Karen van Bergen is beginning her fourth month as the first CEO of the 6,000-person Omnicom Public Relations Group that oversees 10 primary PR agency brands — including FleishmanHillard, Ketchum and Porter Novelli. In this Career Capsule, Karen writes about how she discovered and fell in love with public relations. By Karen van Bergen As I came to the…… Continue reading Career Capsule: Omnicom’s Karen van Bergen Says ‘Trust Your Gut’
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Renee Wilson: A Purposeful Career Path
Renee Wilson became president of the PR Council last month after a long career in a variety of agency roles–most recently as chief client officer at MSLGroup. In this Career Capsule Renee Wilson discusses her early jobs and how they influenced her career. Before I even knew what public relations was, I was seeking out…… Continue reading Renee Wilson: A Purposeful Career Path
Tim Blair Proves Early Career Plans Can Change
Like many who have written here, I didn’t anticipate becoming a corporate communications professional until I had already completed my undergraduate work. As an undergraduate at Marquette University, I was convinced that coaching basketball was my future. However, as collegiate idealism gave way to the realism of life I realized that the critical thinking, writing,…… Continue reading Tim Blair Proves Early Career Plans Can Change