Salary Conversations: From Awkward to Adept | Ep #56

As a former Navy Reserve Public Affairs Officer, Angee Linsey is excited to interview Rear Admiral Paula Dunn who is the U.S Navy Vice Chief of Information and leader of the Navy Reserve public affairs force. Together they talk about what makes serving in the Navy Reserves as a communicator cool, and how the skills required to do the job are similar to those in the corporate world.

The Navy Reserve is a career option that interested communications professionals can choose up to the age of 42. In this episode, Admiral Dunn shares stories of the kind of work a PAO does, why it's a rewarding career, as well as how to apply.

If you are interested in learning more about the application process and how to succeed in this role, RDML Dunn is willing to get you started on the path by emailing her at paula.d.dunn.mil@us.navy.mil.

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As a kid from New York, with a mother from Bermuda, Kiwan Michael Anderson dreamed of working close to celebrities and musicians. Those dreams came true right from the start of his career at Arista Records and then Source Magazine doing communications. During the course of his professional journey, he moved to roles both in-house and in agencies where he had continued doing PR in the world of luxury and celebrity lifestyle brands. And then he landed a dream job and became the Director of Global Communications, PR and Content Development for the Bermuda Tourism Authority.

In this episode, Kiwan tells his story of how he made those moves by having an excellent reputation with peers and leaders, and through a very intentional approach to ensuring he maintained a strong network. Not only did he value that network -- he showed up for them consistently over the years.

And through that network, he received a call to work for his mom's home country, Bermuda. It was then that Kiwan was able to combine all of his talents to lead communications for a place that is near and dear to his heart.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiwananderson/

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Kristen Delphos is the Vice President and Head of Communications & Public Affairs for UL Research Institutes. In this episode she shares why working with a non-profit research institute is a cool job where she gets to tell amazing stories that have a big impact worldwide.

UL Research Institutes is a leading independent safety science organization with global reach. They sense and act on risks to public safety with bold hypotheses and objective investigations.

In this episode, Kristen describes the kind of work she does, what she looks for when hiring a communicator for her team, and how you can better tell your story when interviewing for any job.

Kristen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristendelphos/

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Danielle Martinetti dreamed of working in the fashion industry since she was a child. That dream came true and for a decade she did public relations for Luxoticca, planning events and working with media at fashion weeks around the globe. She loved her life and her job, but yet, burn out creeped up on her. What came next was a big shift that lead her to Narrative Medicine, Covid Contract Tracing, becoming an End of Life Doula and returning to her love for writing and getting published.

Listen in to Danielle's story and her lessons learned while having a very cool job -- and knowing when it's okay to make a change.

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It's the end of the year and it's easy to get wrapped up in the negative headlines that bombard us daily. In this episode, Angee offers three ways to spend your energy as you do a little end of year self-reflection and planning for the year ahead.

First, supporting last episode's message of nurturing your network, a reminder to reach out to those who matter in your life and work.

Next - create your career vision for the year ahead. Here's a link to the exercise on the Linsey Careers website.

And finally, pay it forward. This one is a challenge to you. Find three ways to pay it forward before the year ends. It can be a big or small gesture. And send a note to Angee telling her what you did!

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Your professional network is critical to your long term career success. So often we don't engage our network until we need something from them. In this short episode, Angee challenges listeners to one easy way to reconnect with those people who are important in their professional networks. A simple outreach to reestablish that important relationship can set the bar for staying in touch in a more meaningful way in the future.

The Power of Connections is the topic of a new offering at Linsey Careers. Angee will be hosting Pop Up Power Sessions periodically -- each with different topics. The first one will be held in December. To learn more go here.

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Harry has provided public relations support for the launch of the largest cruise ships in the world, and some of the most luxurious small ship lines. As a Senior Director of Communications, now working with SeaDream Yacht Club, Harry talks about what it takes to be successful in the industry as a communicator at every level.

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From NASA to Northrup Grumman to Stratolaunch, communications leader Kate Squires has had the opportunity to do some very interesting storytelling to internal and external audiences. Now with a younger, smaller organization than NASA and Northrup, she shares a bit about the surreal experiences she gets as a communicator with Stratolaunch, and what you can do to transition to this industry.

Listen in for the cool jobs conversation between Angee and Kate about working as a communicator in the aerospace industry.

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Making an industry change to a really cool job is not always easy. Dylan Connell shares how he very intentionally moved from one industry he loved, to another that definitely fits into that "cool job" category. Now a public affairs officer at NASA, Dylan gets to do some amazing storytelling that is out of this world.

Listen in for the cool jobs conversation between Angee Linsey and Dylan Connell about working as a communicator at NASA.

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It's not all parties and celebrities when doing communications for the spirits industry. Dave Karraker, president of Raptor Communications and former Communications VP at Compari Group, talks to Angee about what makes the spirits business cool, as well as the realities of working in this highly regulated industry.

Listen in for the cool jobs conversation between Angee Linsey and Dave Karraker about working as a communicator in the spirits industry.

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