MAUREEN KEDES

Maureen Kedes is Founder and President of Vertex Communications Company, a Los Angeles based public relations firm. Founded in 1995 to promote individuals, companies, products and services in the health, fitness, beauty and medical arenas, Vertex has expanded to an impressive array of clientele in entertainment, non-profit, technology, and environmental sectors.
Ms. Kedes is also a radio host of PR Insider With Your Host Maureen Kedes on Voice America’s business channel.  Voice America.com is a leader in on-line radio with 5 million unique visitors monthly.  The show is sponsored by (www.us.cision.com) the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services.  On the show, Ms. Kedes  interviews top international publicists in various fields covering major media events.
A graduate of the Ivy League's Barnard College, Columbia University, Ms. Kedes began her career as an actress and spokesmodel for a chance to see the world.  Unfulfilled and wanting to use her education, she began working in PR in the mid 1990s.  Since then, she has crafted some of the biggest media events of the past decade with celebrities and business VIPs from almost every arena. She has represented top plastic surgeons, dermatologists, doctors, and dentists, and has written issues of John Paul Mitchell System’s Cut & Dry Magazine.

Some of her most noted campaigns include:

Kedes is known for her direct, simple and gutsy style and has found dignity in creating spin based on truths.