Leah Goldstein

Leah brings more than 15 years of experience as a public relations professional specializing in culinary, luxury hospitality and lifestyle clients to her work. From esteemed restaurant clients, culinary experts, boutique hotels, luxury hospitality brands and more, she has developed a unique understanding of the industry and close, trusted relationships with top-target media contacts.

PR campaigns lead by Leah have earned top PR Industry Awards. Time spent at the top boutique PR firms in New York (Susan Magrino Agency), Los Angeles (Murphy O'Brien, Inc.) and San Francisco (Glodow Nead Communications) has resulted in a keen appreciation of the media markets in these key cities, ensured a strong groundwork of experience, and informed her current approach to the industry.

Prior to her public relations career, Leah explored her culinary and journalistic passions with various job experiences cultivated in New York City, including as an editorial research intern at Saveur Magazine, a sales associate at world-renowned food and wine bookstore Kitchen Arts & Letters, a freelance pastry chef, and a student of famed food writer Alan Richman during his first-ever Food Writing course taught at The French Culinary Institute.

Tory Weiss

Tory Weiss has more than 16 years of experience in public relations, primarily working with travel and hospitality clients. Prior to moving to San Francisco and starting her agency, VLW PR + Marketing in 2009, she worked for Ketchum and then Laura Davidson Public Relations (LDPR) in New York.

Tory has spearheaded many accounts during her PR career, including luxury hotels, global hospitality brands, international travel destinations and high-end real estate developments. She also specializes in online travel agencies and other digital travel clients.

She advises her clients on developing media-worthy PR programs and marketing initiatives that will help them to increase revenue, demand and awareness for their brand and/or property. Tory’s ability to combine her passion for travel and PR makes her an invaluable asset to her clients and a reliable resource for journalists.

After graduating from the University of Oregon, Tory spent time traveling through Europe before making her way to New York to pursue a career in PR. Her travels have also taken her all over the Caribbean, Australia, Iceland, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru and beyond. Next up on her wish list: Croatia.