The PRovoke Media Podcast

Kathy Bloomgarden On Where We Go From Here (Ep.248)

Ruder Finn CEO Kathy Bloomgarden joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to talk about how communications is continuing to evolve with each new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Using Hip Hop To Promote Health Equity (Ep. 247)

 

Hip Hop Public Health executive director Lori Rose Benson and Finn Partners senior partner Helen Shelton join Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to talk about how using popular music to deliver health and safety information to an underserved youth audience has resonated during the Covid pandemic.

Partner Series: Vikki Chowney On Digital Transformation Post-Covid

H+K Strategies global head of content and publishing Vikki Chowney discusses the digital advances that the PR industry has made in 2020, and whether these are likely to persist in 2021 and beyond. In an expansive conversation, Chowney covers such areas as the benefits of virtual collaboration, the relative merits of different social media platforms, and the importance of authentic, co-created content. 

Rachel Friend on her new roles at W Communications & the PRCA (Ep. 246)

Former Weber Shandwick London CEO Rachel Friend joins Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke podcast to talk about her twin new roles and priorities as CEO of award-winning consumer agency W Communications and as the incoming chair of the Public Relations and Communications Association.

Luminaries Mentoring Series: Kelly McGinnis + Maureen Lippe

This episode features Kelly McGinnis, SVP & Chief Communications Officer at Levi Strauss and Maureen Lippe, Founder & Chairman of Lippe Taylor. The conversation, moderated by PRovoke's executive editor Aarti Shah, covers the importance of trusting your instincts, the crucial workplace transitions that are necessary as professionals grow into leadership roles, why vulnerability builds effective and empathetic leadership, and the longview on purpose and the pandemic — and more.

Next 20: Asia-Pacific Digital Innovation with Zeno's Paul Mottram

Zeno Group Asia-Pacific president Paul Mottram joins the PRovoke podcast to discuss last week's Digital Innovation roundtable, which was conducted by PRovoke in conjunction with Zeno and APACD. The discussion brought together nine of Asia-Pacific’s leading marketing and communications executives to examine how digital innovation has changed (or not) as a result of this years Covid-19 pandemic.

Intersection Series: Journalist S. Mitra Kalita on the Limitations of Objectivity

In this episode of Intersection, S. Mitra Kalita, SVP at CNN, joins the discussion. We talk about Kalita's new project as she leaves CNN and what her 20+ career in newsrooms has taught her about the media, storytelling, objectivity — and the impact on telling diverse and authentic stories. The conversation also features Praytell's VP of brand allyship Stefan Embry and is hosted by Aarti Shah. Intersection is a video series that PRovoke Media has launched in partnership with Praytell.

Corporate communications & leadership in the pandemic era (Ep. 245)

Alberto Lopez Valenzuela – CEO of reputation intelligence, analysis and media monitoring firm Alva and author of The Connecting Leader – joins Maja Pawinska Sims on the PRovoke podcast to talk about how the pandemic has impacted on corporate communications, leadership, employee engagement, reputation and purpose in 2020, and beyond.

Mike Paul on the New Reality of DE&I and Crisis Communications (Ep. 244)

Mike Paul, founder and president of Reputation Doctor, talks to Aarti Shah about the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the PR industry, how the pandemic will permanently change work — and why 2020 should not turn every PR professional into a crisis expert.

Podcast: Why Farmers Need A Voice In The Sustainability Conversation (Ep. 243)

Patrick Criteser, CEO of farmer-owned Oregon dairy company Tillamook, talks to Diana Marszalek about wanting farmers to be a more vocal part of the global conversation on pertinent issues such as food safety, sustainability and hunger, as well as the toll that Covid-19 has taken on the agriculture industry.