Mission Mavericks was created by the Central West Coast Chapter to help local nonprofit organizations with communications guidance and support. In this episode, Linda and Paul Johnson, founders of Service Dogs Saving Lives (SDSL), sit down with the CWC Community team to discuss how the Mission Mavericks program benefited SDSL.

Mission Mavericks consistently works with local area groups. Be sure to check https://cwcfpra.com/mission-mavericks/ for future application deadlines.

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Have a suggestion for a future episode? Let us know by filling out this form. For more information on the Central West Coast Chapter of FPRA visit https://cwcfpra.com/

Just Following Up...Again is sponsored by Next Mark.

Next-Mark is a full-service, award-winning marketing communications agency based in Sarasota, FL. It helps business leaders beat their growth targets by delivering better competitive insights, more powerful branding, stronger strategies and faster results. Breaking away from the constraints of traditional marketing service organizations, the Next-Mark team facilitates new conversations about a client’s brand, integrating experience, analytics and innovation in developing strategic marketing solutions to meet clients’ individual needs. Next-Mark focuses on internationally and nationally recognized brands along with growing companies across a broad spectrum of categories, including healthcare, technology, hospitality and entertainment, not-for-profits, tourism, retail, destination, and real estate.

With clients from Beverly Hills to Amsterdam, its roster includes industry leaders like Simon Malls, Comcast/NBC, LexisNexis, Elsevier, CMX/Cinebistro, Medecision, California Pizza Kitchen, along with Florida-based clients such as The City of Sarasota, John Cannon Homes, DWYLA Architecture, Willis Smith Construction, St. Armands Circle, The Sarasota Players, First 1000 Days Suncoast, Yarnall Moving and Storage, CitySide Apartments, Sugar Champagne Bar, among others. Along with marketing communications solutions, Next-Mark is a Certified Salesforce Partner engaging with clients in over 18 states and Canada and is a proud longtime member of the Florida Public Relations Association. Learn more at https://next-mark.com/

In this episode, we dive into the LeadershipFPRA program. CWC Members Jennifer Hemmerdinger, APR and Laura Ansel, APR, CPRC share their experiences in the LeadershipFPRA program and how the program has impacted their careers.

If you're ready to join LeadershipFPRA after listening to this episode, hurry over to the FPRA website. Applications for Class X are due by June 23, 2025.

Applications: https://www.fpra.org/professional-development/leadership-opportunities/leadershipfpra

Editing by Muffy Lavens Theme song courtesy of Ben Kunkel/Professor Soup

Have a suggestion for a future episode? Let us know by filling out this form. For more information on the Central West Coast Chapter of FPRA visit https://cwcfpra.com/

Just Following Up...Again is sponsored by Next Mark.

Next-Mark is a full-service, award-winning marketing communications agency based in Sarasota, FL. It helps business leaders beat their growth targets by delivering better competitive insights, more powerful branding, stronger strategies and faster results. Breaking away from the constraints of traditional marketing service organizations, the Next-Mark team facilitates new conversations about a client’s brand, integrating experience, analytics and innovation in developing strategic marketing solutions to meet clients’ individual needs. Next-Mark focuses on internationally and nationally recognized brands along with growing companies across a broad spectrum of categories, including healthcare, technology, hospitality and entertainment, not-for-profits, tourism, retail, destination, and real estate.

With clients from Beverly Hills to Amsterdam, its roster includes industry leaders like Simon Malls, Comcast/NBC, LexisNexis, Elsevier, CMX/Cinebistro, Medecision, California Pizza Kitchen, along with Florida-based clients such as The City of Sarasota, John Cannon Homes, DWYLA Architecture, Willis Smith Construction, St. Armands Circle, The Sarasota Players, First 1000 Days Suncoast, Yarnall Moving and Storage, CitySide Apartments, Sugar Champagne Bar, among others. Along with marketing communications solutions, Next-Mark is a Certified Salesforce Partner engaging with clients in over 18 states and Canada and is a proud longtime member of the Florida Public Relations Association. Learn more at https://next-mark.com/

State President Julie Frey, APR, CPRC and State President-Elect Lindsay Hudock, APR, CPRC sat down with CWC-FPRA President Hunter Carpenter, APR in this episode of Just Following Up…Again. They discuss the benefits of an FPRA member and some of the exciting programs on the horizon, including the PR & Comms Summit. Learn all about with FPRA has to offer in this episode.

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Have a suggestion for a future episode? Let us know by filling out this form. For more information on the Central West Coast Chapter of FPRA visit https://cwcfpra.com/

Just Following Up...Again is sponsored by Next Mark.

Next-Mark is a full-service, award-winning marketing communications agency based in Sarasota, FL. It helps business leaders beat their growth targets by delivering better competitive insights, more powerful branding, stronger strategies and faster results. Breaking away from the constraints of traditional marketing service organizations, the Next-Mark team facilitates new conversations about a client’s brand, integrating experience, analytics and innovation in developing strategic marketing solutions to meet clients’ individual needs. Next-Mark focuses on internationally and nationally recognized brands along with growing companies across a broad spectrum of categories, including healthcare, technology, hospitality and entertainment, not-for-profits, tourism, retail, destination, and real estate.

With clients from Beverly Hills to Amsterdam, its roster includes industry leaders like Simon Malls, Comcast/NBC, LexisNexis, Elsevier, CMX/Cinebistro, Medecision, California Pizza Kitchen, along with Florida-based clients such as The City of Sarasota, John Cannon Homes, DWYLA Architecture, Willis Smith Construction, St. Armands Circle, The Sarasota Players, First 1000 Days Suncoast, Yarnall Moving and Storage, CitySide Apartments, Sugar Champagne Bar, among others. Along with marketing communications solutions, Next-Mark is a Certified Salesforce Partner engaging with clients in over 18 states and Canada and is a proud longtime member of the Florida Public Relations Association. Learn more at https://next-mark.com/