I'm an Aussie with American citizenship who has spent more than a decade in the U.S. working in and around the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem. G'day! I work with a fantastic group of people at Aircover Communications, a "Silicon Valley state of mind" PR agency that focuses on positioning enterprise technology companies in tech and business media. Please get in touch should you be on the hunt for a dynamic PR team!I've worked as a PR consultant for many years, including under my own brand name, Forever Speaks PR, on PR program creation and delivery, brand & media strategy, and thought leadership content. I think global act local, with experience covering in-house and agency. I am a driven motivator and excel at raising the bar in PR team performance. I have experience across corporate - both internal and external, content marketing, media relations, and event management across pretty much every industry sector. I have enviable media contacts across Tier 1 and technology trade media and importantly, I have a good flair for news and upcoming trends. That means with a timely and newsworthy story — which I will help you to create — I can help you to move the needle for your business. Knowing how to create a business story and find the right audience is my forte, and I’ve helped countless companies raise brand awareness and experience impactful results.I am a strategic adviser with proactive and reactive media experience dealing with high-stakes issues and communication challenges. Importantly, if I need help doing it, I know who to ask. My network extends 8550 LinkedIn connections. I've worked with global companies such as PR firms Porter Novelli and Edelman, financial services and healthcare insurance provider, Mercer, with unicorn startups to IPO including Anaplan and Avast, leading PR for the technology solutions practice with commercial real estate firm, Cushman & Wakefield, in the film world with U.S. director Tim Burton, and with the Australian and U.K. governments. A lot has been achieved for companies across award winning campaigns.Specialties: Media relations, strategic communications, brand & company reputation, stakeholder liaison including sponsors and high profile personnel/CEOs, writing, issues management.