Kim Kessler

Apr 13

Founder of KIPR Global

A little bit about Kim…

Kim Kessler is the founder of KIPR Global, a public relations firm specializing in luxury hotels and travel companies. She has over 20 years of experience handling strategic public relations campaigns and wellness partnerships for high-end resorts, hotels, spas and private tour companies.

Kim spent 10 years as Director of Public Relations at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, leading international media campaigns, and building long-standing relationships with journalists, wellness experts and social media influencers. Kim also spent five years as Director of Public Relations for The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui and The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, where she was named Western Regional Public Relations Director of the Year. Prior to that, she worked for nearly five years at Murphy O'Brien Public Relations, where she secured avid publicity for the opening of Esperanza - an Auberge resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and The Peninsula Hotels. Kim has a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Pepperdine University in Malibu.

Since starting KIPR Global in 2017, Kim has worked with unique luxury travel brands, such as ORIGINS Lodge in Costa Rica, the exclusive tour company Access Italy, Nobu Ryokan Malibu, and Costa Careyes in Mexico. She currently resides at one of her clients, Costa Careyes, Mexico, where she has developed a robust Visiting Yoga Practitioner Program, bringing in top yoga and breathwork meditation experts including Alo Yoga Ambassadors Andrew Sealy, Shayna Hiller and Caley Alyssa, as well as Rob Starbuck, Dominick Cole, Kishan Shah, and other experts.