The KYMBA process specializes in global top-tier brands seeking to attain the luxury, high end target market. With an expertise in the luxury industry, we've established unique criteria to assess your brand's strength against a saturated market. We extract the brand essence, analyze, assess, strategize, and create.
We develop brands from the inside out. Our approach emphasizes on tangible and intangible matrixes of design, consumer behavior, industry trends, and business goals to comprehensively create a solid 360-strategy to amplify your brand's presence in the marketplace.
With over 15 years in creative marketing, strategy, and media, Karissa brings innovative experience and a soft yet relentless approach to helping her clients find their true brand story.
Karissa holds an MBA in marketing and an undergraduate degree in International Business. She began her career with iHeart Media overseeing the script production for nationally syndicated radio shows such as On The Air w/ Ryan Seacrest, Fox Sports Network, The Steve Harvey Morning Show and many more. Karissa moved on to work in the advertising industry as a Senior Executive managing digital campaigns for national clients.
She currently specializes in luxury branding and marketing with notable clientele such as The Ritz Carlton Residences and a handful of global hospitality brands. These top brands have been distinctly recognized with accolades such as The Michelin Plate, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator just to name a few. With her versatile creative direction and focused strategies, she’s provided multi-channel brand connection solutions and advisory services for products and service experiences for high end, mid-market and start-up brands throughout her career.
Stephen Rischall is an award winning Certified Financial Planner™ professional. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, InvestmentNews and more.
Stephen has been recognized as an InvestmentNews “40 Under 40” honoree and was named as one of the top ten “Investopedia 100 Most Influential Advisors”. Earlier in his career he was recognized by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal as a “Valley’s Trusted Advisor”. He actively serves his community through volunteerism and leadership; he is a past President of the San Fernando Valley Junior Chamber and Board Chair for the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Young Adults Los Angeles program. In his free time Stephen enjoys backcountry skiing, mountain biking and cooking.
At KYMBA, Stephen oversees the organization’s financial strategy.
Eridani has over 10 years of experience working in Washington, DC, for both the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. Her experience spans managing multi-million dollar projects and innovative initiatives for 3 U.S. federal agencies, including invitations to participate and speak at White House public engagements. Eridani’s wealth of expertise in multiple business areas allows her to provide clients a holistic approach to brand strategy development. Eridani holds degrees in International Business and Fashion Marketing with a luxury focus. As a Parsons educated professional, with industry insights and knowledge formed by a leading fashion institution, Eridani provides small businesses and fashion startups with strategies on increasing brand awareness, brand extension proposals, brand analyses and assessments, lifestyle marketing pitches and defining customer profiles to create strategic marketing campaigns and compelling content. Eridani currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.