PR After Hours with Alex Greenwood

Philippe Borremans knows this about a crisis: Time is the one thing you get very little of as you try to retain control of the narrative. On today's show, we welcome Borremans, an independent Public Relations consultant specializing in Emergency Risk & Crisis Communication and President of the International Public Relations Association (2021). He tells us the differences between crisis and ris...

Jonathon Narvey is the Founder & CEO of Mind Meld PR Inc. in Vancouver. As a reporter covering the tech scene, he learned the craft of creative storytelling. Now in PR, Jonathon and his team use those skills to earn media coverage for innovative tech companies. Today on the show, he shares his thoughts about processes that encourage creativity for PR and marketing. "As you know well, creativit...

So excited to welcome Jim James to the virtual lounge today to discuss the value of consistency in your content, how to get noticed, and much more! Jim has built businesses from a suitcase on 3 continents for over 25 years, all using public relations. His first brush with #gettingnoticed was at 18 when he jumped out of a plane in return for sponsorship and received expedition equipment in return f...

Passive income is the way to wealth and peace of mind, says our guest today, Lane Kawaoka. He owns 4,500+ rental units and is the leader of “Hui Deal Pipeline Club” which has acquired over $600 Million dollars of real estate by syndicating over $70 Million Dollars of private equity since 2016. Lane uses his Engineering degree to reverse engineer the wealth-building strategies that the rich use in...

Jeff Hahn is the author of Breaking Bad News: 12 ESSENTIAL CRISIS COMMUNICATION TOOLS. Hahn is a crisis communications expert with 30 years of experience in communications and public relations. Today, he talks about his step-by-step method for crisis communications.  He is a specialist in the food and energy sectors and is deeply concerned by the existential threat both industries currently f...

Devin Miller is an IP attorney who believes in helping small businesses protect their intellectual property. Listen in for affordable ways your business can benefit from working with an IP attorney. Listen in! Connect: https://milleripl.com/ Check out his podcast: https://milleripl.com/blogs/inventive-journey Get Alex's new book THE PODCAST OPTION: https://amzn.to/3gOCYLj It is also available as a...

Want to know the secrets to a successful media pitch? We will find out today as we welcome Brittany Bearden. This ten-year PR veteran's clients have appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in the New York Times , USA Today, Forbes, Business Insider, and many others. Bearden is one of the co-founders of At Large PR. She has written about PR for Entrepreneur, Business 2 Community, and CEO Magazine. Li...

Sponsoring a quality podcast is ideal for budget-conscious small- to mid-sized enterprises and brands. Alex makes a case for why you should consider an affordable podcast sponsorship for your business, brand, or service. Interested in sharing your message on our show? Contact Alex: Alex@alexgpr.com . Learn more, and listen to our entire library of episodes and more on the show website: PRAfterHour...

Many people profess to be afraid of public speaking and don't see the value in it. Our guest challenges that way of thinking and wants us all to consider the valuable benefits of being a speaker. Steve Markman has over 30 years of experience in the speaker and conference business. He is the Founder and President of Markman Speaker Management, LLC, a multi-service speaker agency based in Boston, Ma...

Have you experienced ageism in the workplace or your hiring journey? Today, Alex talks about current trends regarding the hiring (and firing) of older workers, as well as the sobering opinions of his colleagues in today's episode. Listen in! Alex's Poll on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agreenwood_for-the-over-50s-in-the-job-market-do-you-activity-6843572773239980033-23bH EEOC: https://w...

Leaders who neglect self-care do so at their peril, says Paul Glover, the No B.S. Workforce Performance Coach. Glover is a "recovering trial lawyer," an ex-felon, an unabashed Starbucks addict, a Chicago Bears fanatic, the author of WorkQuake™ , a speaker on business and leadership topics, and a Member of the Forbes Coaching Council. On today's show, he discusses the three things leaders must do t...

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Manish Vakil started as an entrepreneur when he was in his 20's and is the founder and CEO of Tumbles Kids Gym and STEAM program . He started his own franchising company six years ago and now has eight domestic locations and is opening two international locations in the next year. Listen in for his thoughts on successful franchising strategies and more.  Learn more: https://tumbles.net/ Get A...

Curtis Boyd started as a student nurse who figured out how to get his student loans paid off--by removing fake reviews for doctors in the hospital where he worked. He ended up starting a B2B SaaS company, Objection.co - which is a fully automated review dispute service that can identify and dispute illegitimate online reviews on 20+ websites. Listen in for ways you can protect the reputation of yo...

Nitzan Mosery speaks with Alex about living life on your own terms. Really good stuff--listen in! Learn More: https://traveling-investor.com https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTravelingInvestor/videos https://nizan.clickfunnels.com/flagship-framework1611106958685 Get Alex's new book THE PODCAST OPTION: https://amzn.to/3gOCYLj It is also available as an audiobook : https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Podcast-...

Are promotional products part of your public relations and marketing strategy? If not, you want to meet the #thepromoguy, Swire Ho. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire Ho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, H...

Sure, you hear personal branding is important--but has anyone really told you why? You're in luck as we welcome Ian Moyse , Technology Sales Leader, to the show. Ian has sat on the boards of a number of industry bodies; FAST (Federation Against Software Theft), CIF (Cloud Industry Forum), and Eurocloud. He was awarded the accolade of BESMA UK Sales Director of the year and in 2019 & 2020 was l...

Building remote teams in a foreign country is a challenge. Lucky for us, Chris Martinez joins us today. Martinez is the Founder of DUDE , which gives digital agencies the people and processes so they can take on more projects and scale profitably.  Martinez owned a digital agency for three years and in 2015 moved all of his web design and development to Tijuana, Mexico--it was a total game-ch...

Are you frustrated by the lack of interest in your media pitches? Well, Alex has some info that may just empower you to keep swinging. Listen in. Source material quoted: https://www.prdaily.com/report-only-8-of-pr-pitches-result-in-media-coverage/ Get Alex's new book THE PODCAST OPTION: https://amzn.to/3gOCYLj It is also available as an audiobook : https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Podcast-Option-Aud...

Ari Galper is the world's #1 authority on trust-based selling and has been featured in CEO Magazine, Forbes, INC Magazine, SkyNews and the Australian Financial Review.  Ari has created a unique and different sales approach based on trust and integrity called UNLOCK THE GAME -- designed so the dreaded act of "chasing" and the painful experience of rejection is eliminated forever - a feat never...

Mickie Kennedy is an expert at helping small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility. Mickie founded eReleases 22+ years ago after realizing that small businesses desperately need a press release service they can actually afford, giving them access to the media and to a national newswire – all with a personal touch.  Learn more: https://www.ereleases.com/ G...

Kicking off season four is Ira Gostin, an entrepreneur and marketing and communications strategist specializing in corporate storytelling to help founders and CEO's grow their companies, both public and private. He is the chief strategist at G8 Strategies with a headquarters in Reno, Nevada and an office in New York City. Listen in for great PR and storytelling insights! Learn more: https://g8stra...

Alex's latest book, The Podcast Option: Tips and tricks to make podcasting work for you --is now an Audible audiobook! Narrated by the author, learn why podcasting can be an effective tool for your branding, how to start a show, what not to do as a show guest, and much more! Click here: https://amzn.to/3hExeD0 And please consider leaving a starred review!

A few words from Alex as season 3 of PR After Hours ends. Get Alex's new book THE PODCAST OPTION. Click here . RATE THIS PODCAST here. WHAT DO YOU THINK? Alex wants to know! Click here to weigh in: https://anchor.fm/alex-greenwood1/message Follow us on Twitter: @HoursPR or @A_Greenwood . Follow Alex on Clubhouse, also, as @A_Greenwood. Listen to our entire library of episodes and more on the show...

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