Episode #108: Our First Jobs, and a New Member of the Family

The Young PR Pros family is expanding. We welcome Clare Bonnyman
as our new assistant producer. Clare has extensive background in
radio editing. We hope her skills will make the show sound even
better in your ear buds on your commute, in the office, or wherever
you listen. OH, and Julia Kent welcomed her new son into the world
on April 6.

Clare is just like you, our listeners, a young professional
wrapping up her studies and ready to tackle the brave new world. We
give her the role of picking this week's topic, to make sure we are
keeping the show relevant and true to our audience. Clare asked
each host to describe their first job.

Julia
Kent talks about her first marketing job at the NAC. Ross
Simmonds shares his first experience as a social media trainer
and strategist for the CBC. And Kristine
D'Arbelles tells the story of her job as a publicist for a
deaf-blind speed skater. Spoiler alert, one of the hosts gets an
honorable trophy for having the coolest first experience. Can you
guess which one? Listen to the full episode to find out!

Growing our podcast family is just the first step in making our
podcast even better. In this episode, you will hear the voice of
listener and fan Adil
Skalli, who shares his ideas for a future episode. We love
Adil's passion and attitude and encourage other listeners to share
their ideas to, by email, on Twitter or Facebook, or send us an
audio clip.

Adil's comment is a good introduction to the new direction of
the podcast. Don't worry, we aren't changing too much. We will
continue to bring you great content on topics that are relevant to
young PR professionals. However, once and a while, we will speak to
a broader audience and offer our advice for ANY
young professional looking to start their career.

We close the show with a new segment called lessons
learned. Each host, including Clare, shares the
number one takeaway from the show.

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