9 to 5ish with theSkimm

PR Expert Lauren Wesley Wilson on Making Competitive Industries More Inclusive


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Lauren Wesley Wilson worked for politicians and crisis comms firms for years before she decided to start her own organization, ColorComm. ColorComm started as a luncheon series over ten years ago, and now has grown to become the nation’s leading women’s platform addressing diversity & inclusion across the communications, marketing, advertising, and media industries. This week, Lauren told us how she sought out to make the notoriously competitive communications industry more inclusive. 


In this episode, Lauren shares: 

  • How she navigated a cutthroat industry when she was starting out 
  • Why she knew she needed to start ColorComm
  • What she gave up to found ColorComm
  • How she made the time and space for her personal life
  • The goals she created for her personal life
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