Career Advice

The journey to founding Maven PR has been enriched by collaborations with C-suite executives, pioneering women founders and industry trailblazers. The vigor and determination driving these ladies to thrive and leave their mark, regardless of the hurdles in their path, have taught our author several invaluable lessons. Following are six insights for women founders.

PRNEWS welcomed Dr. Chuck Wallington to celebrate Black History Month and discuss the issue of a diminishing number of Black men in the PR industry. Wallington is the author of “A Seat at the C-Suite Table: Insights from the Journeys of African American Executives.”

If a prospective mentee approaches you, here’s how you can get the conversation going and gauge whether it’s a good fit.

PRNEWS spoke with two CMOs about the convergence of PR and marketing, how their earlier roles in communications benefitted their careers and what PR pros with C-suite aspirations should be focusing on.

We are in uncertain times as recession loom, as does Covid, yet demand for thoughtful communication is rising. Our author is optimistic. Now’s the time for providing expertise on DEI and expanding capabilities of your business and employees, she argues.

To celebrate National Mentorship Month, PRNEWS Live welcomed Lisa Vasquez-Fedrizzi, senior vice president, people + culture at Lippe Taylor. We discussed all aspects of mentorship including finding a mentor, being a mentor and how to navigate those relationships.

January is National Mentoring Month. And aside from utilizing mentorship to go full-speed ahead with new years’ aspirations, having a mentor is just a good, anytime career decision.

U of Kentucky communicator Marc C. Whitt offers characteristics of the PR pro as servant leader. These include leading with humility, compassion and authenticity. In addition, the servant leader encourages career and educational growth in team members.

Covid changed the nature of PR work. Communicators value flexible hours and increased compensation most, a new PRNEWS survey shows. In addition, though they don’t want to be in the office every day, communicators believe in-person collaboration is vital for careers and clients.

For our series, Top Five, we asked communication professionals where to start when coming back in the new year.