Rachel Harrison
Founder

Rachel Harrison has over 25 years of marketing and communications experience creating unique partnerships and campaigns for some of the biggest brands in the industry. Together with her talented team, Rachel has helped clients achieve global awareness, transformative growth, and coveted awards from The World’s 50 Best to the Hot List.
Before founding Rachel Harrison Communications, Rachel was the co-founder of the award-winning Lion and Lamb Communications. She helmed the agency for six exciting years, achieving Inc Magazine’s “Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” award.
Rachel’s broad and well-heeled background includes previous roles as Chief Marketing Officer for Chris Blackwell’s Island Outpost Resorts, Director of Marketing and Communications for Andaz by Hyatt (where she led the communications strategy to bring Hyatt public), and Senior Vice President at Dan Klores Communications.
A Salem, Massachusetts, native with 20 years in New York and four years in London and Northern Ireland, Rachel travels the world, exploring and uncovering what people are looking for next.

Lauren
Webster
MANAGING PARTNER
Lauren leads RHC’s UK office. Prior to co-founding RHC UK with Rachel, she ran her own boutique marketing and PR agency in London for four years, working across drinks, hospitality, and lifestyle brands, including Portobello Road Gin, Four Pillars Gin, Soho House & Living Ventures.

Amanda
Watenberg
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Spirits
Amanda brings over a decade of experience within the spirits and hospitality industries. She has extensive experience leading PR campaigns and creative programming for Jose Cuervo Tequila, PUBLIC Hotel, Herschel Supply Co, KITH, Coca-Cola, and more.

Amber
Appelbaum
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
Operations & Business Development
Amber oversees our agency operations, business development and recruitment. She brings almost fifteen years of experience across spirits, CPG, retail, outdoor and hospitality brands as well as large scale events with brands within the following portfolios: Bacardi, Campari, LVMH, Richemont, along with retail brands like Arc’teryx and Bombas, and managed event activations at the Golden Globe awards, TIFF, US Open, Art Basel, NYFW and more.

Lauren
Ryback Hurth
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Travel
Lauren oversees the agency’s Travel and Hospitality division. She has an extensive background in travel and tourism with a focus on the luxury space, having overseen successful campaigns for notable brands including Black Tomato, Ritz-Carlton, Viceroy, Park Hyatt, Bermuda Tourism Authority, and more.

Lucy
Ballantyne
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Lifestyle
Lucy is an expert in the luxury and lifestyle sectors. She has launched dozens of hotel properties and created new ideas to keep hospitality clients top of mind. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, she completed her communications and film degrees in Australia and Italy.

Sarah
Hermalyn
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Culinary
Sarah has vast experience leading campaigns for high-profile chefs and New York Times bestselling authors. She’s worked with Ample Hills Creamery, Chef Amanda Cohen, Chef Wylie Dufresne, the Marcus Samuelsson Group, and more.

Robyn
Percy
PR DIRECTOR (UK)
Robyn Percy has been publicising and communicating within the hospitality industry for over 15 years, both in the UK and the Middle East. Robyn’s hospitality, retail and FMCG experience includes The Blend by Beam Suntory, London Cocktail Week, Brooklyn Brewery, Warner’s Distillery, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Aldi UK, Heinz and SCHOFIELD’S BAR.

Sasha
Bell
VP MEDIA RELATIONS
Raised in the UK’s Lake District, Sacha graduated from London’s Goldsmiths College and worked in marketing for one of the UK’s leading cocktail bar groups before moving to the States to join Rachel and her team in 2015. Sacha works across RHC’s spirits, bar and travel clients spanning both the UK & US markets.

Bea
Chew
SENIOR DIRECTOR (UK)
Beatrice joins our UK team with over a decade of experience in communications, executing campaigns and partnerships for FMCG and major consumer brands both in the UK and Australia. Her extensive background covers luxury hotels, hospitality groups, tech businesses and food and drinks brands including London Cocktail Week, Unilever, Marriott, Tabasco, Nobu & Cadbury.

Kaitlin
Egan
SENIOR DIRECTOR
Kaitlin brings more than a decade of lifestyle and hospitality experience as a Senior Director at RHC. Based in Los Angeles and has worked with an expansive list of notable chefs, restaurants, hotels, bars and hospitality groups including a variety of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Manuela, SBE concepts such as Umami Burger and Katsuya, Valor Hospitality Group, Casa Del Mar and many more.

Rachel/Account Director

Rachael/Account Director

Brett/Account Director

Kiley/Account Director

Mikayla/Account Director

Ilana/Senior Account Supervisor

Megan/Account Supervisor

Julia/Account Supervisor

Christie/Account Supervisor

Jack/Account Supervisor

Jenn/ Account Supervisor

Emily/Account Supervisor

Imogen/Account Manager, UK

Madeline/Account Manager

Asha/Account Manager

Meghan/Account Manager

Piper/Creative Manager

Katie/Senior Publicist

Ryan/Senior Publicist

Georgie/Senior Publicist

Christian/Senior Publicist

Valerie/Senior Publicist

Lauren/Senior Publicist

Avery/Publicist

Cheyenne/Publicist

Catie/Junior Publicist

David/Junior Publicist

Betsy/Junior Publicist

Katherine/Executive Assistant

Ruby/Office Manager & Receptionist

Alee/Account Executive, Digital

Lauren/Account Coordinator

Alexandra/Account Coordinator

Ramses/Account Coordinator

Madeline/PUP-lic Relations & BARKeting