Born and raised in Greenwich Village, NYC, Marisa established her name as the visionary behind the Buzz Brand Marketing Group, a marketing and communications firm that specializes in building brand equity.  In this role, Marisa leverages her relationships to provide effective solutions for businesses and brands to increase productivity and their public presence. Clients include everyone from corporate executives to athletes to politicians, authors, entertainers and consumer brands.

Prior to Buzz, Marisa held roles in entertainment including positions at Viacom ranging from marketing and publicity to human resources.  In addition, she has contributed to marketing campaigns for top brands, enabling them to better reach their target markets. 

Furthermore, Marisa is Co-Executive Director of The King Foundation for Excellence, a foundation created in honor of her late father to provide people with substantive opportunities for education and career development.  Over the years, Marisa has worked diligently to create platforms for women’s empowerment; in 2003 the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network for female entrepreneurs, in 2015 Women Who Crush It, a movement to highlight women making an extraordinary impact in professional industries & on a social level in various walks of life and in 2019, Marisa launched, Intimate Conversations, a brunch series for women in the metro Atlanta area. 

In addition, earlier this year, delving into the beauty world, Marisa launched Legendary Skin, a skincare line and wellness brand created with the empowered woman in mind. Focused on luxurious simplicity, Legendary Skin carefully sources and ensures top quality ingredients are used for every product.

This charismatic leader has also been named one of Atlanta’s Women of Power & Influence by The Atlantan Magazine in 2014, in 2009 received the President’s Corporate Entrepreneur of the year award from the Professional’s Network Organization and was included in the 2007 40 Under Forty list presented by The Network Journal Magazine.

As a devoted advocate for women and a serial entrepreneur, Marisa, in her role as an Integrated Lifestyle Architect, shares her cultivated wisdom and experience to reveal the secrets of successful business and healthy lifestyle choices through powerful motivational speeches and engaging events and workshops.

A mother of three, Marisa holds her life as testament to the limitless possibilities available to the young people and women she compassionately seeks to empower and inspire.