Her Story
About Chloe
I specialize in internal and employee communications within the public relations field, doing corporate work specifically for Fortune 500 corporations at Fleischman Hillard. I went to the University of Alabama, which had a really strong PR program, and I ended up minoring in leadership communications. When I started getting into the actual PR world, I kept following down the rabbit hole and discovered that employee communications felt different from external-facing communications. It had a more human-centered side to it, and I really liked working with employee resource groups. Through that work, I can support women in their careers, which is important to me. I would say it's human-centric PR as opposed to the advertising marketing side. I'm originally from the St. Louis area, so after spending a few years in Alabama for school, I came back and now work at Fleischman Hillard's global headquarters, which coincidentally is centered in St. Louis. My long-term goal is to become a leader within the internal communications niche, which is an area of expertise within larger PR.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Chloe
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think you have to own your success to your own drive, and I think drive isn't defined by one thing. It's a combination of where I am now, which is surrounded by a lot of friends and family that push me, but also where I want to be. That's long-term career success and hopefully one day positioning myself as a leader in the industry. So I think what drives me is a combination of things, but I would say it's my present and my future. I'm early in my career, but mentally I feel like I'm a lot farther along because I entered a pretty fast-paced environment.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Somebody once told me that movement is a gift, and that's something that's resonated with me. You have to enjoy it while you can.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say just because you go down one path doesn't mean you necessarily need to stick with it. You can be open to adapt, and you might find other things that you're more passionate about or that you have more interest in. Just because you feel like you may have gone down one path doesn't mean that there's closed doors elsewhere.
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