LARA     CASEY

Lara was born in Washington DC. She spent most of her youth growing up in the small beach community of Pensacola, Florida. Ms. Casey graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University and studied art and design at Yale University. Lara is a member of Mensa and an avid fitness buff.  Mrs. Casey has a wide array of successes including having been a celebrity personal trainer in Manhattan and a contributor to Shape Magazine . Lara is currently Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Southern Weddings  magazine and launched Lara Casey Reps, a luxury market wedding consulting firm, in June 2009.  Lara is the founder of the Making Things Happen movement which is an intensive designed to help release fear, discover your authentic personal brand and harness your passion in business.  Ms. Casey frequently speaks on the use of social media for business, personal branding and the luxury wedding market. She is a self-confessed Wired  magazine and Luna Bar addict. Lara lives in Chapel Hill, NC, and loves to travel. She frequently gives people her Delta Skymiles number instead of her social security number.