Carissa Remitz – Chapter Director
Public Relations and Marketing
Carissa Remitz – Chapter Director
PR Preparedness with Carissa Remitz
Business Description
As a fully integrated agency, our capabilities span a variety of disciplines, from building visual identities and brand narratives to media and influencer relations, strategic partnerships, digital and social media campaigns, paid media buys, and trade education and engagement specifically tailored to the greater, global hospitality lifestyle industry.
Bio
Carissa Remitz brings more than 17 years of experience in hospitality public relations and marketing to her role as the Chapter Director for Together Hospitality. She attended culinary school in San Francisco in 2005 and worked with the SF Chronicle in the Food & Wine sections. She joined the SF office of hospitality PR firm Wagstaff Worldwide in 2006, then relocated to Chicago in 2014 and led the team for nearly nine years as its managing director and vice president before joining Chicago’s KLPR as a consultant in 2023. She has worked successfully with clients spanning the gamut of hospitality throughout her career and has recently delved into the world of music by way of promoting K-pop groups in North America through her agency AMPLIFY02. In addition, Carissa served for five years on the executive committee of the Junior Board for the 501c3 non-profit Green City Market, the city’s largest and first year-round sustainable farmers market and Together Hospitality’s inaugural Social Impact Partner.
Notable Clients
CH Distillery, Malort, Jinsei Motto, and Eat Well Hospitality (Andros Taverna and Asador Bastian)