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Aug 2024
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8.22.2024 - Michael Kuczkowski, Orangefi...

Steve Barrett, PRWeek
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Former Edelman San Francisco GM Michael Kuczkowski, who founded his own shop Orangefiery in 2014, is the special guest on this week’s episode of The PR Week podcast. 

Kuczkowski reflects on what Orangefiery has been up to over the past 10 years, how it has branched out from healthcare into the corporate social impact space and he shares his advice for anyone looking to launch their own PR agency. 

Kuczkowski also talks with PRWeek’s Steve Barrett and Diana Bradley about the biggest PR and marketing stories of this week, including the unveiling of PRWeek’s 2024 Hall of Fame class, J.J. Carter taking over as FleishmanHillard CEO from John Saunders, Honeywell International selecting Edelman as its global PR AOR, comms reflections on the DNC and the “demure” trend taking over social media. 

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