CeCe Marizu, Account Executive “At least you can make waffles.” That was the text from my mom when I told her for the third time Southwest Airlines had lost my baggage from Salt Lake City to Chicago. Of all the things I chose to carry on with me I chose a waffle maker… Yes, a
Dennis Culloton, President & CEO All communications professionals should take note of the latest census data. America is developing into a "plurality nation" comprised of a multiplicity of racial groups. By the end of the decade, according the New York Times, no single racial or ethnic group will constitute a majority in children 18 and
Jodie (Shpritz) Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding Even though I'm Jewish we still celebrated Christmas. I mean what's better than eating candy Christmas morning, getting a Caboodle, a CareBares game and Love Buds (whatever those were). I personally loved my red and white flannel nightgown that I chose special for the occasion.
Jodie (Shpritz) Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding My world is ending All good things must come to an end You should have eaten that piece of cake because now you can’t Apocalypse why are you happening now? I still have so many great PR plans to execute Nobody will be left, prepare
Julia Schatz, Consultant Last week I picked up a Redeye newspaper with Derrick Rose on the cover. The headline read, “REDEYE POP PERSON OF THE YEAR: D-ROSE, Off the Court and On, He’s Chicago’s Favorite Son.” Later that same morning, Crain’s Chicago Business led me to an article in ChicagoSide dissecting Jay Cutler’s very negative
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Tracey Mendrek, Senior Consultant Last week I learned that Dick Costolo, CEO at Twitter, and I have something in common. We are both currently reading “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain. I know this because at the end of the day, instead of reading my book I perused Twitter. I recently heard Mr. Costolo speak
CeCe Marizu, Account Executive “What do you want from Santa this year?” I said with a big smile on my face to a little boy when I was in high school. He looked at me and simply mumbled under his breath, “Santa doesn’t come to my house.” You never forget moments like those. They make
Patrick Skarr, Account Supervisor Republicans – even that rarer breed, Illinois Republicans, woke up on Nov. 6 with a small sense of optimism. The polls and the underlying statistical assumptions offered a beguiling sense of optimism and hope that there was a viable – albeit convoluted path to victory. Then collectively somewhere between 7:30 and
Ashleigh Johnston, Consultant For all my fellow young professionals out there, this one is for you. I’ve been reflecting on my job performance over the past year and I began to recognize a common theme. There were times when something would come across my desk that I proofed and sent back but really didn’t change