Emily Yost

Emily Yost has worked in marketing and sales for over a decade helping entertainment professionals and corporations build strong successful brands. Yost received her BA from Winthrop University in South Carolina. After graduation, Yost was approached by MTV to move to Los Angeles and work production. She began her career in Los Angeles working for the mega network in the casting department. From there, she navigated her way through several other production companies until she landed at AIA Actor’s Studio (www.aiastudios.com) where she spent 8 ½ years building the business and promoting the Studio worldwide. Emily was responsible for bringing known celebrities to the Studio to educate her students. Some of those industry professionals include: Kevin Costner, Jason Alexander, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Bay, Henry Winkler, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wes Craven and so many others. Today, Yost owns her own marketing and consulting firm, "Emily Yost Consulting" where she empowers businesses with strategies and the tools necessary to reach their revenue goals. She is responsible for taking many of her consumer products to the Golden Globe Gift Suites and the Oscars Gift Suites where the products have been gifted to celebrities. Her clients have appeared on HGTV, DIY Network, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the Fine Living Network, Fox, among others. In addition, her articles have appeared in newspapers around the country, including a recent insert in the LA Times. Emily is proud that one of the products was sent to Oprah Winfrey to be included in one of Oprah’s fundraising events. Emily has proudly served as the President of the Woman's Club of Fullerton (www.womenscluboffullerton.org,) is an active Member (in addition to the Marketing Director) for the Red Hat Society, and is a Member of the American Business Women's Association. In 2010, Emily was awarded Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman, Loretta Sanchez with the Women's Appreciation Award for her outstanding leadership in marketing and consulting.