PR Powerhouse with Jo Swann

PR Powerhouse with Jo Swann

PR Powerhouse is for female entrepreneurs and women in business who know they want to get in the press to help build their business and personal brand profile, but don't yet know how to do it. You're ready to gain the recognition your work deserves and to make more impact, but maybe feel overwhelmed with imposter syndrome. You want to be seen in the media, but are you ready? You know you have it in you, you just need confidence, know-how and and understanding of EXACTLY what journalists are looking for. Hosted by Jo Swann, award-winning founder of Chocolate PR, you'll learn the how to claim your space in your industry by boosting your authority in the press and by leveraging the power of public relations. This is the show for you to learn how to position yourself powerfully in the media, you'll leave the show knowing how you can do it!

Episodes

June 21, 2022 27 mins
Rachel Peru is undoubtedly a PR Powerhouse. This week she's been featured on 17 radio interviews alone and she's regularly featured in national press as a spokesperson for midlife women. She attracts brand collaborations and is regularly called upon for her experience and commentary having become a model and influencer in her 40's. 
 
We have worked with Rachel from the beginning of her PR journey and we ...

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In this episode we encourage you to really think about the power of your journey and your story. Trigger warning - we do discuss suicide in this episode as Jen attempted to take her own life more than once and she explains why she feel she was saved because she has a calling to now help others overcome trauma and adversity.
 
Jen is an incredible passion and purpose fuelled female entrepreneur who is usin...
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In this episode I chat to assertiveness coach, best-selling author of Woman Up, and founder of female empowerment festival, Womanifest Jodes Salt. We talk about how she has chosen an event as her PR route to really personifying her mission and message and you can hear how you can get involved too as a female entrepreneur or a business owner in the wellbeing or personal development space.
 
Events are such...

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Meet the amazing Hannah McKimm who is a graduate of our Dare to Be Seen Programme- Hannah has featured on national TV, radio, in newspapers and in magazines - she's become a PR Powerhouse from a PR novice in a matter of a few months.

She was scared to share her story - it is one of severe trauma - but when ready she trusted in us to support her in communicating it with clarity and confidence, to support her mission to help other wo...

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Meet the incredible Louisa Herridge from Mamas Ignited who is one of our star students, having worked with us in our Make Me Famous Mastermind to build her kick ass brand profile. Louisa is a new entrepreneur, having been a teacher until very recently -but one who went all guns blazing from day 1 and there's a lot to be said for this.
 
Join us as we chat female entrepreneurship, limiting beliefs, finding...
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May 16, 2022 25 mins

What makes my business PR-able?…..you may ask yourself as a female entrepreneur, solorpreneur, small business owner, kitchen table business, - whatever you term yourself as! Many women in business struggle with believing they are PR-able. You absolutely are no matter what stage in business you are at, because PR isn't about your business, it's about you and your mission. In this episode I ask you 6 key questions that can help you b...

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May 9, 2022 30 mins
This is a biggie for many of our clients - it's seen as the ultimate trust tag, the title they strive towards. Does it feel out of reach for you as a woman in business? Maybe you've just started out and it's a dream, on your vision board? Well it IS do-able no matter how long you've been in business. It's not easy and yet it's totally do-able...! Come and join me to find out how, as I share the 3 ways female entrepreneur clien...

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This week alone we've seen our clients win awards, get paid speaking gigs, win new DREAM clients, be approached for collabs, and secure national press coverage impacting millions - ALL from them nailing their story and getting super clear and confident on communicating their unique awesomeness  - BOOM!


This is why I am so passionate about helping female entrepreneurs to get your story straight here and now - because from here incr...

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In today's episode we are talking about barriers and blocks as to why you are NOT doing PR. We take a quick look at 3 of the main reasons female entrepreneurs we come across feel stuck or nervous about taking their first steps in their PR journey to getting in the press.

It all comes down to overwhelm.

- Overwhelm around the logistics and fear of dealing with the media
- Overwhelm of not know...
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In this episode I share with you some insights from a fabulous talk from radio and TV Presenter. Remel London - who talked about 'How to Make it into the Mainstream' at Dani Wallace's recent Bee Inspired event.

Listening to Remel's talk from a female entrepreneur perspective, with a PR hat on was so interesting as she talked about making the most of opportunities, the importance of  authenticity, not taking no for an answer an...
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Today I'm going to talk to you about a recent event entrepreneurial event I attended - the fabulous Bee Inspired, hosted by my incredible friend and client Dani Wallace, AKA the Queen Bee and I'm going to share with you some insights from the media panel I hosted there as well as some reflections on a talk from one of the guest speakers, Trina Nicole.

 

The theme of the 2 days was 'Taking up space' - and this couldn't be closer to ...

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March 14, 2022 17 mins
This week's episode is all about owning your impact as a female entrepreneur or online coach -  I ask you how often you actually stop to think about the impact you are making with your work. As part of International Women's Day we got tagged all over the Internet and it made me proud and reflective of how we've helped so many other women in business create powerful ripple effects/
 
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March 7, 2022 22 mins
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose!"
Have you heard this quote before from the fabulous Dolly Parton?
 
We loved on this quote last week in our PR Party and really worked with those involved to get them to think about if they do this. Do you do this? Really?? Let's explore that...
 
In this episode we talk about how the big brands own their brand personality and co...

February 28, 2022 33 mins
In this week's episode I want to show you what PR looks like - without actually being able to show you what PR looks like!?!
 
We chat through the PR wins of 2 of our clients- both female coaches to other female entrepreneurs - to try and show you how varied PR can be, and how the same message can strike a chord with multiple media, enabling you to reach your audience via so many different press routes.

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So today's episode is a bit of a different one - one based on my reflections from an epic week in LA with the incredible Niyc Pidgeon and her Elite Mastermind. This was a real uplevel situation for me and I think it's useful for me to reflect on my own business growth as well as just to talk to you about all things PR.

 

In this podcast we cover:-

- The power of TRULY unapologetically connecting to your mission and the confidence a...

February 7, 2022 23 mins

Today we're talking about using your story in PR and marketing, as a small business owner/female entrepreneur on a mission - and we talk about how it's a responsibility to share it - for so many reasons! With inspiration from varied sources from Demi Lovato to Steve Jobs to Terry Pratchett we talk about the role of the storyteller in society and why you must become one.


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1. Remembering your story is what the media (and ...

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This has been quite a week - a juicy one full of a LOT of emotion, with some extreme highs and also moments of real vulnerability from our clients who are stepping out to be visible. You see it's not plain sailing this PR lark - it's not always a smooth ride, as due to the nature of PR we do, as a client of ours you dig deep, you often lay your heart and soul on the line and you may find parts of your story painful to tell…..

 

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January 24, 2022 25 mins

Hello! Continuing our month of chat around business planning I thought I'd use this episode to answer a question I get asked a lot by female entrepreneurs who are starting to think about using PR to raise their profile and increase the power of their business communications and marketing….

The question:- When do I need a PR agency?

 

So this will be a short podcast right? Surely the answer is always…..! 

 

Not so. 

 

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If you're still in planning mode we thought it would be useful to highlight a few awareness days and diary dates coming up that you can use to supercharge your PR. These opportunities give you the chance to get in on the conversation NOW, and be seen as relevant and topical by the media.
 
In this episode we talk about the following PR routes you can take to utilise diary dates:-
1) Sharing you...
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January 10, 2022 41 mins
Welcome to 2022! A Huge HAPPY NEW YEAR from me. For this first episode back we're talking about Planning for PR Success and as well as kicking the year off with a forward focus I'm encouraging you to also take a look back....to see what you achieved last year, where you moved forward, and where you fell short of your goals around getting more visible.
 
I'm here to help you with 5 steps tp Planning for PR...
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