The PRovoke Media Podcast

Athletes and activism in 2020 (Ep. 250)

Berk Communications founder and CEO Ron Berkowitz joins Diana Marszalek on the PRovoke podcast to talk about how professional athletes and players this year have leveraged their personal brands to take a step forward as leadership and role models and push for change. The discussion covers how sport has reflected bigger issues in the world, from Black Lives Matter to cancel culture, and the impact of having no sports to gather around in the year of Covid.

The Innovation Driving #BlackLivesMatter's Grassroots Movement (Ep. 249)

This episode of the PRovoke Podcast features a group from Kivvit who integrated innovation thinking with diversity, equity and inclusion. This group — Zach Silber, Taylor Cavazos, Hira Shaikh and Brad Weekes — published a #BlackLivesMatter Insights Report that explores the engagement behind this summer’s movement, including the key digital drivers that sparked and sustained the momentum — and the ultimate takeaway for brands.

Show Notes
#BlackLivesMatter Insights Report
Video Q&A
Innovator 25 — Americas 2020

 

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.