Rona Berg, Author
Breakout Speaker, Saturday, April 26
Speaker Website: www.ronaberg.com
RONA BERG knows that sometimes women have dry skin. Or tired eyes. Or limp hair. Or a pimple. And she knows exactly what to do about it. Berg is the ultimate beauty insider, who has been behind the scenes at fashion shows, worked with hundreds of top makeup artists and hairstylists, and created her own clever solutions for any and every situation. A warm, engaging speaker, she shares the insider secrets and fast fixes used by models and celebrities, whips up her own natural products, talks about “green” and “natural” ingredients, and shares up-to-the-minute news on the latest tricks, treatments, and trends with your audience.
Berg is the best-selling author of Beauty: The New Basics (Workman Publishing), a book that takes a down-to-earth, healthy approach to beauty, from skin- to body- to hair-care. Beauty: The New Basics, has gone back to press for a seventh printing, and was selected by the Book of the Month Club, Literary Guild, and Doubleday book clubs. Her newest book, Fast Beauty: 1000 Quick Fixes (Workman Publishing), is now in its third printing, and has been translated into six languages.
An expert in trend-spotting and marketplace analysis, she is a well-known creative consultant in the beauty, spa, and wellness industries. The former Beauty Editor and Deputy Style Editor of The New York Times Magazine and Editorial Director of ELLE, she has covered global spa trends for Real Simple, holistic beauty for SELF, and massage for O: The Oprah magazine. Her observations on beauty, wellness, food, health, travel, and style have also appeared in Vogue, In Style, Health, Fitness, Organic Spa, CHILD, Ladies Home Journal, SELF, Luxury Spa Finder, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Natural Solutions, PLUM, Positive Thinking, US Weekly, Sesame Street Parents, Weight Watchers, The New York Post, Body and Soul, Psychology Today.
Berg has spoken around the country at ISPA (the International Spa Association Conference), “Girls Nite Out” at Henri Bendel in New York City, the Lake Austin Spa, the American Spa Expo, the Health and Beauty Expo, the Inside Beauty Show, and many more. She has made hundreds of appearances on radio and television shows across the U.S., including The Today Show, Martha Stewart Living, and Fox News, which called her “the hip Heloise of beauty.”
