Helene Solomon

Ashley McCown

Lauren Louison

Tina Cassidy

Jeanne Ellinport

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

The principals of SM& are all available for speaking engagements. In the past, they have spoken to a wide variety of audiences and organizations, including:

Build Boston, Sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects
Associated General Contractors
Massachusetts Oil & Heat Council
National Park Service
Boston Women Communicators
Publicity Club of New England
The Commonwealth Institute
The Boston Club
Boston University
Simmons College
Emerson College
New England Human Resource Association
Massachusetts Lodging Association
LISC National Conference

Some of the topics on which they are qualified to speak are:

Helene Solomon, President and CEO

From Press to Politics to PR: Lessons along an Unpredictable Pathway
The Leadership Baton: Nourishing Future Leaders by Mentoring and Training Young Staff
An Innocent Man: Coordinating Legal and PR Strategy in the Face of the Most Visible Story of the Year (Scandal in the Church)
Lighting the Fire: How Long to Impact When Starting a PR Program?

Ashley McCown, Executive Vice President

The Court of Public Opinion: How Shaping Perception Can Shape Legal Outcomes
Help, The Media Is Here! Working with Press, Diffusing a Crisis
A Watched Pot, Rarely, Boils: Predict and Plan to Avoid Crises
Off the Record, Right? The Art of Effective Media Interviewing
The Bridge to Employees: Crisis Communications for HR Professionals

Lauren Louison, Senior Vice President

Mission Distractions: Common Communications Foibles of Mission-Based Organizations and How to Avoid/Address Them
PR and the Money Train: How Communications Can Help Mission-Based Organizations Raise Funds
Communicating from the Ivory Tower: PR and Educational Institutions