To start our interview on Microsoft Teams, Kevin Cook immediately addresses the overall theme of leadership. The president of the Chicago office of Edelman is gracious in acknowledgement of the leaders and mentors he’s worked with during his career. He mentions the lessons of company founder D...

About Reception December 4, 2019The Casino Peter Debreceny, Vice President – International of the Arthur W. Page Society, was honored December 4 as the Distinguished Senior Leader of 2019 by the Chicago Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Approximately 70 senior public ...

About Reception Michelle Flowers Welch Receives “Distinguished Senior Leader’ Honor December 7, 2017The Fortnightly of Chicago Michelle Flowers Welch, founder and chairman of the Flowers Communications Group, received the Chicago PRSA Chapter’s 2017 Distinguished Senior Leader...

Driven. Passionate. Visionary. Inspiring. These are a few words one might use to describe Michelle Flowers Welch, Founder and Chairman of Flowers Communications Group (FCG), a multicultural, integrated marketing agency.   But I'll let you decide for yourself.Of course, good leaders don't ...

By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude) The value of regular, timely, accurate and effective during the most serious public threat of our lifetimes and ongoing national discordance encapsulates the perspectives shared by a panel of communicators last week during “It’s 2021 — What ...

The Public Relations Society of America’s Chicago Chapter is excited to announce its 2021 board of directors. PRSA Chicago is the fourth largest chapter in the country with nearly 400 members. The chapter was founded in 1948 to provide professionals with programs and activities designed to mee...

During Black History Month, we acknowledge and celebrate all the Black communications professionals who have made and continue to make an impact in our industry. Throughout the month, be on the lookout for content across our social channels, as well as PRSA publications and programming. PRSA Chicag...

By Laura Moy, a recent graduate of DePaul University From waiting tables, becoming an overnight DJ and now the President of Golin’s Central Region, Ginger Porter’s story is one of grit, optimism and out-of-the-box thinking. For many college students the concept of “adulting̶...

2020 has been a challenging year for so many reasons. One of the key issues highlighted this past year is the continuation of systemic racism and inequity across America. Looking closer at statistics in the public relations industry, I was shocked at our collective lack of diversity. Only 8.3 perce...

On November 29, 2019 a barn on African Safari Wildlife Park (ASWP) caught fire killing 10 exotic animals. It was Thanksgiving weekend, and everybody was with family miles away from the park. Only the general manager was on site and he immediately called 911 and one of the owners, Holly Hunt. Without...