andrea romero...sakura marketing

Los Angeles has always transfixed Sakura “There’s always something NOW, Five years later, Andrea branches out to open her own venture, The Sakura Marketing owner and happening, always Marketing Firm, and step into founder Andrea Romero. something going her new role of owner as The From visiting in the summers, Andrea got a taste of L.A. early on and on. And it was very open and Ross Group. Of course, starting a new

immersing herself in the challenges and Andrea says energy of the city. working through fear has been So when an opportunity presented itself to challenges she has had to overcome. “I’ve pursue the California dream, Andrea moved learned how to manage it, but for the first to L.A. to pursue her passion of entertain- seven months, I was like, should I have not ment and fashion. Not knowing where exact- quit? What am I doing? So learning how to ly she fit in with those passions but knowing deal with those mental challenges has been she wanted something in that realm, Andrea the biggest challenge and learning how to started taking any jobs aligned with those leave them behind has been the most reinterests. “Whether it was small or unpaid (if warding.” it fit into my vision), I took and said ‘let’s see where it goes’.” As Andrea expands Sakura Marketing, she Eventually, Andrea landed in the public her happy. Among her favorite part of Sakurelations and marketing agency ra is welcoming new clients and understandThe Ross Group, where she first learned the ing their different brands. ins and outs of public relations, marketing one of the more rewarding gets to focus on the work that really makes and advertising. A perfect blend between “Unraveling what they are and all that her passion for entertainment and fashion. they want to become and being able to perAndrea realized this was the fit she had been sonify what that means, that’s what really searching for. interests me.”