Young Entrepeneurial Council

Rakia Reynolds has sky-rocketed to success by serving as a “media

superwoman” for Philadelphia. She is sought after by companies and

organizations to provide her expertise in a wealth of subjects and

projects like media and art direction, branding and strategic

planning, creative development. She has also produced content for

television outlets such as MTV networks and TLC and print outlets like

Lucky magazine.

She currently serves as the president of the Philadelphia chapter of

Women in Film & Television and is secretary of the Philadelphia

chapter of NAMIC, the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in

Communications. In 2009, she received their Rising Star award, which

hails her achievements within the communications industry. She was

also recently awarded Joan Shepp’s “Woman of Substance and Style”

award, highlighting her contributions to Philadelphia’s fashion

industry. Rakia has been profiled in BUST, Marie Claire, Lucky and

Philadelphia Magazine. She has appeard on the Style Network, TLC, has

a regular segment on Fox 29 spotlighting the best in Philadelphia

fashion, and serves as the regional editor of Uptown’s Philadelphia

edition.

She runs Skai Blue Media, a full service PR agency, with clients

that run the gamut of lifestyle PR, including various restaurants and

boutiques, local spas and the business districts. Her work has

resulted in national, local, and regional media placements for her

clients.

In addition, Rakia is called on by local jewelry and clothing

designers as a consultant on how to grow a local business. She is on

the pulse of fashion trends, and was appointed last year as the Philly

360 Fashion Ambassador, where she covers the latest and greatest in

beauty, clothing trends, and hair styling. Rakia also works with the

Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation on heightening