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Cheesy Lessons In Crisis Management From A Viral Mishap
Oct. 7, 2024

Cheesy Lessons In Crisis Management From A Viral Mishap

That Solo Life, Episode 269: Cheesy Lessons In Crisis Management From A Viral MishapIn this Episode In episode 269 of “That Solo Life” podcast, Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane discuss the viral video of a customer receivin...

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Why Media Literacy is Crucial in an Age of Untruths
Sept. 30, 2024

Why Media Literacy is Crucial in an Age of Untruths

That Solo Life, Episode 268: Why Media Literacy is Crucial in an Age of UntruthsIn this Episode In this episode of That Solo Life, co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kaen discuss the importance of media literacy and comba...

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Beyond the Pretty: Understanding the True Value of PR
Sept. 23, 2024

Beyond the Pretty: Understanding the True Value of PR

That Solo Life, Episode 267: Beyond the Pretty: Understanding the True Value of PRIn this Episode In this episode of That Solo Life , co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane dive into the evolving landscape of public rela...

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Navigating the New Normal of AI
Sept. 16, 2024

Navigating the New Normal of AI

That Solo Life, Episode 266: Navigating the New Normal of AI In this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane delve into the complex and evolving relationship between artificial...

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How PR Pros Can Leverage that Back to School Energy
Sept. 9, 2024

How PR Pros Can Leverage that Back to School Energy

That Solo Life, Episode 265: How PR Pros Can Leverage that Back to School EnergyIn this Episode It’s back to school season and for Solo PR Pros it’s a great time to refresh and reset. In today’s episode Karen Swim, APR and...

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The Client Conversations You Need to Have Now
Sept. 2, 2024

The Client Conversations You Need to Have Now

In this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane dive into the importance of year-end client conversations for PR professionals and marketers. As the final quarter of the year a...

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How To Transform PR With Trauma-Informed Practices with Kahshanna Evans
Aug. 26, 2024

How To Transform PR With Trauma-Informed Practices with Kahshanna Eva…

That Solo Life, Episode 263: How To Transform PR With Trauma-Informed Practices with Kahshanna EvansIn this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," co-hosts Karen Swim and Michelle Kane are joined by the passionate and...

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Establishing and Proving the Value of Public Relations
Aug. 19, 2024

Establishing and Proving the Value of Public Relations

This episode dives into the ongoing challenge of establishing and proving the value of public relations work to clients.

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On the Edge of Ethics
Aug. 12, 2024

On the Edge of Ethics

That Solo Life Episode 261: On the Edge of Ethics In this Episode Has being edgy gone too far? In today’s episode of That Solo Life podcast, Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane discuss the controversial topic of sensationalize...

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How To Break In or Out of Being a Solo PR Pro
Aug. 5, 2024

How To Break In or Out of Being a Solo PR Pro

That Solo Life Episode 260: How To Break In or Out of Being a Solo PR Pro In this Episode Do you want to make the leap to being a Solo PR Pro? Or are you a Solo longing for the steady rhythm and challenge of an in-house job...

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How To Keep Your Head When Everyone Is Losing Theirs
July 29, 2024

How To Keep Your Head When Everyone Is Losing Theirs

That Solo Life Episode 259: How To Keep Your Head When Everyone Is Losing Theirs In this Episode Today’s episode of "That Solo Life," features an honest discussion about the challenges of the modern workforce and how Solo P...

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Disconnect, Divisions and the Urgent Need for Diligence in Commmunication
July 22, 2024

Disconnect, Divisions and the Urgent Need for Diligence in Commmunica…

In this episode of ”That Solo Life,” co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane tackle the profound impact of words in communication and the weighty responsibility of public relations professionals in today’s hyper-triggered culture.

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How PR Pros Can Stand Strong in Uncertain Times
July 15, 2024

How PR Pros Can Stand Strong in Uncertain Times

That Solo Life, Episode 257: How PR Pros Can Stand Strong in Uncertain TimesIn this Episode The practice of public relations is not for the faint of heart. Whether you are in-house or running your own shop, the work can be c...

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PR Challenges: Post-Pandemic - Events, Energy Levels, and Customer Service
July 1, 2024

PR Challenges: Post-Pandemic - Events, Energy Levels, and Customer Se…

That Solo Life, Episode 256: PR ChallengesPost-Pandemic : Events, Energy Levels and Customer Service In this Episode In this episode, Karen Swim and Michelle Kane, discuss the various challenges and changes that the post-pan...

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The Powerful Reasons PR Pros Must Vet Everything
June 24, 2024

The Powerful Reasons PR Pros Must Vet Everything

That Solo Life, Episode 255: The Powerful Reasons PR Pros Must Vet EverythingIn this Episode In episode 255 of “That Solo Life,” Karen Swim and Michelle Kane discuss the role of vetting in public relations, and the need ...

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The Work of Diversity, A Conversation with Anetra Henry
June 17, 2024

The Work of Diversity, A Conversation with Anetra Henry

That Solo Life, Episode 254: The Work of Diversity - A Conversation with Anetra Henry In this Episode Anetra Henry, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Public Relations joins Karen Swim, APR and Mic...

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The PR Measurement Strategy You Need to Grow
June 10, 2024

The PR Measurement Strategy You Need to Grow

That Solo Life, Episode 253: The PR Measurement Strategy You Need to GrowIn this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," co-hosts Michelle Kane and Karen Swim discuss another side of measurement in the PR industry. W...

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Happy Everything, What We Get Wrong About Holiday Messaging
June 5, 2024

Happy Everything, What We Get Wrong About Holiday Messaging

That Solo Life, Episode 252: Happy Everything, What We Get Wrong About Holiday MessagingIn this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," co-hosts Karen Swim and Michelle Kane reflect on Memorial Day and discuss the impor...

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Finding Balance And Minimizing Burnout In A Chaotic World
May 27, 2024

Finding Balance And Minimizing Burnout In A Chaotic World

In this Mental Health Awareness Month episode of ”That Solo Life,” co-hosts Karen Swim, APR and Michelle Kane delve into the topic of navigating fatigue and finding balance in the midst of global stressors and personal challenges.

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Why PR Pros Need to Level Up Their Personal Brand
May 20, 2024

Why PR Pros Need to Level Up Their Personal Brand

Welcome to another episode of That Solo Life, where we dive into the world of PR and marketing for independent professionals. In this episode, we discuss the power of personal branding in the PR industry. Publicists have rece...

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How to Avoid the Dreaded Reviewer's Remorse
May 13, 2024

How to Avoid the Dreaded Reviewer's Remorse

That Solo Life, Episode 249: How to Avoid the Dreaded Reviewer's Remorse In this Episode In this episode of "That Solo Life," Karen and Michelle dive into the common struggle of "reviewer's remorse" that many PR pros, markete...

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The New Balancing Act of Communication
May 6, 2024

The New Balancing Act of Communication

In this episode of ”That Solo Life,” co-hosts Michelle Kane and Karen Swim delve into the challenging topic of addressing current social and political conflicts in the workplace. The episode opens with a discussion about the ongoing Israeli-Gaza conflict and the protests happening across the United…

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Everything Old is New Again
April 29, 2024

Everything Old is New Again

That Solo Life: Episode 247Everything Old is New AgainIn this Episode Karen Swim, APR, of Solo PR, and Michelle Kane, of Voice Matters delve into the importance of getting back to basics in our PR and marketing businesses. ...

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Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern PR Pro
April 22, 2024

Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern PR Pro

Discussing ethical and legal challenges for public relations professionals with Cayce Myers, Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., APR, an experienced PR professional, author and professor.

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