CHANDLER, AZ – September 17, 2009 - Perfectify Magazine, one of the Valley’s leading self-improvement magazines, is a featured sponsor of the 5th Annual Phoenix Fashion Week, taking place at the Hotel Valley Ho in Phoenix, AZ, October 1st – October 3rd, 2009.
Phoenix Fashion Week bridges national and international designers with retailers, boutiques, fashionistas, and the fashion media throughout the world. The 3 day fashion event will showcase Holiday 2009 and Spring 2010 collections with 36 designer runway shows, numerous trunk sales, statewide retail events, and a tradeshow.
Kristi Larsen founded Perfectify Magazine to inform readers about the benefits of self-improvement, a healthy lifestyle, ambition, individual excellence, success, and all-around betterment of one's self. Perfectify features a fresh mix of self-improvement, fashion, beauty and fitness articles in each issue, appealing to a wide demographic nationally.
Says Larsen, "We are so excited to be a part of Phoenix Fashion Week 2009. Our readers want to know about the latest styles and trends and we will have a front row seat to all of the action!"
Phoenix Fashion Week is dedicated to developing the Arizona fashion industry through educational seminars and workshops year round, while benefiting Susan G. Komen Breast for the Cure Phoenix with the new FASHIONABLY PINK Fashion Show.
Perfectify Magazine will be distributed in 550 swag bags for Phoenix Fashion Week VIPs during the 3 day event. The winner of the Phoenix Fashion Week Emerging Designer Contest will also receive a 2 page feature spread in Perfectify Magazine.
“It’s an honor to be part of supporting such great charities, while also helping up and coming designers get the exposure they deserve,” says Larsen. “Being part of Phoenix Fashion Week is a win/win opportunity for us and our readers.”
Those attending Phoenix Fashion Week are encouraged to stop by the Perfectify Magazine booth to pick up a free issue of the magazine as well as other Perfectify goodies. Perfectify Magazine is available online, via email subscription and at Arizona locations such as AJ's Fine Foods and CVS. For more information, visit www.Perfectify.com . For more information about Phoenix Fashion Week, visit www.PhoenixFashionWeek.com
Valley Magazine Features Vicki Gunvalson of Real Housewives of Orange County; Throws Bash for Reality Star at Scottsdale Hotspot
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – October 28, 2009
Entrepreneur and television personality, Vicki Gunvalson, will be featured on the November cover of Perfectify Magazine, a Chandler based self-improvement magazine, featuring a fresh mix of wellness, fashion, beauty and fitness articles in each full-color issue. Gunvalson appears on the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County and is the founder of Coto Insurance Company in Coto de Caza, CA.
Kristi Larsen, publisher of Perfectify Magazine, was introduced to Gunvalson by lifestyle coach Michael Lindstrom, who serves as a business consultant to both Gunvalson and Larsen.
Says Larsen, “Vicki’s dedication and message of empowerment is inspiring. Her business acumen and passion for life are evident when you watch her on TV. We couldn’t be more excited to have Vicki grace our November cover.”
To celebrate the launch of the November issue, Perfectify Magazine, in conjunction with Lindstrom, will be hosting a VIP bash in honor of Gunvalson on Friday, November 6th from 8pm-12am at The Blue Martini in Scottsdale, AZ. Gunvalson will be in attendance at the event and the public is welcome.
Perfectify Magazine is distributed free at over 500 local Arizona locations, including CVS Pharmacy and AJ’s Fine Foods. Online versions of current and past issues are available for free at www.Perfectify.com. Email subscriptions are available internationally at no cost, and postal mail subscriptions are available for a nominal fee. For more information, visit www.Perfectify.com.
Kristi Larsen is the Editor-in-Chief and Director of Perfectify Magazine, as well as the owner of East Valley Bootcamp. Larsen earned her BS degree in Kinesiology-Exercise Management at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where she graduated magna cum laude. Larsen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. For more information about Larsen’s personal journey, visit www.chandlerpersonaltraining.com or www.eastvalleybootcamp.com.
Reality Show Reveals Behind the Scenes Drama of Valley Magazine
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – October 27, 2009
Perfectify Magazine, one of the Valley’s leading self-improvement magazines, is venturing into the world of reality television by filming a pilot episode that reveals the chaotic, dramatic and often hilarious process of publishing a magazine.
Perfectify Magazine is a Valley based, woman owned self-improvement magazine, featuring a fresh mix of wellness, fashion, beauty and fitness articles in each full-color issue.
Kristi Larsen, publisher of Perfectify, has spent the past six months with her staff filming the pilot for a reality series titled “Making a Magazine”. With the help of the show’s creative producer, lifestyle coach Michael Lindstrom, the pilot will soon be shopped to networks and distribution companies in Los Angeles. If picked up by a network, “Making a Magazine” could be developed into a full-length reality series.
With a very large sum of capital invested in the pilot, Larsen and her staff are hopeful the network executives will see the potential for it to become a huge hit with reality TV fans.
“Most people have no idea what is involved in putting together a magazine,” says Larsen. “Our pilot episode gives people an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at how stressful, exciting, and hilarious the whole process really is!”
The pilot episode also follows Larsen as she balances her personal life and her other two businesses, Chandler Personal Training and East Valley
Boot Camp.
Says Larsen, “We know there is a viewer base out there for this series. Networks and viewers are looking for reality shows outside of Los Angeles and New York City.” Larsen adds, “We definitely feel the Valley is the perfect setting for reality television’s next big hit – and we want to be it!”
Perfectify Magazine is distributed free at over 500 local Arizona locations, including CVS Pharmacy and AJ’s Fine Foods. Online versions of current and past issues are available for free at www.Perfectify.com. Email subscriptions are available internationally at no cost, and postal mail subscriptions are available for a nominal fee. For more information, visit www.Perfectify.com.
Kristi Larsen is the Editor-in-Chief and Director of Perfectify Magazine, as well as the owner of East Valley Bootcamp. Larsen earned her BS degree in Kinesiology-Exercise Management at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where she graduated magna cum laude. Larsen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. For more information about Larsen’s personal journey, visit www.chandlerpersonaltraining.com or www.eastvalleybootcamp.com.
Local Fitness Trainer Triumphs Over Spinal Surgery to Launch Magazine for Women
CHANDLER, AZ – July 13, 2009
Kristi Larsen, Certified Fitness Trainer, owner of East Valley Bootcamp and Editor in Chief of Perfectify Magazine, just celebrated a very special milestone. On July 11, 2000, Larsen was on an operating table being cut open head-to-toe, enduring a grueling surgery to have seven vertebrae fused together in an effort to correct idiopathic scoliosis – a condition she was diagnosed with at the age of 12. On July 12, 2003, Larsen was on stage at a bodybuilding fitness show competing in her very first figure competition.
Pushing herself through three years of emotional and physical recovery, Larsen fought her way back to health. Through her personal experiences with tragedy and triumph, Larsen has now made it her mission to inspire and motivate other women to live their best life. Out of this passion was born Perfectify Magazine, launched by Larsen in September 2007.
“Perfectify”, a term coined by Larsen, means:
1. to conform absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type.
2. to vary, adjust, shape, modify accurately, or exactly in every detail.
3. to bring to perfection; make flawless or without blemish.
4. to bring nearer to perfection; improve.
5. to bring to completion; finish.
6. to be or become PERFECT FOR YOU
Since its launch, Perfectify Magazine has enjoyed rave reviews from readers and advertisers alike. The mission of Perfectify Magazine is to inform its readers about the benefits of self-improvement, a healthy lifestyle, ambition, individual excellence, success, and all-around betterment of one’s self. Perfectify features a fresh mix of self-improvement, beauty and fitness articles in each issue, appealing to a wide demographic locally and nationally.
Says Larsen, “My desire is to educate and encourage people to always do the very best with what you have to work with. Everyone has challenges, but none of your issues should keep you from achieving everything you desire in life.”
Always looking for more ways to challenge herself, Larsen is also the owner of East Valley Bootcamp, a successful outdoor fitness bootcamp with locations throughout the Valley. Larsen pushes her bootcamp students to success, drawing from her personal experiences for strength and guidance.
“I’ve been in a wheelchair and I’ve been on the stage of a fitness competition – I’ve found my personal victory,” says Larsen. “Through my magazine and my fitness training, I want to help people find their own personal victory – whatever that looks like to them.”
Perfectify Magazine is available online, via email subscription and at Valley locations such as AJ’s Fine Foods and CVS. For more information, visit www.perfectify.com.
Kristi Larsen is the Editor-in-Chief and Director of Perfectify Magazine, as well as the owner of East Valley Bootcamp. Larsen earned her BS degree in Kinesiology-Exercise Management at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where she graduated magna cum laude. Larsen is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. For more information about Larsen’s personal journey, visit www.chandlerpersonaltraining.com or www.eastvalleybootcamp.com.
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