Young Pr Pros

Only a couple days left before Christmas. The exams are done for the semester, holidays are here where much needed family time and relaxing await you. Following suit from last's years Christmas break to do list, Kristine D'Arbelles and Julia Kent decided to share some ideas on what young professionals should be doing over the holiday break. No surprise, the first thing on our hosts' lists is reading. Some of our listeners gave some excellent suggestions like: Michèle Simpson suggested Half Broke Horse by Jeannette Walls Sarah Raphael suggested Lean In: Women, Work, And The Will To Lead by Sheryl Sandberg; and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We can't forget William Johnson's suggestion from episode 45 to read Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary Man by Richard Stengel. William mentioned that he learned a lot of lessons he could apply to his PR career through this book. We also talk about the importance of pop culture in a PR and communications world. That is why Kristine finally gave in and