Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis: PR Agency Profile

Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is an entertainment, talent, social impact and corporate communications agency founded in New York by Ken Sunshine, with Shawn Sachs as CEO and Keleigh Thomas Morgan and Heather Lylis as co-presidents. Variety, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter date its founding to 1992, and Adweek's 2015 reference to its 23-year history fits that year. Deadline reported nearly 250 employees across seven offices in June 2025, and the firm was hiring across lifestyle, creator economy, entertainment and crisis teams in 2026.

Originally published June 2015. Updated November 2, 2026.

In this profile

1. Who founded Sunshine Sachs?
2. What is the firm's history and timeline?
3. Why did the firm become Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis?
4. How big is Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis?
5. What does Sunshine Sachs do?
6. Which clients has Sunshine Sachs worked with?
7. What is the latest Sunshine Sachs news?
8. How does Sunshine Sachs compare with other entertainment PR firms?

Who founded Sunshine Sachs?

Ken Sunshine founded the firm in New York, according to Variety, which dates it to 1992. Adweek's 2015 report on the firm naming two new partners refers to its 23-year history, which is consistent with 1992, while a YesPress profile of Sachs says Sunshine established his communications firm in 1991. Sachs joined in 2000 and was named partner in 2007, per his IADAS biography, which describes earlier work with Senator Byron Dorgan and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The YesPress profile says Sachs and Sunshine launched the sister company Madica Productions in 2013.

What is the firm's history and timeline?

Year	Milestone	Source
1992	Ken Sunshine founds the firm in New York	Variety; Adweek
2000	Shawn Sachs joins the firm	IADAS biography
2007	Sachs named partner	IADAS biography
2013	Sachs and Sunshine launch the sister company Madica Productions	YesPress; TheWrap
2015	Heather Lylis and Keleigh Thomas Morgan named partners, only the second time the firm expanded its partner group in its history	Adweek; TheWrap
March 2022	Morgan and Lylis become co-presidents; firm renamed Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis	Variety; The Hollywood Reporter
October 2022	Five executives promoted or appointed; firm reported at more than 250 employees across six offices	Variety; IMDb
June 2025	London office opens under Sarah Corney; firm reported at nearly 250 employees across seven offices	Deadline
2026	Ranked fourth in Observer's PR Power List	YesPress

Why did the firm become Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis?

The firm changed its name in March 2022 when partners Keleigh Thomas Morgan and Heather Lylis were elevated to co-presidents, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Founder Ken Sunshine and CEO Shawn Sachs announced the change in a memo to staff and clients. TheWrap reported in 2015 that both had been at the firm for more than a decade, with Lylis overseeing its expansion into Washington, DC and Thomas Morgan running the Los Angeles office. In the months after the rename the firm promoted Amelia Makin and Andrew Stein to executive vice presidents, elevated Gabrielle Lee to senior vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and multicultural communications, named Brooke Blumberg senior vice president of awards and content, and named Alejandro Grau to lead its San Francisco office.

Name	Role
Ken Sunshine	Founder
Shawn Sachs	Partner and CEO
Keleigh Thomas Morgan and Heather Lylis	Co-presidents since March 2022
Sarah Corney	Managing director, London office
Amelia Makin	Executive vice president; manages the Washington and Atlanta offices, per The Hollywood Reporter
Andrew Stein	Executive vice president

How big is Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis?

Deadline reported in June 2025 that the firm had nearly 250 employees across seven offices, when it named former Netflix executive Sarah Corney managing director of the London office. Deadline said Corney spent nearly 10 years at Netflix as a senior PR director for the UK and EMEA, and that she will lead international expansion with a focus on the UK and Western Europe. Variety reported that the London office opened with former employees Bec Macfie and Anoushka Yousuf as its first hires, alongside the promotion of five veteran employees to senior vice president: Melissa Baer, Christine Coppinger Whalen, Jamie Kronfeld Markowitz, Abi O'Donnell and Marisa Van Brunt Mourot. Earlier coverage gave different counts: Sachs's IADAS biography cites over 160 employees in four offices, and a 2022 Variety report cites more than 250 employees across six offices.

What does Sunshine Sachs do?

Deadline describes services across public relations, earned, owned and paid marketing, and in-house creative and content development. Variety adds that the firm's work spans entertainment, talent, social impact and corporate clients. The firm's own 2026 job postings describe teams for lifestyle, talent and influencer integration and the creator economy, film, television and streaming, entertainment and events PR, and public affairs and crisis.

• Entertainment, film, television and streaming PR
• Talent publicity and influencer integration
• Brand and lifestyle communications
• Social impact, public affairs and crisis communications
• Corporate communications, awards and content

The Hollywood Reporter's 2022 coverage names social impact and corporate clients served from the Washington and Atlanta offices, including Microsoft, National 4-H Council, Rotary International and Decolonizing Wealth Project, and brand clients such as Webex, Arrived, Supernatural and Canon. EPR's entertainment and media PR and crisis PR pages cover the disciplines.

Which clients has Sunshine Sachs worked with?

Client	Context	Source
The Golden Globes	Returned as a client after the firm stepped down from the account in March 2022	IMDb (Variety)
Acura, Shipt, The Michelin Guide, Scope Art Show, Re:wild	Brand and cultural clients	Variety
Wimbledon, Yinka Ilori, The AI Summit, Unyoked, Rapman	London clients at the office opening	Variety
Microsoft, National 4-H Council, Rotary International, Decolonizing Wealth Project	Social impact and corporate clients	The Hollywood Reporter
Girl Scouts, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Facebook	Corporate clients Lylis represented as of 2015	TheWrap
Meghan Markle (As Ever)	Reported client, whose publicist Keleigh Thomas Morgan is a partner	GB News via AOL

These are reported relationships at the dates in the sources, not a current roster.

What is the latest Sunshine Sachs news?

Date	News	Source
February to April 2026	Firm posts openings across lifestyle, talent and influencer integration, public affairs and crisis, and entertainment and events PR, including a creator economy role posted April 22	Firm job postings
2026	Ranked fourth in Observer's PR Power List	YesPress
June 2025	Sarah Corney named managing director of the new London office; five veteran employees promoted to senior vice president	Deadline; Variety
2023	Golden Globes return as a client	IMDb
October 2022	Five executives named to new senior roles, including San Francisco office leadership	Variety
March 2022	Morgan and Lylis become co-presidents and the firm renames itself	Variety; The Hollywood Reporter

EPR updates this table when the firm announces a leadership change, client win or award.

How does Sunshine Sachs compare with other entertainment PR firms?

Sunshine Sachs competes in independent entertainment PR with firms such as 42West, Rogers & Cowan PMK and Vision PR. The corporate side overlaps with Edelman and Brunswick Group, and EPR's Los Angeles PR firms and New York PR firms pages list more. For the wider market, see the EPR PR firm rankings.

Firm	Ownership	Source
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis	Partner-led	Variety; Deadline
42West	Subsidiary of Dolphin Entertainment	Dolphin
Rogers & Cowan	Part of Interpublic Group	EPR directory

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