Todd U. Email & Phone Number

My core belief is that communication is the key to everything. If you can’t communicate with your audiences, you can’t be successful.For the last 10 years of my career, I’ve enhanced brand awareness for consumer-facing brands and developed thought leadership for organizational executives. I have a knack for identifying the news hook or finding an alternative angle for pitching a story, and I understand what it takes to place a story thanks to my early career as a reporter and editor. Consequently, I’m also great at building relationships—especially with journalists.I’m known for having a steady hand in a crisis situation. Working in PR isn’t your typical 9-5 job, so I’m remarkably familiar with making myself available on short notice whether it’s nights or weekends.- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS -📌 Securing 150+ placements worth $5M in ad value in 2020 and exceeding KPIs for major media placements 200% for 3 prior years📌 Establishing an organization’s CEO as a thought leader by acquiring a placement for a regular column in The Washington Post📌 Positioning an organization to provide operational guidance and support government policy that would protect members’ businesses with a strategic media plan responding to the 2019 Federal Government Shutdown and 2020 PandemicLET’S CONNECT: I’m an ambitious communicator who has dealt with internal communications, crisis communications, and policy/government affairs. If you’re looking to add an asset on your team to identify trends and develop forward-looking and data-driven communications plans, I’d love to connect!👥 Send me a Connection Request (Please "Add a note" or "Personalize invite" to get a response!)📧 Or send an email to todd.usher@gmail.comWORK LIFE BALANCE: I’m a father to twin girls and an auto racing fan. I also enjoy golf, guitar playing, reading, solving puzzles and crosswords, and Lego model building.SPECIALTIES: Public Relations, Media Relations, Crisis Communications, Issue Management, Brand Positioning and Management, Brand Awareness, Thought Leadership, Media Placement, Corporate Communications, Relationship Building

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  Indiana University Bloomington

  Journalism