The PR Podcast

Bri Godwin Huyk e is the Associate Director of Digital PR at Croud , a global, full-service digital marketing agency based in NYC servicing clients all over the world. As a Digital PR pro, she gets clients coverage in outlets like CNBC, USA Today, NBC, Business Insider, and The New York Times. Bri works to create headline-worthy content to secure press coverage with links to improve clients’ SEO a...

Erik Jacobson is founder and CEO of both Lemonpie and Hatch, which helps clients use podcasting to help grow their business. Erik got his start with Tim Ferris, podcaster extraordinaire, and soon after launched his own companies where he has helped over 200 brands use podcast strategies to drive millions of downloads and millions of dollars of value. He’s worked with A-list brands like HubSpot , F...

Noreen Heron is Founder and CEO of Heron Agency , based in Chicago, an award-winning Strategic Communications Firm specializing in Travel, Hospitality, Entertainment and Corporate brands. They’ve been named one of the “Top 200 PR firms in the Country” by Forbes Magazine, with many other accolades to their name. She’s worked with household names including Orange Theory Fitness , Massage Envy , Proc...

Darrell S. Pressley is Principal of the Pressley Media Group (PMG) based in Baltimore MD. As a journalist he covered crime, politics, education, and breaking news in Detroit, Cincinnati, Boston and Kentucky. Today he works with clients providing story crafting, media outreach and crisis communications, with writing that is thought provoking, emotional and authentic. The PR Podcast is your view ins...

Peter Haskell is a veteran radio reporter in New York City for WCBS-AM Newsradio880 and has covered just about every major news story here in the last 30 years. A gentleman newsman, he is able to tell complicated stories in mere syllables. He recently retired from his career in radio for a very specific reason and he wanted to come on the show to share his perspectives on it. The PR Podcast is you...

Jaclyn M. Tacoronte is an award-winning marketing and public relations professional with more than 20 years of experience in both agency and client-side settings, serving Fortune 500 companies including Canon, Puma, Harley-Davidson and Proctor & Gamble.  She is the CEO & President of JMT Media, LLC., a New York certified M/WBE marketing, public relations and design firm that specializ...

Craig Allen is Chief Meteorologist at WCBS-AM/880 where he has been preparing listeners in the NYC area for the elements for more than 40 years. He’s an Emmy award winner and most recently picked up first place for best weathercast from the Journalists Association of New York.  He’s also a familiar face on TV.. working at News12 , WNYW-TV , WPIX-TV and more.  The PR Podcast is your view...

Hitting episode 100 calls for a celebration.. but in four weeks I just couldn't execute the episode I had rattling around my head! So instead, you get this: a sincere thank you from a grateful host and a promise to keep bringing you the best interviews I can. Thanks for being a loyal listener! 

Monica Morales is a six-time Emmy Award-winning reporter for PIX11 News in New York City where she has covered all forms of breaking news. In the last several years she has been a voice for social justice with her “Monica Makes It Happen” show on WPIX and on the PIX11 Facebook page. Since 2016, Monica has visited more than 200 housing developments where she has fixed hundreds of homes and helped r...

Debbie Elicksen is a writer, publicist, and female pioneer in the National Hockey League and Canadian football. As a sports reporter, she has interviewed more than 3,000 professional athletes and written thousands of articles for the Calgary Herald, NBC Sports and the Associated Press. She’s also helped authors publish more than 150 books, including a few bestsellers, and has personally written an...

We're taking a break from our regular guest schedule for another Reddit Public Relations Q&A with host Jody Fisher! Answering questions including how to get a job at a big PR agency, the importance of internships and tips on starting your own PR business!  The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR people, reporters and communicators on how the...

What is it about relationships? And why are they so important in PR? Ross Wallenstein is a 20 year veteran of New York politics and public relations agencies. He founded Wall to Wall Communications to create and execute specifically tailored plans designed to work across industries, regions, and market sectors and focuses on earned media, thought leadership, crisis communications, public affairs a...

Jonathan Supranowitz is Director of Communication for the Greenwich Public Schools in CT, where he manages communications strategy, public relations and community relations issues, and serves as liaison to the Board of Education. He spent the bulk of his career as the Vice President of Public Relations for the New York Knicks basketball team and led the PR strategy and response team there. The PR...

Jolene Travis is Executive Director, Public Relations and Editorial Communications at Pratt Institute, where she has worked to develop visibility campaigns that inspire diverse audiences and elevate public awareness through consistent messaging, storytelling, media outreach, brand/marketing, and more. She is the winner of national recognition by PR Daily's Awards, Reputation/Crisis Category, and m...

Nancy Marshall is the PR Maven® and the CEO of Marshall Communications, where she oversees a team handling clients from tourism, education, economic development and healthcare.. Which belies her personal interest in making her community a better place to work and live. Nancy’s 12-steps to your personal brand is a checklist for success, and her Marshall Plan® , a highly detailed strategic marketing...

Johana Caba is Co-Founder and Communications Manager at JM Integrated Marketing in North Carolina. As a PR professional, she’s worked in government and the nonprofit sector and has a passion for sharing her knowledge on communications and marketing, especially for small business owners and entrepreneurs.   The PR Podcast is your view inside the public relations business. We talk with great PR...

Scott Kaminski is a corporate marketing communications and public relations pro based in North Carolina. His long career in communications started with the US Navy, where he oversaw all communications for the USS Belleau Wood including a historic port visit to Russia. He does it all: including marketing and advertising campaign development and strategy, social media and web comms, internal communi...

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 indus...

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...

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, socia...

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 grea...

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...

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 ch...

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....

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, financi...