Loni Kao Stark
Loni is a self-professed foodie (visit Loni’s California Kitchen), adventure travel seeker and aspiring oil painter. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. The former Ms. Global Petite runner-up is host of Stark Insider TV, taking us boldly inside the world of food and wine, and the arts including theater, film, stage. In a former life she was simply: “sushiweakness.” She wishes to apologize in advance to all winemakers, actors, directors and producers whose names she will mispronounce or mix-up. Then again, it does make for fun blooper reels. Between busy travel schedules to Washington, Napa and global destinations such as Australia, the Baja and Europe, she expends the rest of her energy collecting wines, practicing “escape artist”-style cooking, and building what she hopes one day will be a real estate empire. She catches her breath by writing about her adventures.
Loni holds a Bachelors from McMaster University in Computer Science & Liberal Arts with a minor in Economics and a Masters from Stanford University in Management Science & Engineering. She also attended the Harvard Kennedy School for leadership development.
A class junkie, she also holds ‘prestigious’ certificates in home repair, toastmasters, interior design, and skydiving.
No matter what new adventures and goals she tackles, she hopes that her sights never outstrip her abilities and to always remember to “deliver substance with style…order matters.”
Some things you may not know about Loni:
- Her arcane Chinese name means “where the sky Gods keep their books”—most girls names at the time meant “beauty” or “grace”. It was only later in life when she recognized the wisdom of her parent’s decision.
- She once entered a beauty pageant “just to prove she could” and to the surprise of everyone (especially herself), was crowned Miss Global Petite, Second Runner Up.
- In the real world here in Silicon Valley, she leads enterprise solutions marketing at Adobe Systems. She is passionate about helping businesses and marketing organizations create compelling digital customer experiences that increase revenue and brand loyalty.
If there are parallel universes, she hopes to be:
- A proprietor of a winery
- A master oil painter and sculptor
- A real estate mogul
Follow Loni @lonikaostark
