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Show Notes:
Kelly Fletcher is the founder and CEO of Fletcher Marketing & PR. She is a graduate of Meredith College with a degree in communications. She is the host of Ms. InterPReted Podcast: Public Relations Demystified. A former Miss North Carolina Kelly specializes in helping companies target and reach the female audience. She speaks about her career and her many pivots in building and leading a global agency. Listen to her insight on the power of coaches and why she has used one her entire career.
- (2:00) How is the marketing, PR, media, and crisis communications industry changing today?
- The how and why of reaching the female audience.
- (14:30) You can’t fix communications problems unless you fix operational issues first.
- (21:00) Why Kelly “the expert” hired an expert to help her with her personal “rebranding.”
- (24:00) What I appreciate about Kelly…her leadership, humility, and experience.
- (27:00) How Kelly continues to grow and navigate through difficult times.
- (30:00) Kelly hires a mindset coach to help her go to the next level. Why do high performers have a coach and why does it matter?
- (40:00) Why Kelly is hiring business coaching for her son for Christmas.
- (46:00) How to build your culture in a remote environment and why it is so important for a business and relationships with your team.
- (51:00) What is the biggest challenge of the remote workplace environment?
- Book Recommendations
- The Secret Life of the Savoy Hotel – Olivia Williams
- (57:00) If Kelly could give a State of the Union Address to the American people this is what she would say.
- “Sphere of Influence vs. Sphere of Control”
- “We all need to do the hard work of becoming a good person!”
- As we are about to land the plane Kelly decides to tell a story about her “blanky!” 🙂 Go Kelly!!!
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