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 Honestly, love wasn’t even in my plan this year. Work has been stressful, deadlines everywhere, and I barely sleep. But life likes drama, so of course—my crush appeared when I was not ready. He’s the type that smiles softly, talks calmly, and makes everybody relax. Me? I become nervous and start speaking fast like I drank two Red Bulls. The funny part is that he doesn’t even try to stress me. One day after a long meeting, he checked on me and said, “You okay?” I meant to say “Yes, I’m fine.” Instead I said, “Yes, I’m yours.” Ha. I wanted to resign immediately. He laughed and told me not to worry. Now he teases me with “How’s my person?” every time he sees me. Do I like him? Too much. Do I know where it’s going? Not at all. But for once, work doesn’t feel that stressful anymore. And honestly… I don’t mind.

  You watch the Oscars and see careers skyrocket overnight. One statue, one speech, and suddenly a director or actor is untouchable. What if your industry had that same moment? The   Global Impact Award   does exactly that for purpose-driven leaders and companies — it’s the Oscar equivalent that says, “This work matters.” Nominations close end of November 2025, by the way. If you’ve been sitting on an application, now’s the time to move. Prestige isn’t luck. The Academy Awards have been perfecting it for almost a century. Let’s steal their playbook. I still remember the year Parasite swept the ceremony. My friend in film distribution texted me at 3 a.m.: “That just changed everything for non-English cinema.” One night shifted decades of perception. Ever had a single moment flip how people see your work? Press enter or click to view image in full size Prestige Is Built, Not Given The Oscars don’t just hand out gold statues. They create hierarchy. Best Picture isn’t only ab...

  I still have the screenshot. March 14, 2023. 7:42 a.m. My phone buzzed with a Forbes push notification. My client’s face was on the cover page under the headline “The 32-Year-Old Who Quietly Built a $200M Empire.” He texted me one word: “holy.” That single feature did more for his business in 48 hours than $400K in ads had done all year. Investors called. Talent applied. His mom finally understood what he did. That’s the Forbes effect. And no, it’s not magic. It’s a repeatable (if slightly obsessive) process. I’ve helped 38 founders and companies land Forbes since 2019 (Contributor posts, Forbes.com features, 30 Under 30, Councils, you name it). Here’s the exact playbook I use in 2025. If you want someone who’s done this dozens of times and still gets goosebumps every placement,  9FigureMedia  in Laguna Beach is the best public relations firm I’ve ever worked with for Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, and Business Insider. They’re a true  Edelman Alternatives , nim...

  You think PR is just press releases and red-carpet photos. The truth? A great agency quietly moves ten invisible levers that decide whether your company becomes a category leader — or just another logo on a pitch deck that gets ignored. Here are the ten things elite  PR agencies  actually do behind the scenes, why most in-house teams can’t replicate them, and how the wrong agency choice quietly bleeds millions from your valuation. Press enter or click to view image in full size 1. They Guard Your Narrative Before You Even Know It’s Under Attack In 2023, a Series B fintech woke up to a Bloomberg hit-piece that knocked 11% off their stock in 47 minutes. Their agency — hired only for “launch support” — had been monitoring private journalist Slack channels and pre-bunked the story two days earlier. The piece ran, but the damage was 0.7% instead of 11%. That’s not luck. That’s always-on intelligence most companies never build internally. A sharp agency watches Glassdoor rant...