Krentzel, Elise: - "Elise Krentzel is an author, ghostwriter, public speaker, and communications entrepreneur who has lived in five countries for over half her life. Starting in Japan from 1977 to 1984, she owned a talent and booking agency, introduced punk rock, and was a DJ and music journalist. As the Tokyo Bureau Chief for Billboard Magazine, Elise introduced the Sony Walkman and Laserdisc technology to a western audience. After twenty years in Europe's digital travel publishing, lifestyle marketing, and public relations, she returned to the States and to her first love of writing. She has a soft spot for people brought up in toxic households. At EK Public Relations, the boutique agency she founded, festivals and events, personalities, authors, creatives, and non-profits are represented. Elise is currently working on book two, "Men Moving Me" of her memoir trilogy; she is the mother of one son and currently resides in Austin, Texas, the "sixth country" she's lived in."I used to be a drama queen, but now I'm just a queen." - Elise Krentzel"