Etophia “The Bizness Girl” Lane provides private consulting specializing in public relations, branding, marketing and management. Over 10 years servicing small businesses, corporations, non-profits and individuals and over 15 years experience within a variety of networks including entertainment, education, health, fashion and sports.
The Bizness Girl current clients: luxury concierge & professional makeup artist LaMar “The Couture Man” Wright, Federico Salon, SuperFrench Enterprises (SuperFrench Studio, Georges-André Vintage Café), Double Dutch Jump (Apple game app), the Mehala Isadora Miller Foundation and the Community Revitalization Project.
“Connecting People with People.”
Received B.A. from Hampton University.
1999 Street Teem Coordinator for PrimeTime Promotions accounts included Interscope, Ruff Ryders, Antra and TVT.
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In 2001 Assistant tour manager traveling the United States for inspirational stage play- “Mama Dees Girls,” featuring Jennifer Holliday, Phillip Michael Thomas, Ali Woodson, Shirley Murdock and Charlie Wilson.
Successfully created a pool of resources and relationships with some of the fastest growing popular brands and companies including Miss Jessie’s (USA), Centrique Entertainment (Africa/ France), Elique Marketing (USA), PaPa Johns (USA), Royal Jets, Raine Magazine, RESIDENT, and Uptown Publishing (USA).
Created a one million dollar budget, business programs and recruited over 85% of the 1st class for the International Arts Business H.S. and presented the school to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation New Visions initiative which was granted in 2003.
Garnered almost $1M worth of products for events from familiar brands including Apara Footcare, élevée Custom Clothing, L'arganique Beauté, Avon, Barbara’s Way, CAG Designs, Digicel, Palmer’s, Soul Purpose, Travalo, Macy’s, Belaire Rose, Hype Hair Magazine, Fortune V Water, Spadet and LipLuv.
2005 provided product placement for HauteLanta.
Since September 2011 publicist, video production manager, front house manager and consultant for New York Fashion Week popular emerging designer showcase Emerge! as In 2015 she produced her first fashion event celebrating New York Fashion Week Men’s and presented The Couture Man Awards to Jhane Barnes (designer), Fran Boller (Nike Exec.), David Chu (founder of Nautica), John Jones (fashion media specialist) and Berny Martin (MidWest Fashion Week). VIP event management for Tai Chunn of MVC Productions for the UCOF (United Colors of Fashion) Annual Gala. Represented emerging designers Parul Aneja and Haneefah M., garnering them major press for their New York Fashion Week debuts.
In 2014 Etophia Lane partnered with Carlotta Harrington to create Harrington & LanePublic Relations, Branding and Management services. Current clients: luxury vegan nail polish LAW Beauty Essentials, Enjoi Lux, professional stylist and AllHipHop.com TV correspondent Seleah Simone and a plethora of clients through a referral service.