The PR Podcast

Warren Weeks sold his first newspaper to his grandmother at the age of five, he was Wayne Gretzky's PR handler for a day in 1998 and over the past two decades, has become one of Canada's most popular and trusted media trainers. He is the founder of Eleven Strategic Communications, Inc., a full-service corporate communications firm called upon by thousands of spokespeople from a wide range of industries who want to take greater control over their media interviews and to improve their media relations outcomes.    The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Kaila O’Connor left the PR world after a decade filled with panic attacks, burnout and low worth to pursue a career in affiliate marketing where she has leveraged a rolodex full of key editor relationships. Since founding KMO Consulting in December 2020, she’s secured more than 1,000 top-tier articles for Direct to Consumer brands, trained more than 30 PR agency owners and 80 Conde Nast Editors in Affiliate PR, and generated more than a half million dollars in revenue  - all while ensuring she and her team operate in pure energetic alignment. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Have you ever been social media-shamed by a reporter? A chance twitter thread led us to Cormac Clarke, Senior Digital PR Specialist at Tank PR in the UK. We talk about how everyone has a job to do.. and all you need to deploy is a little kindness and empathy.   Cormac is a former Football journalist who is a lover of a good data-led PR campaign.  Tank PR uses Public relations, social media, SEO and digital PR to create great profiles for clients - but the story that makes this work always comes first. He is a proud Irishman who broke his mums heart moving to England.    The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Matt Longman is Marketing Communications Manager at Medisafe®, where he directs all earned and owned strategy, including using social platforms to expand a company message platform, rebranding to reach both B2B and B2C audiences, or developing a thought leadership campaign that moves from “me” to “we.”    The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

David Robbins is President and Founder of DR | PR Consulting based in New York City, where he has worked with a wide range of clients across healthcare, sports and higher education, including in-house PR roles at the Anti-Defamation League, Columbia University and Northwell Health. He started his firm during the height of the pandemic in 2020 - wow! - and continues to leverage his reputation as a highly trusted communications advisor for c-suite level executives and subject matter experts across a number of industries. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Jeremy Murphy is the founder of 360bespoke, a premier public relations agency handling clients in lifestyle, beauty, fashion, the arts, publishing, and entrepreneurs. Jeremy has worked at CBS where he served as a company spokesperson and editor-in-chief, launching several of their magazines. He is a respected speechwriter, and has worked with shoe designer Steve Madden; Elle magazine editor in chief Nina Garcia; media executive Dawn Ostroff and artists like Usher, Dolly Parton, Indya Moore, and Issa Rae. He is also an author who is currently working on a scripted TV series with producers James Brolin and Scott Hart. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Christie Bilbrey is a marketing strategist, brand storyteller, and owner of Stella Nova Strategies digital marketing agency, working with clients across non-profit, beauty, marketing, e-commerce, coaching, consulting, consumer products, health & wellness, and food & beverage industries.  With a background in political and corporate PR & marketing that includes working in the U.S. Senate and The White House, she knows what’s possible when effective messaging is shared with the right audiences. The explosion of podcasts and the fact that more than half of podcast listeners buy from brands they discover on podcasts led Christie to start her own show. Today, she gets her clients booked as guests on other podcasts to grow their authority as a thought leader, their following, and their sales. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

We take a timeout from our regular programming. #CommitToChange  The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Nicole Rodrigues is CEO and Founder of NRPR Group, an award-winning, exclusive public relations and marketing firm serving game changers and disruptors around the world. Headquartered in California with team members around the country, they’ve developed and executed strategic campaigns for Yahoo!, Dolby, Sony PlayStation, Hulu and the Oakland Raiders. Nicole has been recognized as a leader in her industry, named one of PR News’ Top 50 Game Changers in Public Relations, as well as Bulldog Reporter’s 2017 Gold Public Relations Professional of the Year. Her second company, Young Dreamers, takes her to local schools to talk with students about setting goals, building their personal brands, and persevering through life’s ups and downs. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.

Julie Parker is a #PR consultant, Crisis Communications advisor and a media relations and social media trainer.  She is a Murrow & Emmy Award-winning former reporter for the ABC-TV affiliate in Washington DC and is the former police media director in Prince George’s County, MD and the Fairfax County Police in Virginia. She was also a senior media advisor with the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a guest lecturer at the FBI national academy for the last decade. The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how they weave narratives that are informative and fun.  Host Jody Fisher has worked in New York City PR for more than 20 years, representing clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment and non-profit verticals.  Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ThePRPodcast.