Ep #168 Journey Through PR and Marketing Interview With Nicole Rodrigues Founder of NRPR Group and the Young Dreamers Foundation

I got to interview Nicole Rodrigues. 

Nicole Rodrigues, award winning CEO & Author of Beverly Hills Boss the book & host of Beverly Hills Boss the Show. Nicole Rodrigues is not your typical CEO. She’s a powerhouse founder of two companies, NRPR Group and the Young Dreamers Foundation, as well as the host of the YouTube show, Beverly Hills Boss, and Author of Beverly Hills Boss the book. She was a former NFL cheerleader and soon-to-be grad school student at UCLA Anderson School of Management. And yes, Nicole does all of this all while being a mom.   

Nicole is a seasoned public relations and social media marketing pro with 19+ years of public relations and marketing experience under her belt. She’s developed and executed strategic campaigns for some of the biggest names in business such as Yahoo!, Dolby, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony PlayStation, Hulu, M-GO, Toon Hero, Demand Media, Heal, MobiTV, and the Oakland Raiders.   

Nicole is a member of the Forbes Agency Council, an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies. She is one of eight hand-selected board members for The Organization of American Women in Public Relations (Women in PR USA).   Nicole takes great pride in being a former NFL cheerleader, spending many years cheering for the famed Oakland Raiders. She continues to cheer on her “new teams” at NRPR and at the Young Dreamers foundation, is a graduate from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations. She’ll be attending UCLA in fall 2020 to obtain her MBA from the Anderson School of Management.

We spoke about:

• 1:51 Beginnings of her interest in PR and broadcast journalism.
• 5:31 Doubling down on PR and communications during pandemic.
• 11:56 Soft skills and leadership.
• 13:51 Working with clients that share the same values.
• 19:08 Setting an example motivation to succeed.
• 27:01 Emotional skills that couldn't be taught.
• And much more!

This episode is sponsored by Nova Zora Digital experts in digital marketing.