“The game is always bigger than the man".
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min read
On Image: Michelle Brown - sharing her journey and highlights.
Meet Michelle Eve Brown who was born in Jozi, moved to PE when she was 1 year old. Michelle matriculated at Theodor Herzl High School, completed her first year B Journalism at Rhodes University and PR Diploma at PE Technikon, which is now known as NMU.
“I started my own PR Consultancy, from my dining room table, 28 February 1988. 32 years later I still work from home in a small office. I always loved being part of a “team”, working with others, “The game is always bigger than the man, as my late dad taught us”, meeting and connecting with others, and I must admit…loved being “in charge”!!
Your highlights and companies that you have worked with and also your proud moments? “Vodacom, The Boardwalk, Rand Merchant Bank, Spec-Savers, BLC Attorneys, Kelston Motors, Amobia Communications are all part of my corporate client base. My highlights this far includes working as the Venue Media Officer for FIFA at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, for the 2010 World Cup, working on the team that managed an Oprah Winfrey event in California, still working with my dear friend Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Maps Maponyane after many years.Another highlight was watching our son run out onto the field, at the Hong Kong Sevens in 2016, representing the Cayman Islands where he lives: proud moment!!”.
Ever regretted why you chose this career? And what excites you about being in PR? “I have never regretted it, for one minute even though during lockdown the events side of my business has had to be “parked”!! What excites/motivates me is being able to continue to do
what I LOVE, delivering what I promise, learning new “skills” (especially during lockdown, having to pivot my business), and paying it forward by offering to mentor others”.
Since your industry was affected by lockdown – what did you do to cope during lockdown? “I was fortunate to retain 6 of my 8 retainer clients and secure 2 new clients. I also did the 120 hour TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Course online, signed up with an English School in Russia, now teaching a Russian businesswoman conversational English online twice a week. I also registered with a global remote work site, and have secured three awesome jobs online in the PR industry – in Israel, Germany and India! The lesson learnt? Expand your world/network”!!
A moment with Michelle Brown, while we were preparing for our December edition.
A young girl who is now in Matric and would like to consider your field as profession – what can you advise her? ”I would advise her to only do this if you LOVE working with people, working long hours, managing personalities, deadlines, and things that don’t always go according to plan”.
For more info about Michelle Brown's services visit: brownspr
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