Articles on PR for People

Where have all the Man Buns gone?

My friend, Phyllis Korkki, Assignment Editor for the New York Times wrote an article “Spare a Hair Band? A Man Bun to Go”. Phyllis’s article ran a year ago but lately, the man bun phenomenon seems to have stalled.  In fact, the more we searched for man buns on the street, the fewer we found. My last...


Need Money? Get a Life! Wali Collins and his Y’NEVANO philosophy

NYC Comedian and Entrepreneur Wali Collins has created a popular movement around his book The Y'NEVANO Book of ENCOURAGEMENTS.  


A Winding Path

Laura Longley didn’t start out to be a talk radio host or a spiritually-oriented coach for people in career and life transitions. In fact, her family taught her to value math and science skills, so she worked in IT for 28 years.

“I liked getting a paycheck,” she said. “But beyond that…” she trails off, searching for other moments of pleasure, not finding many.

Beyond interacting with people, not much about IT project...


Whose Ashes Are These, Anyway?

There has been much hoopla surrounding the construction and completion of Tower One at New York’s “Ground Zero.” It seems to me to be a modern analog to the recurring myths of reincarnation in a similar (or even identical) form.

Throughout the ages we, as a species, have been fascinated by the possibility of and the hope for rebirth. Almost every culture has believed that an immutable spirit or soul inhabits every person and has...


The Lowest Point in Life? Impossible.

When you are so convinced that life sucks, consider this: It could be worse. Think of those days when you felt like life punched you in the gut. It always could have been worse. No matter how “bad” you believe it is, it could have been worse.

There is no such thing as the “lowest point in your life” because you can always go lower. So instead of focusing and getting depressed on how bad you think life is, take joy in knowing it...


A Self-Remade Man

Ron Flavin is a self-made man. And a self-remade man.

A high school drop-out – one who now holds an MBA – he went into business at age 21, starting with a chain of retail stores. In his mid-30s he and his partner went into the sports apparel and poster business.

For the next few years things went well for Flavin. His company was selling their wares in Walgreens, Kroeger, Big 5 and the biggest dog of them all, Wal-Mart...


NadezhdaPopova: Rising To Her Times

Nadezhda Popova was a true heroine of the Soviet Union – a real-life Luke Skywalker who flew biplanes with canvas wings over enemy territory to drop bombs on the advancing German Army.

She was from Donetsk – that embattled part of eastern Ukraine that is mostly Russian-speaking today and was firmly a part of Stalin’s empire. In Russian, her name was “Nadia.” And, by all accounts, she was all woman.

The women of the...


Step-By-Step Wellness

“Moving Forward: Wellness One Step at a Time” is a free, show that provides information, resources and tips to help individuals make small steps to wellness in their lives.

This show is about being curious and seeing what happens with doing, being or embracing something different. It’s about cultivating possibilities and creating a ripple effect of change. It is about being the change one wants to see.

We provide...


From Belarus | Olga Szwed

Olga Szwed is from Gomel the second-largest city in Belarus.  An extraordinary fashion designer/stylist, she came to America to study at the International Academy of Design and Technology. Aside from designing couture fashion for her own proprietary brands, Olga de la Couture, and her former bridal shop La Belle Reve, Olga is the creative director and designer for Poppy & Bloom, which offers whimsical prints, timeless shapes, and...


On a Note of Hope: Mexican Entrepreneur and Opera Tenor Starts Over in the U.S.

Juan Miguel Lopez was a successful entrepreneur from a family of entrepreneurs in Mexico. He owned a bar, a nightclub and two restaurants in Leon, Guanajuato State. He was also an opera tenor, director of art conservation programs, and a TV show host supporting the preservation of Mexican traditions.

Then 9/11 happened. After the terrorist attacks on the United States, the U.S. tightened trade restrictions on many countries,...