Safaque Kagdi is a New York-based publicist with 12+ years of experience working with global brands and startups. Winning SABRE and PRWeek Awards for her PR campaigns, she was named one of Silicon India's Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs in 2018. Kagdi is also a Freelance Journalist and an ONA member.
Today, the PR industry is quietly shifting. Independent consultants — especially those who've cut their teeth at large agencies — are proving that great storytelling doesn't need a big name attached to it. For small businesses and early-stage founders, this shift might be the best thing to happen to PR in years.
Every time you walk into a meeting, send an email or get on a call with a client, a vendor, a partner or an employee, you are either building or burning equity.