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EthelDaCosta
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Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
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About Me

Ethel Da Costa is an award winning Media icon, Fashion & Lifestyle Celebrity Journalist-Influencer with a successful media career spanning over 30 years.

Born and raised in the Middle East, Kuwait, and now based in Malaysia and Goa, Ethel is a Post-Graduate with a Masters in Economics from Goa University, India, and is a passionate, feisty, Media & PR Communications maverick, an ahead-of-her-time Forward Thinking Media Entrepreneur, and a respected acclaimed international Lifestyle Journalist and Influencer.

Beginning her award winning media career in 1992, she has headed some of the best media organisations and publications in India. Beginning her career as Magazine Editor with OHerald in Goa, she spearheaded Lifestyle journalism and socio-political commentary for the publication with her immensely popular Heart 2 Heart column. Loved by her readers, fans and critics for her feisty, shoot-from-the-hip, bite-at-the-jugular style of writing, her blunt truths and personal glamour made her an instant popular media personality.

As Editor - Goa Plus for The Times of India, Features Editor - Femina, Editor -Groove for Tarun Bharat Publications, Ethel brought in invaluable content ideas from across India and abroad, giving Goa's people, culture and lifestyle much needed national visibility. Promoting local talent in fashion, music and travel, bringing focus to local issues with a straight forward, refreshing attitude to mainstream journalism, her fan base continues to follow her work wherever she travels.

As Head of Media & Publicity -The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Govt of Goa, Ethel has closely worked with three Chief Ministers of the State of Goa, namely Mr Pratapsing Rane, Mr Manohar Parrikar and Mr Digambar Kamat. Conceptualising and launching the IFFI Festival Guide, Daily Festival Publication, taking her communications and presentation skills even to the Festival of Cannes, France, as Government deputed PR Head promoting Goa as a Film Shooting destination successfully.

As Station Director-Programing Head for Radio Mirchi 98.3FM, Ethel built local programming and B2B and B2C radio business, giving local entrepreneurs a platform to share their stories and brands to a wider audience. Hence making Radio Mirchi a popular on-ground brand through activations in schools, colleges through contests, events, competitions, festival associations. Building an energetic representation of her team and station’s brand vision across the State’s audiences.

Ethel Da Costa is also Founder & CEO of the award-winning Lifestyle Media Content and Communications company -Think Geek Media. Leading from the front, travelling across the country and internationally, she continues to build brands and her company's media vision as a Content Creator.

Unstoppable in her drive to make a difference, Ethel works across India (Goa-Mumbai-Delhi), UAE, Malaysia, creating media stories, managing clients, conceptualising and executing PR events, launches, fashion weeks, style events and celebrities across a variety of lifestyle verticals.

Published Author-Poet of `Eve’s Revenge: Stories of Nemesis,’ (2008 by Broadway Publishing), her second book on her spiritual journey to Self titled Eve’s Light: Stories of Passion is a sequel in progress.

A feisty creator, thinker, innovator, Ethel Da Costa loves shoes, travel, fashion, is a hard-nosed Geek on the field, a path-breaker, fiercely independent, a single parent, a vocal feminist and a multi-tasker who believes in and passionately drives her CREATIVE LEADERSHIP that Content is her King.

Current Status

Self Employed

Language

Spoken

English

Written

English

Working Experience

4 Apr, 2008 - 12 Dec, 2014

Station Director

Entertainment Network of India, Mumbai Goa

Company Type

Public Listed Company

Position

Director

Specification

Media - Broadcast and production

Roles

Producer (Film, TV, Radio, Records)

Station Director & Programming Head for Radio Mirchi 98.3FM

Reason of resign

After doing 8 years of Radio, wanted to experience bigger challenges, bigger markets, new ideas

Education

Other

Major in Economics

Master Degree

Economics

6 Jun, 1990 - 6 Jun, 1992

Awards

Woman of the Decade Achievers Award 2015

Media Icon distinction for Up-scaling Media & Entertainment through eclectic creative connections.’

Women Economic Forum 2015, New Delhi

5 May, 2015

Skill Sets

Publication
Social Media
Online Content
Social Media Content
Website Content
Journalism

Tools & Software

WordPress

Additional Information

Owns Transportation

Yes

Owns Laptop

Yes

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