erika kauffman

Founder and Principal Strategist

ERIKA KAUFFMAN single-handedly represents leading luxury brands and emerging visionaries. Kauffman has built a 27-year reputation on her expertise in PR, Marketing, Communications, Brand Partnerships and Premier Events.

With renowned campaigns for HOTELS & RESORTS OF HALEKULANI, NOBU RESTAURANTS, DANIEL DAE KIM, 3AD MEDIA, PRADA, MIU MIU, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, BMW, HIGHGATE HOTELS, HOWARD HUGHES WARD VILLAGE, and as unit publicist for the CBS reboot of HAWAII FIVE-0 (and that is just a sampling), Kauffman’s consulting company epr leads as a tastemaker and game changer.

It’s named epr for a reason: the best want the best. With a no-nonsense executive approach and coveted network, a partnership with epr gets the job done and exceeds client expectations. 

With honors from Hawaii Pacific University and lauded Miss Hawaii 1997, Kauffman’s global mindset is derived from a diverse upbringing across 60 countries. epr maintains an elite client portfolio in Hawaii, California and New York.

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“Kauffman’s superb communications skills, corporate efficiency and organization, vast bicoastal sector experience, fused with her keen understanding of the islands, community and talent relations, make her vital to leading brands and portfolio growth. She is business elegance and excellence, at its finest.”

- John Heckathorn, critically acclaimed journalist, educator, food critic, and friend