Lavish Lifestyles Concierge founder, Cynika Drake, is based in NYC, and provides event planning and travel services globally. She has over 15 years of event planning, travel, and hospitality experience.
Cynika graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, and briefly attended Harvard Law School. However, she ultimately decided becoming a lawyer was not for her. She packed her bags shortly after tragedy struck NYC, and in 2003 moved to Los Angeles. While in LA she tried her hand at acting, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Cynika also worked in sales and marketing for several 4-star hotels. Over the years she was the go-to person among colleagues, family, and friends for everything from where to take clients to dinner to the newest boutique hotel to open in Capri, to tips on throwing fabulous dinner parties.
In 2007 after much positive feedback and encouragement from others she decided to turn her hobby of travel and event planning into a business. Cynika and her team have had the pleasure of providing services for: Google, Splunk (Tech co), Time Warner Inc.,Brooklyn NAACP, FreshDirect Online Grocery and Delivery, Good Day LA News Anchor Jillian Barberie, Actors: Danny Devito, Billy Bob Thornton,and Alimi Ballard, Victory Education Partners, Make A Film Foundation, Dr. Clarence Coleman, M.D./Starlight Children's Foundation, The Lisa Raye Show, and many others.
In her leisure time she enjoys traveling, dining out, concerts, volunteering especially with organizations geared toward helping undeserved youth and shelter dogs, The Metropolitan Opera, Broadway shows, trying new recipes, and hosting dinner parties with friends.