Heidi talks about the influence for starting her own PR agency, the impact of breaking off from her business partner and what she’s learned from starting her own podcast. 

Heidi Hedquist has more than 20 years of success in editorial, event planning, media relations, and guerilla marketing across the entertainment, corporate and non-profit sectors.

She is the original Editor-in-Chief of After 5 Detroit, the region’s premier digital lifestyle magazine. 

Her broadcast experience includes producing Ready, Set, Go! All Things Autism for WJR 760 AM and her current endeavors as co-host and producer of the podcasts Why? the Podcast and Rock ‘n’ Roll Grad School.

She has managed initiatives for such clients as Autism Speaks, Habitat for Humanity, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Greektown Casino-Hotel, Desert Diamond Casino, Dana Corporation, and Fiat Chrysler.

A Detroit native, she remains on her quest to prove that everything great has a connection to the Motor City. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihedquist/

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