The PR Podcast

Mark Mohammadpour is a former agency executive turned Chief Wellness Officer for his own wellness consultancy after losing and keeping off 150 pounds. His company, Chasing the Sun, offers health coaching tailored for PR professionals. He runs wellness programs, workshops, etc. primarily for PR agencies and in-house teams. We chat about how to make important, life-changing decisions one step at a time and the role health and wellness plays in being the best PR professionals we can be.  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.

Hinda Mitchell is the President of Inspire PR Group which she founded in 2014 with the belief that the best decisions are made with “inspiration” and rooted in values and purpose. She has led communications strategy and response for numerous high-profile national crises in manufacturing and production, construction and real estate, environment, nonprofit organizations, schools, activism, food safety, and animal agriculture. She is a sought-after public speaker and an integral part of the #PRTwitter community.  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.

Amelia Sugerman is a Providence, RI-based Public Relations and Media Relations strategist with 15+ years of agency and in-house experience across numerous industries including travel, health & wellness, and business to business technology.  She’s currently the Senior Manager of Strategic Communication at Collette, a global travel tour operator. She specializes in external communications, crisis communications, and securing publicity through a targeted approach. She has served on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run Rhode Island and enjoys Peloton, the beach, and dark chocolate. 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.

Happy Thanksgiving! It's back to the Reddit #PublicRelations Page for Q&A #7, where we pick random posts and give our reaction and input. This week we talk about how to break into PR, how to find reporter contact information and when to know to quit a toxic client!  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.

Dr. Amanda Holdsworth has spent her career working in public and private higher education, public school districts, career technical education centers and private schools. She is passionate about telling their stories: their challenges, successes and breakthroughs, in ways that invoke a sense of pride amongst their communities, while appealing to their target audiences. She’s also consulted for a wide variety of non-profit and government organizations along the way. 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.

Mike McGill is the founder of WaterPIO, a national public communications firm dedicated to affordably helping water and wastewater utilities of all sizes improve customer, media, and crisis communications.  Before creating WaterPIO, Mike worked with utilities including Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, serving two million people outside Washington DC, and the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington, North Carolina. Mike’s background started in media, working with both CNN and CBS. 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.

Zach Giglio is founder and CEO of GCM, a South Carolina based communications firm, where he represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups and community businesses. He utilizes a combination of public relations, public affairs, marketing, digital and social media to create and execute comprehensive communications strategies, crisis communications plans and more. He is a lifelong sports enthusiast with a love for politics and sits on the boards of two nonprofits. 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.

Adam Forgione is the founder of Pennylane Productions, a video production company that has been telling visual stories for businesses and non-profits for almost 20 years. Adam started out in the live event industry and quickly built a reputation among his peers being voted multiple years for "one of the top event filmmakers in the world" by EventDV magazine as well as the winner of over 30 state and international awards. As an educator, Adam has been hired to speak at CES, NAB, and countless workshops and seminars around the USA. Adam believes every brand has a story to tell and there is no better way to tell it than through the power of video.   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.

Leslie Mayes is a news reporter and anchor at NBC Connecticut and the creator and host of “Connecticut in Color,” a program dedicated to discussing important issues for our communities of color. She started her career behind the camera as a news assistant and photographer in New York City for NY1 News and rose through the ranks covering national politics as the Washington Bureau producer for the Time Warner Cable News channels. Leslie is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, enjoys working with children from under-served communities, and telling stories that might often go unnoticed. 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.

Steve Cody is CEO at Peppercomm, a fully-integrated strategic communications firm headquartered in NYC, with offices located in San Francisco and London. AS CEO, he does it all: from implementing strategy and counseling clients to leading business development and bringing new products and services to market. He is the current chairman of the Institute for Public Relations, a longtime member of the Arthur W. Page Society, a member of the advisory councils of the College of Charleston and the University of Florida, and was named one of Northeastern University’s 100 most successful alumni. He is co-author of the book “What’s keeping your customers up at night?” and the host of the "Laughing Matters" podcast that features people from all walks of life who share one belief: laughing matters. 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.