Sunny Bates Associates
In 1988, Sunny founded Sunny Bates Associates, one of the leading executive search firms in the media/entertainment/digital arena. In 2004 Sunny sold SBA to her employees.

Sunny's current network includes 16 years of SBA relationships including executives in publishing (Conde Nast, Family Circle, Harper Collins, Hearst, The International Herald Tribune, New York Times Digital, Newsweek); media and entertainment (MSNBC, Oxygen Media, Sony, Time Warner); retail, fashion and beauty (Barnes and Noble, Ford Models, Giorgio Armani, Kiss My Face); financial services (American Express, Citigroup); consulting (Applied Minds, Monitor); travel (American Express, Priceline); and not-for-profit (Acumen Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum, Markle Foundation)

Book
How to Earn What You're Worth by Sunny Bates. McGraw Hill Books, 2004

Founding Team
Elle magazine launch-United States

Founding Partner
Details magazine

Studies
Sunny has a B.S. in Energy Economics and Middle Eastern Studies from Cornell University