Rita Tateel
Rita Tateel is a seasoned entertainment industry executive, with close to four decades of experience, who specializes in matching brands with celebrities for PR, marketing and advertising campaigns. She has served as director of a speaker’s bureau for a national non-profit organization, president of a celebrity booking agency, and for the last 30+ years as Founder and President of The Celebrity Source.
Over the years, Rita Tateel has developed many strong and lasting relationships within the celebrity community, making her a top celebrity influencer. One of Tateel’s clients called her “the celebrity whisperer” because she is so skilled at getting celebrities to say “yes.”
Ms. Tateel has been interviewed and quoted as a celebrity expert in numerous publications and media sources including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Playboy, L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, N.Y. Post, PRWeek, USA Today, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, E! Entertainment, Financial News Network, and “Entertainment Tonight” among many others.
Tateel has served in several leadership roles for PRSA including a two-term chair of PRSA’s Professional Development Committee, two-term past president of PRSA Los Angeles and the founding chair of PRSA’s Entertainment and Sports Section.
Rita Tateel lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Ted Bavin, a pioneer in the solar industry, and their cats, Honey and Brie.