Public relations and communications professional. Passionate about sports, photography, travel, friends and family. Minnesota native, looking for where life will take me next.
"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." --aaron rose
So, I’m sure many of you do not religiously watch Bravo like I do… but stay with me on this one. Bravo’s newest TV show “Kell on Earth” follows Kelly Cutrone and her minions at People’s Revolution in the fast-paced world of fashion public relations.
Cutrone is cut-throat and intimidating as hell, and infamous for the line, “If you have to cry, go outside.” (Note: I would never work at a place where employees bursting into tears happened enough times for that rule to be in place). Yikes.
A recent episode, however, let loose another strange rule at People’s Revolution: employees are not allowed to use social media.
**Update: I was informed by Katy Smith that, in fact, employees of People’s Revolution are using social media. However, given the recent episode where a new hire was terminated for tweeting about being hired, I am leaving up this post. I’m still interested to hear your thoughts about social media policies.
Even for a Monday, today was quite the crazy day. Between meetings, tight deadlines, prepping for being out of town (and out of touch) this weekend and sharing my big news – the day felt consistently frantic.
Thank goodness for inventions like Pandora.com because tuning into my “You’re My Home” station helps to bring everything back to earth. When moments of clarity can be hard to find, it’s important to take time – even if it’s just a few seconds – to re-focus, re-commit and re-energize.
So, I present to you…my moment of zen for the day.
What is it that you do to reset your mind when it’s crazed or clouded?
P.S. I tried to find a better video (one that wasn’t so creepy) but struck out. Sorry.
Well, as many people know… I am recently (very recently) engaged. The past 24 hours have been exciting, happy, busy and overwhelming. Wisely, I waited until the next morning to start sharing the news with family and friends. This is, by far, the biggest news I have ever had to share with so many people and I wasn’t entirely prepared for the process.
Naturally, the first form of communication was a phone call to my parents and sister, followed by a picture text of the ring. Following a phone call to my grandma, I resorted to text message to share the news en masse. All of this, plus the phone calls that followed were completely expected. However, the announcement via social media was quite a task.
Congratulations tweets from Madeline Koch and Paul DeBettignies were the beginning, followed by congratulations and excitement from all of the great people I know online and in real life. The official changing of the Facebook status and obligatory photos unleashed even more.
I am so very grateful to have so many people who care about me and love me. And that isn’t the point of this post. I am truly amazed at how differently information is shared, especially huge life-changing information. The utter speed of communication and response is exciting, and alarming! I am still working to catch up, say thank you and update everyone on the news. This entire process has truly opened my eyes to communication of the future, and at the same time, how traditional communication – over the phone and in person – is still necessary, and important.
Well, I’m off to make more phone calls to family, but this is definitely a moment and a day that I never want to forget. Thank you to all of you for being my support, sounding boards, friends and mentors.
Though I wasn’t able to attend, I tuned in to the most recent MIMA event, where a large portion of the discussion focused on the future of mobile. Panelists argued that businesses and communicators need to prepare for the future – and the future is mobile.
I recently purchased a smart phone, and I wasn’t entirely convinced of the mobile-phenomenon until I read this article. To summarize: almost 1/3 of all Americans do not have access to Internet. Prevented by cost, location or necessary equipment, a significant portion of our country is cut off from an ever-growing means of communicating.
While doing some quick research on Facebook Causes for a client, I was greeted by a lovelyadvertisement from Facebook.
I’m not sure how Facebook determined that I was about to turn 36, when I am in fact about to turn 24. (March 20, mark your calendars).
I have decided that this might be worse than the targeted advertisements that Facebook normally chooses for me, such as weight loss, teeth whiteners and coupons for cupcakes.
Or, perhaps Facebook is mocking my fear of my mid-twenties by catapulting me into my mid-thirties…
Next post in the series… What my Sorority taught me about: [FILL IN THE BLANK]”
Today, Politics.
Through various collegiate and professional experiences, I have become more and more exposed to (and interested in) politics. Attending college during the 2004 Presidential election (also being the first where I could vote) opened my eyes to the conflicts that arise when political lines are drawn in the sand (or snow). However, I also learned A LOT about politics within the walls of my sorority, and while serving as President of the Panhellenic Council. Note: if you’re not Greek, that means nothing to you. Translation: I was President of the group that governs all sororities on campus.
My first in a probable series of “What my Sorority taught me about: [fill in the blank].”
Today, NETWORKING.
The concept of meeting new people, is a frightening one to me. I become increasingly awkward, horrible at small talk and shy when in situations where I don’t know anyone. One of my many professional goals for 2010 is to attend more, and become more comfortable at, networking events.
Being Greek, there are numerous opportunities that require you to mingle with unknown individuals. Through those instances, I have learned many skills that I can translate to professional networking events.
Public relations and communications professional. Passionate about sports, photography, travel, friends and family. Minnesota native, looking for where life will take me next.
Cutrone is cut-throat and intimidating as hell, and infamous for the line, “If you have to cry, go outside.” (Note: I would never work at a place where employees bursting into tears happened enough times for that rule to be in place). Yikes. 
