and greatest.
In this last election we voted for change, and now we are expecting it.
We have been raised with very high expectations. We have them for ourselves, our friends, our bosses, our coworkers, our latest fling, our new President, our society and our world.
We are just realizing that nothing truly great will just be handed to us. We have to search, sift through, pick around, work for it, wait for it, and for the really good stuff, fight for it.
I Am That Girl is committed to bringing you the really good stuff. We are passionate about providing you with nothing less… because you deserve it!
Our mission is to inspire authentic confidence in girls and women everywhere so that they in turn, can positively and significantly impact the world around them.
DEDICATION TO YOU:
I Am That Girl is dedicated to celebrating the unique diversity and beauty of every girl and woman. This company will start a revolution of women dictating life on their own terms, demanding respect from others but more importantly from themselves. We strive to inspire future women leaders in every profession, whether it’s entertainment, science, sports, politics, education, philanthropy, business, or mother hood. We encourage women to define their own worth, be confident in their own skin, feel beautiful, believe in themselves, support one another, demand respect and reinvent themselves into whomever they CHOOSE to be.
OUR STAFF:
The I Am That Girl “Dream Team” is comprised of the brightest, most passionate, creative, mutually supportive, confident, proactive, driven, hard working, beauty-ful women and men around. Our staff is driven by passion, hard work and limitless dreaming. We stand for something bigger than ourselves, believe we can significantly and positively impact our world and define our success by our contributions, not our acheivments or money signs. We have a voice, we will be heard and we certainly don’t apologize for looking good while we do it.
Our Executive Staff is made up of:
Alexis Jones, President/Founder
Alexis is a Motivational Speaker and Founder and President of I Am That Girl, an empowerment company for girls/women located in Beverly Hills. She completed both her Bachelors and Masters degrees at the University of Southern California. During her undergrad, Alexis hosted a TV show on the Red Carpet for three years interviewing celebrities at movie premieres and press junkets, then transitioned into the sports world. She founded INSIDEUSC.COM, reporting on the USC football team and eventually worked at ESPN and Fox Sports. She most recently was on the TV show Survivor: Fans vs Favorites and after return to the real world, launched an interactive online webzine at www.iamthatgirl.com. She just completed a new travel pilot, called “Going Local” for the Travel Show. She is currently working on a book entitled, I Am That Girl: Death to the Comatose Barbie.
Islean Kirker, Chief Advisor
Islean is one of the most highly sought after celebrity acting coaches in Los Angeles. He is also the Founder/President of “Smart Acting,” a company dedicated to renewing the integrity of acting and providing original methodology of Craft-Acting. He graduated from NYU with a degree in Drama, studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory in NY, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and an Experimental Theatre in Amsterdam.
Kenzie Rochelle, Editor-in-Chief
Kenzie is a writer and editor in the Los Angeles area. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California with an M.A. in Communications Management and of Liberty University with a B.A. in English. Her work on The Lamplight earned her consecutive Writers Awards in Literature as an undergraduate. Kenzie has been recognized for her writing capabilities and had creative works printed in local and national publications.
Amanda Peña, Director of Business Affairs
Amanda graduated from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business with specializations in Communication Strategy and Global Commerce. She sat on the board and mentored for one of USC’s most successful outreach programs that facilitated inner city youth attaining higher education at four year institutions. She is IATG‘s resident Gen Y expert and Director of Creative Communication. Amanda is a Los Angeles Native, born and raised in Boyle Heights.
Emily Greener, Director of PR and External Relations
Emily attended Florida State University, graduating with a B.A. in Communication and a minor in Theatre. Emily has established herself as a masterful event planner, a creative marketing mind and a resourceful networker. Emily’s strategic planning, avant-garde approach to marketing and bold personality greatly impact our relationships with companies and organizations affiliated with i am that girl.
Brittany Debeikes, Director of Accounting
Brittany graduated with a B.S. in Policy, Planning, and Management with an emphasis in Urban Planning and Development from USC in 2005. She currently attends Pepperdine University where she is working towards completing her Masters in Business Administration. Brittany DeBeikes is currently an Acquisitions Associate with StarPoint Properties, a commercial real estate investment group headquartered in Beverly Hills. Prior to joining StarPoint Properties in mid 2007, Brittany worked with Warmington Capital Partners, the commercial investment group affiliated with Warmington Home Companies.
Taline Mazelmian, Director of Branding
Taline is a graphic designer born and raised in Hollywood, Ca. Inspired by the energy of the city, her Armenian heritage and an innate sense of style and taste, she grew up dancing to the beat of her own boom box. After graduating from Pasadena Art Center in 2000 with a degree in graphic design, she began her career as a freelance designer and successful small business owner. She has applied her artistic talents to drawing, professional make-up, and photography. In 2007, Taline attended the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, as a contributor designer on the Tseesaw Art Installation project. Her colorful and unrestrained imagination makes her work bold, positive and always unpredictable. If not drawing or traveling, Taline is usually entertaining her friends with a seemingly endless supply of anecdotes and absurd happenings, in a way only the most creative, and animated storytellers can.
Allison Leach, Director of Style Accents
Allison is a costume designer and personal stylist. She has worked in many mediums: theatre, opera, aerial dance, film, TV, commercials, custom bridal and red carpet styling. She currently serves as Assistant Costume Designer for AMC’s trendsetting 60’s show Mad Men. A California farm girl at heart, she studied drama and women’s studies at the University of Washington. She holds a Masters in Fashion and Textile design, which she completed in the Netherlands, including additional masters coursework in Fashion Marketing from the prestigious French Institute of Fashion in Paris. She recently received the Ovation Award for best costume design, for an all female production of The Merchant of Venice. Allison thrives working one on one with people to optimize/actualize their look for events or everyday. Her passion for designing custom clothes, and creating cutting edge vintage-inspired looks, (including lots of hats!!!) has made her one of the best in her field.
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