Leigh Hope Fountain is a savvy public relations and marketing professional with more than 10 years of media and branding experience spanning the non-profit, business-to-business, beauty and luxury lifestyle industries. As a publicist with Arlene Howard Public Relations, Fountain is responsible for the development and direction of clients’ public relations campaign strategies as well as the execution of tactical activities, including media relations, copywriting, and special events planning and support.

Prior to joining Arlene Howard Public Relations, Fountain was the Director of PR at Booty Parlor, the beauty parlor for your love life, where she created strategic marketing, social media and public relations plans for each of the company’s three business channels, (wholesale, retail and direct sales). Fountain helped shape the development and notoriety of the brand, while developing relationships with key partners including the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas, Victoria’s Secret and the Beauty Collection.

The majority of Fountain’s broad scope of experience was established during her tenure as a director of marketing and licensing for high-end, international fashion companies where she was responsible for the development of collateral materials, public relations initiatives, special events and licensing opportunities with top-tier brands including Badgley Mischka and Loree Rodkin.

She is a graduate of New York University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Literature, Theater History and Cinema, with minors in both art history and creative writing. She has continued her education at the University of California, Los Angeles in creative writing and crisis management.