Hi, I’m Hiko.

Writer. Brand storyteller. Marketing creative. Pop culture pundit. Travel journalist. Golden Girls expert.

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A little bit about me…

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I am a Clio and Emmy Award-winning writer who was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York where I grew up on a steady diet of primetime soaps and 80s slasher films…

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