Desireé Duffy is the Founder of Black Château, a marketing and public relations agency; Books That Make You, a multi-media brand that promotes books and authors through its award-winning website, podcast, and radio show; The BookFest®, an online bookish adventure for book lovers and authors.She is also the license-holder and lead organizer for TEDxResedaBlvd.An award-winning marketer, Duffy contributes to Equities.com, ThriveGlobal.com, and Business2Community, where she writes about marketing, technology, writing, entrepreneurship, and digital media. She also hosts, and is the executive producer, for the Books That Make You Show.she also writes for Equities.com about digital media, online marketing, technology, and topics with social impact.Duffy is also an advocate for spreading stories, ideas, and making the future awesome. She is a speaker on topics such as branding, marketing, digital and traditional media. In addition to holding the license and being the lead organizer for TEDxResedaBlvd, she produces events including The BookFest®, the annual Beach-Bound Book Bash, Scary Stories Around the Fire, Jingle Books, and has programed panels and placed speakers for The West Coast Writers Conferences, Digital Hollywood, the Alliance for Women in Media, and Women in Business.Desireé Duffy’s career spans nearly 20 years as a marketing and public relations professional in consumer goods, non-profits, and entertainment industries. Prior to launching Black Château, Duffy was the Vice President of the digital marketing agency, R6S. The creative agency serviced technology, fashion, education, ecommerce, and non-profit verticals. During her early career, Duffy was a radio host, program director, producer, and marketing professional with companies including: The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, iHeart Media’s KFI-AM, and ABC’s and Disney’s ESPN Radio/Radio Disney/KABC-AM/KLOS-FM. Since 2001 she served in roles for the Alliance for Women in Media’s Southern California Affiliate and National Headquarters, including: President, Western Area Director, Vice President of Programming, and Advisory Board chair. Professional memberships: The Greater Los Angeles Writer’s Society, The Independent Writers of Southern California, the Independent Book Publishers Association, the Los Angeles chapters of the Women’s National Book Association, the Alliance for Women in Media, the Horror Writer’s Association, and the Book Publicists of Southern California.