Our Corporate Team - Karyn Kreps-Frisina

Karyn Kreps-Frisina, Director of Media

Karyn Kreps-Frisina, multi-year marketing experience with her entrepreneurial spirit to create efficiency and profitability in the industry. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Kreps-Frisina specializes in publicity, collateral creation and well-rounded targeted media campaigns.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Kreps-Frisina began her career in advertising sales with the Ohio State Lantern, and later, Nationwide Insurance Company, where her marketing duties included cold calling, ad design and layout, creating and implementing direct customer sales strategies and media budgeting and implementation.

After working in the insurance industry, Kreps-Frisina joined International Management Group, the world’s largest sports marketing company, where she held the position of director of media relations and was responsible for public relations duties, planning and executing million-plusdollar national and international media campaigns, collateral copywriting and agent/promotions both internal and external.

From IMG, she joined Douthit Communications Inc., a publishing company for Cleveland-based community newspapers, as Senior Sales Representative, and in 6 years tripled the income level of her Cleveland market sales territory.

In 1998, Kreps-Frisina opened K2 Enterprises, a successful media and marketing practice. She advises clients in the management of marketing, media, creative and publicity aspects of their business.

She has worked with Gateway Hospitality Group since its inception and currently oversees the media interests, collateral creative and public relations efforts of all GHG business interests.