Episode 50: Samantha Flynn

Listeners, welcome to our 50th episode with Samantha Flynn.  Yes you heard that correctly this is our episode number 50!!! Thank you listeners for being a part of the milestone episode!!! 

Samantha Flynn grew up in Pennsylvania but since the age of eight she has always been interested and felt a pull to move to Chicago.  After graduating from college then promptly completing grad school Sam moved halfway across the country to her dream city of Chicago.  Sam will share about her story of always feeling pulled to Chicago as well as putting her career in Public Relations as her top priorities.  You are for sure going to want to hear Samantha's story as she highlights her passions of Public Relations and Entrepreneurship.  

SAMANTHA FLYNN

Website juniprpublicrelations.com   

Instagram @sjoyflynn https://www.instagram.com/sjoyflynn/ 

Twitter sjflynn

Linked In linkedin.com/in/samanthaflynn

QUOTES

• “Let me try things and sometimes it is easier to figure out what I don’t want to do and that is how finding what you want to do comes to place.” 7:20
• “There is no elevator to the top, you have to start on the stairs.” 28:17
• “I want to do smart work for nice people.” 43:55
• “I was not afraid to say no to opportunities that did not serve me even in the very beginning because I knew what I wanted to move into.”  46:20
• “I am doing what I have to do so I can do what I want to do.” 48:30
• “Social has edited out a lot of work and progress.”

MYTHS

• Entrepreneurship is for everyone
• Work and life balance 
• Women have to have it all

RESOURCES

• What best served Sam is finding books about the specific PR area that she is interested
• Public Relation Society of America
  • Find a local chapters to get involved to meet others and attend curriculum panels
• “Networking is everything.”
  • Reach out to people you admire
  • Samantha finds the PR field to be very kind

PODCAST RECOMMENDATION 

A podcast that I have been catching up on this week is called the Barracks Podcast and it comes from my friend’s Amanda Keene and Kirsten Aho.  I enjoy their podcast because they are able to have authentic discussions about the church while at the same time having their genuine personalities shine through.  They just started their season four of the podcast where they are focusing on the question of: Is there a place for me?  Check out the Barracks podcast on all the major platforms and the link in the show notes! 

Podcast Link: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-barracks-podcast/id1448649834

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Music Credits:

Wholesome Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)