Friday, September 28, 2012

Evening of Luxury "El Jefe" Gala Honors the Life and Times of Young Jeezy {BET Hip Hop Awards Edition} - 9.27.2012

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Atlanta - September 2012 - Surrounding the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, "Evening of Luxury" returned for its Seventh installment. This year's invitation only, black - tie affair, served as a birthday celebration for this year's honoree - Young Jeezy. This Year's "Evening of Luxury" affair, titled El Jefe, Took place in the Georgian Ballroom at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel on September 27, 2012.  

This year's formal gala served as a toast to Young Jeezy's extremely successful career and another year of Life. Produced by The Fifth Street Agency, notable attendees of the evening included Usher Raymond, DJ Funkmaster Flex, actor Tony Rock, Chaka Zulu/ DTP Records, Lisa Wu (Former Real Housewife of Atlanta), Keke Wyatt and Syleena Johnson of TV One’s R&B Divas, and actress Demetria McKinney.


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*Courtesy of The Garner Circle PR*

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Photo Credit: Joi Pearson



Thursday, September 27, 2012

A Day in the Life of an Intern – Simone Harvin





Fresh from completing a public relations internship in Los Angeles, as I returned to Atlanta to finish my last quarter of school I knew if I wanted to be savvy in PR that I needed more experience. I had my eye on The Garner Circle PR for over a year because of the amazing events and public relations initiatives they had previously done. So, when the opportunity arose to apply for an internship I knew the time had finally come. Following a tweet I saw stating The Garner Circle was looking for fall interns, I applied, interviewed and was offered the opportunity to intern and learn from the company. Although I had completed a previous PR internship, I was interested in learning how The Garner Circle approached the world or public relations and events in the Atlanta market.

The first Garner Circle event that I had the pleasure of working on was the Kenya Moore Forever Relevant Costume Gala, held on a beautiful Sunday evening at the Callanwolde Estate in Atlanta.

A Day in the Life of an Intern – Simone Harvin

3:00pm – Arrived on site to familiarize myself with the property and physical event layout

4:00pm – Stuffed gift bags with merchandise provided by sponsors for the guests

5:00pm – Prepared the media check-in and step-and-repeat area prior to guests’ arrival

6:00pm – 8:00pm – Logged/Documented celebrities and guests photographed on the ‘black carpet’, managed media on the carpet and served as Garner Circle liaison for media outlet contacts

8:00pm – Assisted in escorting the Real Housewives of Atlanta down the carpet, securing images on the step and repeat, and into the event

8:30pm – 10:00pm – Completed miscellaneous tasks to ensure continued event success (i.e. spot clean-up, guest assistance, etc.)

10:00pm – 11:00pm – As the event came to a close, I along with other members of the team began clean-up.

11:00pm – Wrapped the event and debriefed with members of The Garner Circle staff