Colour Me PR

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Michelle Dias is a Brand Public Relations Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group, a professor of Digital Marketing at Seneca College and the Vice President of the Canadian Public Relations Society in Toronto. 

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• LinkedIn: @michelledias
• Twitter: @michelledias
• Instagram: @michellediasagency

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Khairoon Abbas is a Tanzanian-born Canadian professional, with over ten years of experience working with international, educational and non-profit organizations in the field of communications, media and public relations in different parts of the world.

Want to stay connected with Khairoon? Follow her on:

• LinkedIn: @khairoonabbas
• Instagram: @khairoonie
• Twitter: @khairoonissa

Timestamps:

[0:00-1:55] - Introduction

[2:30] - Why Khairoon chose communications

[6:15] - BOSS MOMENT: Changing narratives through travel and education

[10:45] - Working with the UN

[14:20] - What's it like being 'one of few'

[22:40] - 'The arms that carry the child, nurture the nation'

[25:25] - Communication is the engine that will get us to inclusion

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This fun holiday episode features Talar Nersesian, Communications Associate at the Toronto
Rehabilitation Institute and Jorielle Nunag, Account Executive at FleishmanHillard Highroad. As junior communicators, we reflect on some fun experiences thus far in PR, and what the future holds for us. Don't miss out on the advice they offer for junior communicators as well!

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Maxine McDonald is a Senior Director at Media Profile, and the Co-Founder and Chair of Code Black Communicator Network and The Code Black Podcast.
 
 Want to stay connected with Maxine? Follow her on:

• Twitter: @maxinelorna and @codeblackCN
• LinkedIn: @maxinelmcdonald
• Instagram: @maxinelorna and @codeblackcn
• Website: codeblackcn.ca

Timestamps:

 [0:00-5:30] - Introduction
 
 [6:13] - What it means to see representation in the industry
 
 [7:30] - Being different makes you memorable
 
 [9:20] - Why it's important for people to say your name right
 
 [12:15] - The pressures of being "the only one"

 [19:20] - Will DE&I be a fad?

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Dayo Kefentse is the founder and managing director of DAYO Media & Communications, and an industry professional with over 20 years of leadership experience in communications, broadcasting and public affairs.

Want to stay connected with Dayo? Follow her on:

• Twitter: @dayo_kefentse
• LinkedIn: @dayo-kefentse
• Instagram: @dayo_kefentse
• Website: dayo.ca

Timestamps:

[0:00-2:28] - Introduction

[2:29] - Dayo's start in media and move to communications

[11:40] - How BLM has impacted awareness of systemic racism

[17:07] - Why comms professionals need to have an understanding of inclusion

[21:53] - The power of being a junior communicator

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Rohini Mukherji is the Vice President of Integrated Communications at APEX Public Relations, and chairs the marketing committee of the Canadian Public Relations Society Foundation, whose work is focused on making the PR industry more inclusive at all levels of Canadian organizations.

Want to stay connected with Rohini? Follow her here:

• Twitter: @rohinimj
• LinkedIn: @rohinimukherji

Timestamps:

[0:00-2:41] - Introduction

[2:42] - Rohini's reasons to love PR (curiosity, variety and impact)

[6:43] - Does PR really value diversity, equity and inclusion?

[8:22] - Difference between "diversity" and "inclusion"

[11:00] - How organizations can be truly inclusive

[16:40] - What allyship looks like

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You’ve never heard from communicators like us.

Join me for the very first episode of Colour Me PR Podcast where I share a conversation about the importance of representation in the PR industry with President and CEO of Inner Strength Communication Inc. and Co-Founder of A Leader Like Me, Priya Bates. 

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Welcome to Colour Me PR Podcast, a place to be inspired and inspire others. This podcast episode shares a little bit about me and why I launched this platform. Join me in creating a place of recognition for the phenomenal and diverse women in communications that break the ceiling with what they can do.