62: SIDE HUSTLE SPECIAL: Passion Projects and Business Adventures with April and Laura

April 8, 2022 0 Comments

On this episode of the PR Wine Down podcast, your favorite hosts are the news topics du jour! April and Laura are sitting down for a one-on-one chat, to give you an exclusive look into their current passion projects and latest business ventures. Tune in to hear all about April’s new store, Cowgirls & Fairies, …

61: Steve Markman – Speaking Engagement Strategies for Today’s Thought Leaders

March 25, 2022 0 Comments

On the show this week, hosts April and Laura welcome special guest, Steve Markman. As the founder of Markman Speaker Management, LLC., he’s here to discuss the power of speaking engagement for executives and through leaders seeking to build their professional reputations, boost their brands and reach a wider audience for their businesses. Our hosts …

60: Jay Jaye – Best Practices in Personal Branding for PR Pros

March 11, 2022 0 Comments

Hosts April and Laura are joined this week by Jay Jaye, founder of the Ace of Spades PR and social media agency. He’s here to share his professional journey from world-class magician to accomplished agency owner, including advice for entrepreneurs, common branding blunders and an inside scoop on how to best position your application for …

59: Robert Hatcher, III – Analytical Advertising and Making Marketing Magic

February 25, 2022 0 Comments

Welcome back to the Wine Down! This week on the show, co-hosts April and Laura are welcoming special guest Robert Hatcher, III to the recording booth. Robert is a self-described full-funnel marketer with a decade of marketing agency experience, and is currently the Global PPC Manager at LogicMonitor. Together they’re breaking down the evolution of …

58: Angela Bonnici – Agency Operations: From Over-Servicing to Over-Delivering

February 11, 2022 0 Comments

Today on the show, your favorite hosts are chatting with Angela Bonnici, Chief Publicity Officer at Super Connector Media. They’re tackling the common pain points and challenges PR practitioners face —from client management to account profitability. They also take a deep dive into agency leadership, operational efficiency and lessons learned from their favorite PR roles …

57: Ronjini Joshua – Handling Hiring, Navigating Newsletters and the Path to Agency Ownership

January 28, 2022 0 Comments

Ready to Wine Down? On the show this week, April and Laura are chatting with Ronjini Joshua. She’s the CEO of the Silver Telegram PR agency and the podcast host and author behind “The PR Playbook.” Ronjini is here to discuss her career journey and life an as agency owner, including lessons learned along the …

56: Donna Loughlin – Trade Shows, Tech & Tackling the Work-Life Balance

January 14, 2022 0 Comments

In the virtual recording booth this week our hosts welcome Donna Loughlin, founder and president of Loughlin/Michaels Group PR (LMGPR). She’s here to chat with April and Laura about the evolution of the Silicon Valley tech scene and how the pandemic has changed trade shows and supply chain issues for the tech sector. Together, they …

52: Mandy Menaker – Using Metrics to Make Media Magic

November 19, 2021 0 Comments

On the show this week, out hosts are sitting down in the virtual recording booth with special guest Mandy Menaker, the Global Head of PR at ClassPass! She’s here to share her experience leading the health and wellness brand throughout each phase of the pandemic, and discuss how using metrics can help communicators to generate …

51: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Cheers to One Year of the PR Wine Down Podcast!

November 5, 2021 0 Comments

Stop the presses — Season Two is here! Join us this week for The PR Wine Down Anniversary Special, as our hosts April and Laura grab a glass and reflect on their first year in the virtual recording booth together! With special guest Brandy Whalen, co-founder of Kitcaster and CEO of Whalen Media, they’re discussing …

48: Lee Caraher – The Old, The New and The News

September 24, 2021 0 Comments

This week on the PR Wine Down, our hosts are joined by Lee Caraher. She’s the CEO of Double Forte, a national independent PR and communications agency, and an acclaimed communications strategist. She’s wining down this week on the show to discuss the work Double Forte is doing to close the gender “Say Gap” in …