Her Story
About Chelsea
Chelsea Scruggs is a strategic communications and media professional specializing in storytelling, brand development, and audience engagement. She began her career in media at a young age through hands-on experience in broadcast production, which led her to pursue formal studies in Mass Communication and Media Studies at Lincoln University. With a strong foundation in both creative production and strategic communication, she has built a career that bridges traditional broadcast media with modern digital marketing and content strategy.
In her current work, Chelsea leads marketing and communications initiatives for large-scale conferences, book launches, and digital campaigns while also serving in academic media production at Klein College of Media and Communication. She oversees content strategy, social media growth, creative direction, and end-to-end production execution, guiding projects from concept development through final delivery. Her experience spans broadcast television, multimedia production, event marketing, and creative leadership across both educational and professional environments.
Chelsea’s work is driven by a commitment to authentic storytelling and community impact. She is passionate about creating meaningful media that informs, inspires, and connects audiences across platforms, whether through video production, live events, or digital campaigns. Recognized for her leadership in mentoring emerging talent and elevating student media experiences, she continues to shape her field by blending creativity with strategy while building narratives that resonate and endure.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Chelsea
01What do you attribute your success to?
I have to give it to God. I do. I have to give it to my faith. I feel like early on, God really showed me my path to walk in. And I just feel like every time that I feel like I can't do something, I'm constantly reminded that I can. I also want to attribute it to my son. I know once I got pregnant with my son, and me and his father split, I'm like, oh my gosh, you know, now I'm a single mom, and I don't know if I can do this anymore. And he put the battery in my back. Obviously he wasn't talking at this point, but just looking at him put the battery in my back, like, no, actually, I can, and I will. I don't know how it's gonna happen, but we're gonna make it happen. And since then, I've just been running with it. I'm so grateful for my family, who's been so supportive, and just helped me in little areas, but I'm grateful now that he's at the age where he can come with me, come alongside me, help me. If I need him to carry some wires, he's doing that. He's my little production assistant sometimes. I'm just so grateful, one, to God, for just being my source, and just allowing my son to just be a motivating factor for me to just not give up and keep going.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
I received two pieces of career advice that have shaped my journey. The first came from my high school senior teacher. I saw a radio jockey at an event with the mayor, and my teacher pointed out that I should go talk to him about opportunities. I said, I don't think I should, what if he says no? And then he said, if he says no, then what? I said, I don't know. He said, right, you just keep pushing. So the number one thing is be comfortable with hearing no, because eventually, it's only but so long, you're gonna hear yes. Just get comfortable with hearing no. Or that no just might be not right now. So just get comfortable and don't get discouraged when you hear no. And the second one is be comfortable with being uncomfortable. I think the most growth that I've seen within myself came out of doing things that made me feel uncomfortable. Of course, within reason, right? But doing things that made me feel uncomfortable. If I'm uncomfortable speaking to someone who I feel like is a big name in an industry, I'm going to make it a priority to go over there and speak to them, because I feel uncomfortable. Even if I don't want anything, I'm just gonna introduce myself, because I feel uncomfortable doing so. So just pushing myself to the next limit, allowing myself to be comfortable to be stretched and molded and grow in ways that I know that I'm able to grow in. The sky is honestly the limit.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say if you're quiet in the room, make sure you're quiet because you're soaking up information, not because you feel intimidated by who's in a room. Your voice is your weapon. I think oftentimes when we see a confident man, it's like, oh, you know, he's so confident, he's soaking up the room, but if you see that in a woman, you know, she's this, she's that, she's arrogant. But I just want to empower women to just know, like, your voice matters. It's been centuries that our voices have been just minimized and silenced. And I just encourage women to be loud. Like, be loud, be confident, encourage other women. Love on other women. Love, let's love other women. Let's not allow this to be a boys club. Let's actually embrace other women. There can be multiple women in the same industry, and we can help one another leverage. The guys are doing it, so so can we. So I just never want a woman to be quiet in a room because she feels intimidated. Only be quiet because you're soaking up information and how to use that and strategize to get where you need to go.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
One of the biggest challenges in my field is keeping up with the rapid pace of AI advancement while ensuring it is used responsibly and effectively. At the same time, the greatest opportunity lies in leveraging AI to transform workflows, improve decision-making, and create scalable, high-impact solutions across industries.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Integrity! That's what's most important for me. If I'm able to go to bed at night feeling confident in the decision that I've made, then I'm a rich woman. I just feel like there's always going to be opportunities, but there's always going to be reasons to kind of bend in areas where you think it's going to help you get to where you need to go. And I have my own non-negotiables. And I don't care if someone's offering me the highest position in the world, all the money in the world. If it goes against my personal non-negotiables, then I'm leaving it there. I don't want it. So just being integratable, following my yes to be yes and my no's to be no's. I never want anyone to see double sides of me. I want people to see the whole me, the full me. I just believe in just being integratable. That's what's most important for me.
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