As women, we all know the confidence-boosting feeling that accompanies a visit to the salon. Romana Dekker, the office and PR manager at Bookies Hair Supplies, does her part to supplement the hair care product chain by making sure salons in Holland are stocked with some of today's hottest brands — from KEVIN. MURPHY to…
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Kim Beylin
In Kim Beylin’s line of work, multitasking is a given – easy even. The real struggle is catching a moment to focus amid a glut of media and competing deadlines. Kim is the associate creative director of digital design at the LA branch of Weber Shandwick, a global public relations agency with offices in 74…
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Emily Scherberth
If we ran a PR agency, we'd want Emily Scherberth on our team leading the way. As the chief connections officer of Symphony PR & Marketing, a firm she founded in 2008, she brings more than 15 years of experience developing marketing strategy, branding initiatives, product launches and media relations campaigns for digital media, technology, automotive,…
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Janna Meyrowitz Turner
Janna Meyrowitz Turner was graduating college when she discovered what she wanted to spend the rest of her career doing — PR. After graduation, Janna moved to New York City and immediately found a job at a boutique fashion and lifestyle firm that focused primarily on luxury accessories brands. After working at a second boutique PR…
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Inna Shamis
A life in public relations, especially as president and CEO of a company, sounds wonderful, right? Inna Shamis, a communications specialist with more than 15 years in the pr, marketing communications and client management business, has an even sweeter deal. Why? She has had the opportunity to work with some of the world's most-recognized brands…
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Lesly Cardec
We're called I Want Her Job for a reason, and it's because we firmly believe that you should love your job fiercely — so much that you really want to get out of bed in the morning so you can dive right in. Lesly Cardec, public relations manager at SFN Group, is one of those…
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Jacqueline Lara
Jacqueline Lara is the president and CEO of Mpact PR, which she launched in April of 2008, when she was consulting part-time at an international nonprofit. She went on to work at a specialized PR firm full-time, and maintained two long-term Mpact clients. In August 2010, she left the specialized PR firm to pursue Mpact…
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Bridget Nelson Monroe
Bridget Nelson Monroe is a digital strategist for Beehive PR, an agency based in St. Paul, Minn. In her role, Bridget’s work involves a mix of content strategy, analytics, SEO, writing and editing … basically anything that involves digital content! In her spare time, Bridget likes to volunteer with She’s the First, because she feels…
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Jenna Sauber
How many days do you go to work and wonder, “Am I really making a difference in this world?” Well, if that’s your ultimate goal look no further than Jenna Sauber, a senior online communications associate for the UN Foundation and its Girl Up campaign. Jenna moved to Washington, D.C., in February of 2007, after living…
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Rebecca Chin
Have you ever looked at the cover of Marie Claire or People StyleWatch and wondered, “Who gets to choose the necklace that Taylor Swift wears on the cover?” Well, although she isn’t the one making the final call, Rebecca Chin, a PR manager and sales executive at Yvette Fry, definitely has some, shall we say,…