73 - Anne Marie Aikins: Communications pro and media relations strategist

73 - Anne Marie Aikins: Communications pro and media relations strategist

Anne Marie Aikins is a long-time communications pro and media relations strategist. She's the kind of communications leader you want to have in your corner both in the good time and the bad. We talked about the state of journalism, media training techniques used by the pros, advice for young people getting into communications and much more. 

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30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

Bob Pickard is a well-known public relations and communications professional with more than three decades of experience under his belt. Bob is currently the Principal of Signal Leadership Communication Inc. - a consultancy that helps CEOs communicate authentically by striking the right chord in the real-time now of social sentiment.

I really enjoyed this chat with Bob, who is a kindred spirit of sorts. We’ve both been in the business for many years and it was great to get his insights and perspectives on a number of communications-related topics. Our conversation was 60 minutes and it really flew by. I think we could have easily done two or three hours. I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to chat with him in person once again once the pandemic situation is in the rearview mirror.

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29 - Dianne Martin: A nursing leader's thoughts on the pandemic and where we're headed

29 - Dianne Martin: A nursing leader's thoughts on the pandemic and where we're headed

I had Dianne Martin (the CEO of WeRPN) on the podcast just a few months ago and we had a great chat but pretty much everything has changed since then, particularly around the world of healthcare. While our first podcast interview was done in person at WeRPN’s offices in Mississauga, we had to do this one virtually because of the continuing lockdown. We chatted about the handling of the pandemic so far, the debate about wearing masks for the general public, the state of the economy, challenges facing nurses during these strange times and much more.

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