Hope Alcocer
Hope Alcocer (born March 12, 1988) is a writer and entrepreneur based in New York City.[1] She is founder and former editor-in-chief of digital magazine KHLOE and a contributing writer at BuzzFeed and Elite Daily.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Raised in Michigan, Alcocer was born in Chicago and is of Armenian and Latina descent.[4]
Career[edit]
After graduating from Grand Valley State University, Alcocer began working as a freelance writer and over the course of a year gradually moved towards work in PR and marketing.[5] She currently works as a marketing manager in the entertainment industry.[6]
In 2011, she decided to change direction and founded digital magazine platform KHLOE (an acronym for Klothes, Health, Love, Opportunity and Empowerment). Between May and July of that year, she raised over $4,500 through a crowdfunding campaign that reached Kickstarter's front page and attracted press attention from CNN.[7]
KHLOE was a reader-contributed platform and was described in its Kickstarter campaign as "a magazine with a fresh and real perspective for young women. Changing the media one issue at a time."[8]
Alcocer's first novel, Where Hope Lies, will be published Summer 2015.[9] The story is inspired by true events in her life.[10]
Press[edit]
Alcocer has been profiled by Verily Magazine in January 2013 and Hope for Women Magazine December 2012.[11]
She has also been interviewed on NBC.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Where Hope Lies". Where Hope Lies.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Hope Alcocer". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Goodreads. "Hope Alcocer". Goodreads.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Where Hope Lies". Where Hope Lies.
- ↑ I Want Her Job. "Introducing Hope Alcocer". I Want Her Job. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Where Hope Lies". Where Hope Lies.
- ↑ I Want Her Job. "Introducing Hope Alcocer". I Want Her Job. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "KHLOE Magazine Launch Campaign". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Goodreads. "Where Hope Lies". Goodreads. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Where Hope Lies". Where Hope Lies.
- ↑ Hope Alcocer. "Press Reviews". Hope Alcocer Studios + Design. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ↑ AZ Central. "Could this be the End of Resumes?". AZ Central. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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