Ken Jacobs: Inspiring PR Leaders During Challenging Times

Podcast: Politely Pushy with Eric Chemi

August 30, 2022 | Hosted by Eric Chemi

Today we are joined by Ken Jacobs, the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching. In this position, he helps to empower public relations and communications leaders at agencies and corporations through leadership coaching. Since 2007, Ken has seen and guided leaders through different types of challenges that impacted the public relations industry at large. He began his career in management at some of the nation’s leading PR firms and later branched out to lend his insights about leadership to the industry as a consultant. Through his work, he helps PR managers achieve and surpass their organizational, career and personal goals by becoming more inspiring and effective leaders. Ken discusses how the pandemic and uncertain economic times impacted his advice to leaders, his understanding of what clients expect from professionals and the positive opportunities that challenging times introduced to these leaders. Hear from Ken about how he inspires people to be better at their jobs and the impact that that has on living a fulfilled life.