Chryssa I. Zizos,
Founder and President
As Founder and President of Live Wire Media Relations, a Washington, DC top 25 ranked public relations firm, Chryssa Zizos is a recognized leader in designing and implementing award-winning multi-faceted campaigns that maximize clients’ media exposure and deliver messages that influence, persuade, and compel audiences to action.

Recognized in 2007 by the Washington Business Journal as a “Woman Who Means Business,” Chryssa was selected from hundreds of highly qualified nominations for her unique drive, passion, business savvy and contributions to the greater Washington, DC business community.

A master of campaign design and execution, Chryssa has secured innumerable national and local print and broadcast media placements. She has booked hundreds of interviews for her clients with network and affiliate TV stations, national and local cable programming, national consumer, business and trade magazines, national and local newspapers and radio stations.

Chryssa holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and business communications management from Eastern Kentucky University and a master’s degree in public communication with an emphasis in crisis management from American University. An experienced print journalist and former editor-in-chief of Computing Times, she served a congressional appointment in Seoul, South Korea, in 1993, working as an editor in the Bureau of International Relations for the National Assembly, before entering the field of public relations, where she has designed 10 national award-winning campaigns on behalf of clients ranging from start-ups to industry titans including The Carlyle Group, Raytheon, and PeopleSoft.

Chryssa currently serves as the chairperson of George Mason University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences advisory board and sits on Eastern Kentucky University’s College of Business and Technology advisory board. She is an adjunct professor at both George Mason University and The American University where she teaches “The Power of Influence,” "Introduction to Public Relations," and “Introduction to Entrepreneurship.”

Chryssa served as a Congressional Page in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1989 and is an active member of the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Additionally, Chryssa funds two scholarship endowments at Eastern Kentucky University for students pursuing degrees and careers in journalism and was selected at EKU’s 2004 Distinguished Alumna.