Dr. Sandra Colton-Medici is an author, educator, and artist. Her work has been featured by LinkedIn News, Flaunt Magazine, L.A. Parent, Backstage, Bustle, Inside Fitness, and more. Her latest book release, Passion P.I.P.E.L.I.N.E., hit #1 on Amazon’s New Release List for One-Hour Self-Help Short Reads on its debut date, September 1, 2020 (Book 1 of the Passion Book Series). Her weekly podcast, Sweet Bytes with Sandra, has become a favorite stomping ground for industry executives and business leaders featuring guests from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, FOX Sports, Revelation, Bedside Reading, and more.
Sandra is the Founder and CEO of College of Style, a design-led content marketing company focused on helping female entrepreneurs design unforgettable brands. College of Style provides online workshops, events, and a private online community to help small business owners further establish their brands. Sandra is a style and strategy expert and produced the 2021 Template Design Summit, the 2021 Style Symposium, and this Fall 2021, will launch Styled To The Nines®, an online program that elevates the design and brand messaging for businesses on social media. Sandra works 1:1 with brands and also created the INSIDER Membership for ongoing training and support for entrepreneurs.
Sandra holds a Doctor of Education, with a specific emphasis on Organizational Change & Leadership, from the University of Southern California. Her doctoral dissertation explored e-commerce marketing strategies and methods used to target online consumers. Sandra's background includes teaching as a Lecturer of Dance Studies at USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Her latest work is a curation of moving images that demonstrate how dance impacts pop culture on DanceAndPopCulture.com. Sandra will be debuting her first children’s book in Summer 2022.
Sandra's academic achievements include a Doctor of Education (USC, 2019), Master's Degree in Communication Management (USC, 2015), Bachelor's Degree in Sociology (University of Oregon, 2000), and VOGUE Fashion Certificate (Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design, 2014) in London, UK.
Sandra appeared on Lifetime's hit show Dance Moms, was a top finalist on Season 1 of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno singing backup for both Paulina Rubio and Katharine McPhee, toured dancing backup for Rhianna, and danced in music videos for Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Chelo, The Game, Katharine McPhee, Raphael Saadiq, Marie Serenholt, Cascada and Too Short. Her resume also includes performing as a Laker Girl (2002-2003), as a dancer for Beyoncé’s film, Black is King, and as an actor, in The Day The Earth Stood Still, commercials for Fruit of the Loom, Subway, Nationwide Insurance as well as publishing/editing magazines, books, and articles on dance.
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