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Ben Finzel
5 hours ago2 min read
Celebrating Ten Years and Looking Forward with Hope…and Action
“….you have to give people hope.” – Harvey Milk Our tenth anniversary year has already been an eventful one and we’re busier than ever....
Ben Finzel
Jan 234 min read
Reflections on Ten Years of Restoring Common Sense to Communications
Eleven years ago, a colleague gave me this advice when I asked him about building RENEW PR : “You aren't a true business until you've...
Ben Finzel
Jan 213 min read
Ten Dollars for Ten Years: Support the RENEWPR LGBTQIA Scholarship
When I launched RENEW PR ten years ago , my plan was to create an opportunity to do good work with good people. I thought my focus on...
Ben Finzel
Aug 15, 20245 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Shawn Smith of Shawn Smith Communications
As I have written before, in 2018, I had an idea for a national network of multicultural and LGBTQ owned and operated public relations...
Ben Finzel
Aug 12, 20244 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Abenaa Hayes of Elysee Consulting
As I have written before, in 2018, I had an idea for a national network of multicultural and LGBTQ owned and operated public relations...
Ben Finzel
Jul 23, 20244 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Sandy Diaz Haley of SDH Communications
As I have written before, in 2018 I had an idea for a national network of multicultural and LGBTQ owned and operated public relations...
Ben Finzel
Jan 30, 20245 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with LaTricia Woods of Mahogany Xan Communications
In 2018, I had an idea for a national network of multicultural and LGBTQ owned and operated public relations agencies. The idea was...
Ben Finzel
Jan 23, 20245 min read
Celebrating Nine Years in Business and Honoring Where I Came From
Although I was confident and excited when I launched RENEWPR nine years today, I didn’t envision what the future held. Did I think we’d...
Ben Finzel
Dec 29, 20236 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy Years Five and Six in Review – My Favorite Comments from our Participants
Selecting my favorite comments from the most recent Common Sense Colloquy Q&As is both challenging and fun. I’m always struck by how...
Ben Finzel
Dec 28, 20236 min read
The Common Sense Colloquy Years Five and Six in Review – “The Best Advice I’ve Given Others”
After nearly six years, I’m still surprised by how useful the insights shared by our Common Sense Colloquy participants are for my daily...
