Layla Revis
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Layla Revis began her career in media in the Literary Department of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and in feature film production at Warner Brothers Studios. She has served as a Vice-President at advertising agencies in Hollywood where she wrote and conceptualized campaigns for high-profile clients including: E! Entertainment, Bravo, Discovery Networks, Miramax, and Sony. She has been a writer and Contributing Editor for several publications and international NGO's including: Amnesty International, Art + Living Magazine, The Gender and Development Network, Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, GenArt, Teen Vogue, Town + Country, and Surface Magazine. In 2007, she founded two travel blogs, JauntMagazine.com and Eco-Adventurer.com, to cover luxury travel and eco-friendly goods for the modern adventurer.

She has led grassroots social media marketing initiatives for the non-profit sector as NGO's like Women for Women International - UK transitioned from traditional marketing to the social media space. In addition to leading a women's rights march on London's Millennium Bridge alongside ex-First Lady, Sarah Brown, she has worked with the Women's Reproductive Rights and Assistance Project (WRRAP) to help low income women obtain access to safe and legal contraception. As a Vice-President for Ogilvy and Mather's Social@Ogilvy team, she brings her understanding and passion for digital media, multicultural marketing, and international development to clients that span the globe.

Revis was awarded a Distinction from The London School of Economics where she achieved a Masters of Science in Media and Development and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in English Literature.

Blog Entries by Layla Revis

From Infertility to Asia: One Woman's Journey to Conceive

(7) Comments | Posted April 9, 2012 | 6:20 PM

In today's day and age, you might be surprised to learn that infertility is still a taboo subject, but the inability of women to discuss this painful problem leaves many feeling alone and misunderstood. Sarah Ivens, the founding Editor-in-Chief of OK! Magazine, knows this feeling all too well. As a...

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How to Think Like a Revolutionary

Comments | Posted February 21, 2012 | 6:06 PM

Recently, on a visit with my professional mentor, he introduced me to what he calls, The 4th Way and I was compelled to share his thinking for those in search of inspiration, as well as their own personal or professional mentor. As they say, the teacher will arrive when the...

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Women in Politics, Women in Public Service

(3) Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 10:56 AM

"Show me something that is not transformed by the other half of the human race." -- Gloria Steinem

While women played a critical role during the Arab Spring, last month at the Women in Public Service Project event at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State...

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Mrs. Fix It

(11) Comments | Posted October 19, 2011 | 4:49 PM

On Friday night in Venice Beach, a featherless and freshly-hatched bird twitched sadly on the concrete sidewalk. Quivering beneath the foot of my good friend, the little hatchling struggled to survive. It was one of those tragic moments when the sweet innocence of life hangs precariously by a thread.



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Beauty and the (Media) Beast

(28) Comments | Posted February 28, 2011 | 9:33 AM

We've all heard that 'sex sells,' but we rarely think twice about it. In fact, it's one tired cliché we've actually grown up believing. Unfortunately, for marketers and consumers worldwide...
We've been lied to.

And while there's no denying that Britney Spears sold records in great part...

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