diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
Diane Mantouvalos, principal of Andonia Public Relations,
has traversed a diverse terrain of public relations and
branding in Boston and beyond for over 15 years. In her
most recent agency position as Vice President of Lifestyle &
Entertainment at New England's largest privately held PR
concern, Regan Communications, she oversaw a myriad of
high-profile clients including Celebrity Chef Todd English,
Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, and Entercom. At various
points in her career, Diane worked independently and
entrepreneurially. In 1998, she co-founded Sudiko
Marketing Group, an event marketing company, where she
created dozens of fundraising event concepts in Boston,
Newport and Nantucket for private and non-profit clients
including Best Buddies, New England Home For Little
Wanderers, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and The Boston
Ballet. Her extensive experience in fundraising propelled
her to the post of Public Relations Director at The Improper
Bostonian Magazine. Diane helped take the magazine to new
heights with powerful campaigns, celebrity events and
strategic alliances. From there she soared creatively as an
independent public relations consultant specializing in
branding and image strategies for her clients. In addition to
naming one of Boston‘s hottest restaurants, Mantra, she is
credited with birthing and branding Boston’s hippest
neighborhood and lifestyle destination, The Ladder
District, attracting publicity from a host of national
publications and dailies including The Wall Street Journal and
Town and Country. Diane has launched some of Boston's
trendiest eateries including Mantra, Saint and OM, 'brand-
boosting' star chefs such as Todd English, Thomas John,
Rene Michelena, Rachel Klein and Anthony Caturano.
Her track record for publicity, edgy campaigns and
powerful launches has produced a continuous demand for
her vision and creative capacity from clients such as HBO,
who retained Diane to host multiple Boston premiers of its
now legendary hit Sex and the City and more recently,
Entourage. She has represented and consulted for scores of
clients, regionally, nationally and globally including, HBO,
BBC America, Entercom Communications, XAR
International, IdentityTruth.com, Hellenic Investor
Relations Institute, HavenGlam.com, Susan Elias
Couturier, Adrianna Sassoon, Barba Dermatology of
Miami, The Anglers Resort, Mohegan Sun Resort &
Casino, Saunders Hotel Group, The Lenox Hotel, Boston
Bean, Mantra, Tangierino, Locke-Ober, Fugakyu, 33
Restaurant, Prezza, Copia, Saint, The Strategic Group of
NYC, The Olive Group, Creative Events, Sonodea Music,
Petzetakis GLOBAL, Amalia Photo Gallery of Athens,
Jorge Photography Miami, Dateworking, Ciroc, Chivas
Regal, Beefeater, Best Buddies Organization, The
Hampshire House, One World Cuisine, Gipore, The
Boston Ballet, The Beantown JazzFest, The Wang Theatre
and numerous non-profits. She has produced and chaired
dozens of high profile fundraising galas, most notably
Beantown for the Big Apple, a post September 11th fundraiser
for 1000 donors at The Wang-Citi Center For The
Performing Arts. A Boston native of Greek heritage, Diane
received her education from Boston Latin School and
Boston University. She served as an Advisory Board
member to the Metropolitans - a social fundraising arm of
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts - which she led
from 1994 to 1998. Her devotion to children's charities was
reflective in her tireless fundraising for The Wang's Young at
Arts programs and her creation of Midnight Santa, a non-
profit she founded in 1993 to adopt 100 inner-city families
annually on Christmas Eve - delivering toys, clothing,
bedding, computers and other gifts, typically out of reach.
She is also an unabashed women's rights advocate. During
the 2008 presidential election, Diane led and branded a
multimedia movement becoming an outspoken force against
sexism in the media and corrupt election practices,
garnering dozens of on-air and print interviews around the
world. She is co-creator of the women's political blog
hireheels.com where she blogs daily on political issues
affecting women and recently founded Brand It Over or
bio, a virtual brand agency dedicated to bringing the best
branding resources to bear for client campaigns. By
collaborating with 'best in breed' agency talent in
copywriting, web design, visual identity, publicity and
social media, bio cuts the fat - creating powerful branding
for a fraction of what exec-heavy agencies charge. Diane is
currently writing a reality television show concept for
future production with an American performing arts
organization.
has traversed a diverse terrain of public relations and
branding in Boston and beyond for over 15 years. In her
most recent agency position as Vice President of Lifestyle &
Entertainment at New England's largest privately held PR
concern, Regan Communications, she oversaw a myriad of
high-profile clients including Celebrity Chef Todd English,
Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, and Entercom. At various
points in her career, Diane worked independently and
entrepreneurially. In 1998, she co-founded Sudiko
Marketing Group, an event marketing company, where she
created dozens of fundraising event concepts in Boston,
Newport and Nantucket for private and non-profit clients
including Best Buddies, New England Home For Little
Wanderers, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and The Boston
Ballet. Her extensive experience in fundraising propelled
her to the post of Public Relations Director at The Improper
Bostonian Magazine. Diane helped take the magazine to new
heights with powerful campaigns, celebrity events and
strategic alliances. From there she soared creatively as an
independent public relations consultant specializing in
branding and image strategies for her clients. In addition to
naming one of Boston‘s hottest restaurants, Mantra, she is
credited with birthing and branding Boston’s hippest
neighborhood and lifestyle destination, The Ladder
District, attracting publicity from a host of national
publications and dailies including The Wall Street Journal and
Town and Country. Diane has launched some of Boston's
trendiest eateries including Mantra, Saint and OM, 'brand-
boosting' star chefs such as Todd English, Thomas John,
Rene Michelena, Rachel Klein and Anthony Caturano.
Her track record for publicity, edgy campaigns and
powerful launches has produced a continuous demand for
her vision and creative capacity from clients such as HBO,
who retained Diane to host multiple Boston premiers of its
now legendary hit Sex and the City and more recently,
Entourage. She has represented and consulted for scores of
clients, regionally, nationally and globally including, HBO,
BBC America, Entercom Communications, XAR
International, IdentityTruth.com, Hellenic Investor
Relations Institute, HavenGlam.com, Susan Elias
Couturier, Adrianna Sassoon, Barba Dermatology of
Miami, The Anglers Resort, Mohegan Sun Resort &
Casino, Saunders Hotel Group, The Lenox Hotel, Boston
Bean, Mantra, Tangierino, Locke-Ober, Fugakyu, 33
Restaurant, Prezza, Copia, Saint, The Strategic Group of
NYC, The Olive Group, Creative Events, Sonodea Music,
Petzetakis GLOBAL, Amalia Photo Gallery of Athens,
Jorge Photography Miami, Dateworking, Ciroc, Chivas
Regal, Beefeater, Best Buddies Organization, The
Hampshire House, One World Cuisine, Gipore, The
Boston Ballet, The Beantown JazzFest, The Wang Theatre
and numerous non-profits. She has produced and chaired
dozens of high profile fundraising galas, most notably
Beantown for the Big Apple, a post September 11th fundraiser
for 1000 donors at The Wang-Citi Center For The
Performing Arts. A Boston native of Greek heritage, Diane
received her education from Boston Latin School and
Boston University. She served as an Advisory Board
member to the Metropolitans - a social fundraising arm of
The Wang Center for the Performing Arts - which she led
from 1994 to 1998. Her devotion to children's charities was
reflective in her tireless fundraising for The Wang's Young at
Arts programs and her creation of Midnight Santa, a non-
profit she founded in 1993 to adopt 100 inner-city families
annually on Christmas Eve - delivering toys, clothing,
bedding, computers and other gifts, typically out of reach.
She is also an unabashed women's rights advocate. During
the 2008 presidential election, Diane led and branded a
multimedia movement becoming an outspoken force against
sexism in the media and corrupt election practices,
garnering dozens of on-air and print interviews around the
world. She is co-creator of the women's political blog
hireheels.com where she blogs daily on political issues
affecting women and recently founded Brand It Over or
bio, a virtual brand agency dedicated to bringing the best
branding resources to bear for client campaigns. By
collaborating with 'best in breed' agency talent in
copywriting, web design, visual identity, publicity and
social media, bio cuts the fat - creating powerful branding
for a fraction of what exec-heavy agencies charge. Diane is
currently writing a reality television show concept for
future production with an American performing arts
organization.
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PR Player of the Year: Diane Mantouvalos
Andonia Public Relations
"Beauty, brains, and ambition come together in the feisty package of Diane
Mantouvalos. As a PR professional and event planner, Mantouvalos
helped to launch Mantra, has been involved with countless national and
local PR campaigns, and currently works with the hot spot Saint. She also
serves as executive director of Midnight Santa, a nonprofit
community-outreach program she founded in 1993."
Andonia Public Relations
"Beauty, brains, and ambition come together in the feisty package of Diane
Mantouvalos. As a PR professional and event planner, Mantouvalos
helped to launch Mantra, has been involved with countless national and
local PR campaigns, and currently works with the hot spot Saint. She also
serves as executive director of Midnight Santa, a nonprofit
community-outreach program she founded in 1993."
| [ Diane featured in Stuff Magazine's "Players" Issue ] |
| [ Diane is a frequent guest on Your World with Neil Cavuto ] |
| [ Diane plays Hardball on MSNBC with Chris Matthews ] |
| [ Diane dishes on the sofa with Fox & Friends] |
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
diane mantouvalos
| [ Diane featured in Washington Post's Style Section ] |
- [ Diane featured in The Boston Globe
for branding Boston's Ladder District ]
| [ Diane covering the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative for her Women's Political Blog: HireHeels.com ] |
"Diane Mantouvalos is Boston-born and bred, and she remembers when the
Combat Zone cast its gritty shadow on Downtown Crossing. "My father used to
cover my eyes when we walked around here," she says. But the peep shows and sex
shops are mostly gone, leaving a mix of historic and hip spots. These days,
Mantouvalos has her own public relations agency, and is credited with reviving the
term "Ladder District" to designate an area that runs between Washington and
Tremont streets. "In the early part of the century, street planners referred to this
area as the `ladder district' because of the short, narrow streets - the rungs - held
together by the two long streets, the rails," says Mantouvalos. ..."
Combat Zone cast its gritty shadow on Downtown Crossing. "My father used to
cover my eyes when we walked around here," she says. But the peep shows and sex
shops are mostly gone, leaving a mix of historic and hip spots. These days,
Mantouvalos has her own public relations agency, and is credited with reviving the
term "Ladder District" to designate an area that runs between Washington and
Tremont streets. "In the early part of the century, street planners referred to this
area as the `ladder district' because of the short, narrow streets - the rungs - held
together by the two long streets, the rails," says Mantouvalos. ..."
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