Wendy Dutwin Bio:

In the world of public relations, marketing and high-profile celebrity endorsements, Wendy Dutwin, President and Founder of Limelight Media, Inc.,has created a specialty firm for helping corporations, PR firms and advertising agencies achieve a level of exposure and marketing success that is unique in this field. Her experience in this high-pressure big-business atmosphere is distinguished by her ability to make relationships and people a priority without losing sight of the marketing and professional goals that she successfully orchestrates time and again. Superior understanding of corporate initiatives, budget constraints and scheduling deadlines have made Limelight Media, Inc. a superstar, and engendered an enviable repeat clientele who rely on these vital services provided by Ms. Dutwin and her staff. 

The origins of Wendy Dutwin’s success lie in her rigorous training at NYU and the University of Texas, Austin. Focused on film and screenwriting, she worked with the production of The Newton Boys, directed by Richard Linklater. This led to a Production Coordinator and eventually Production Management positions at MTV. Leapfrogging to Creative Development and assisting acclaimed director Martha Coolidge, Ms. Dutwin then began working in talent endorsements at Celebrities Plus, Inc. in Los Angeles, where she eventually rose to Senior Vice President of Entertainment Marketing. After almost six years there, she made the decision to go out on her own and created Limelight Media, Inc. in 2004, with many of her clients going with her.  

With over 500 campaigns to her credit, Wendy Dutwin has achieved in a short time what most media professionals take the span of an entire career to accrue. Written up in PR Week multiple times, her successes include working on such high-profile product launches as DeVries Public Relations’ Tupperware Chain of Confidence campaign with actress Brooke Shields, as well as the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign which helps create real hair wigs for women battling cancer. Wendy negotiated two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank as the recent spokesperson for that campaign. Ms. Swank’s involvement led to significant media coverage, including Oprah, where Oprah cut off Ms.Swank’s hair in front of the live studio audience which was then made into areal hair wig for the cause.  

Ms. Dutwin is quoted as saying, “The corporate world and the talent world don’t really speak the same language. It’s my job to know how to serve as a translator on each deal and build bridges between those two worlds. I also have a production and media background, so I’m able to provide expertise and counsel in many areas outside the world of celebrity endorsement. My clients respect my loyalty to them and my ability to go above and beyond. I do whatever it takes to get the job done successfully.”  

It is this skillful tenacity and fierce integrity to the client that has made Wendy Dutwin and Limelight Media, Inc. the team of choice for corporations, public relations firms and advertising agencies across the country.