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Published on: 2/6/2004
Last Visited: 12/12/2004
Robert A. Lupinacci
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Robert A. Lupinacci
PUBLISHER, HAIRCOLOR & DESIGN MAGAZINE
Robert A. Lupinacci, Bob, combined a rich 25-year mix of marketing experience with a passion for writing and extensive training to ultimately found HairColor & Design magazine, the world,s first and largest magazine dedicated to professional haircolor.His fiercely independent and innovative perspective influence the magazine with a polished global flavor punctuated by passion, compassion and respect for beauty and the human spirit in a distinctive synergism between the right and the left minds.
Bob began his professional career as a distribution specialist at Olin Chemical Corp. in 1977 and he advanced through six different positions in marketing organic chemicals, as manager of M.I.S., Co-op Adv.Manager, Consumer Products Promotion Manager and in his eighth year, Bob was named the company,s Advertising Manager.Bob moved to California, enrolled at the Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute and wrote four full length feature film scripts and four spec television scripts while working as a part time lecturer at the Fashion Institute of Design.
Despite never working for a magazine and not knowing the first thing about haircolor when he started, Bob has led HairColor & Design into its sixth year of publication.The magazine has been profitable from day one and has recently completed its most successful year.Bob holds a BS degree in media studies from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Conn. and a Masters Degree in Communication from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.