About The Author

Bernadette R. Giacomazzo is an editor, writer, photographer, publicist, and digital marketing specialist with more than two decades of experience in the entertainment arm of the industry. Her work has been featured in more than 100 digital and print publications, including Teen Vogue, People, The Daily Mail, Us Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Post.

She served as the news editor of Go! NYC Magazine for nearly a decade, the executive editor of LatinTRENDS Magazine for five years, the eye candy editor of XXL Magazine for two years, and the editor-at-large at iOne/Zona de Sabor for two years.

As a publicist, and the owner of G Force Marketing & Publicity (formerly Akasha Multimedia) she has worked with the likes of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit record label, rapper Kool G. Rap, the SopranosCon family of fan conventions, and various photographers, artists, and models.

As a digital marketing specialist, Bernadette is Google Adwords certified, has advanced knowledge of SEO, PPC, link-building, and other digital marketing techniques, and has worked for a variety of clients in the legal, medical, and real estate industries.

Bernadette has also worked behind the scenes in the film & television industry; she has served as a music supervisor, the head of unit publicity, and an executive producer. (For her IMDB page, click here.)

Based in New York City, Bernadette is the co-author of Swimming with Sharks: A Real World, How-To Guide to Success (and Failure) in the Business of Music (for the 21st Century), and the author of the dystopian fiction series, The Uprising Series.