Self-made millionaire Marco Kozlowski inspires in recent interview with The Examiner

Marco Kozlowski, self-made millionaire.

1. I would like to go back to the beginning, tell me about your early struggles. You say you were a struggling musician, what was the name of your band? How many years were you a musician? What states did you tour? What genre did you specialize in?

Band? HA! I wasn’t even THAT cool…I was a concert pianist…. Do you know what the difference between a concert Pianist and a large pepperoni pizza is? The pizza can actually feed a family of 4! I was living in Canada at the time, (I’m from Montreal) and was struggling from gig to gig. I toured across Canada after winning a few music competitions. It was hard. I ended up losing the passion for playing, and that makes it rough. I decided to open up a music school to supplement my family’s income; I was sick and tired of being sick and tired…and really really broke. – I knew I was capable of more, looking back; I was just on the wrong vehicle.

To read the entire interview in The Examiner, click on above picture.

The 10 worst nightmares for a PR professional.

By Jennifer Nichols

PR pros are not easily scared, but these horrifying acts are sure to raise the hair on the neck of even the toughest PR cookie. (Cue scary music from the shower scene in “Psycho.”) We wouldn’t wish these PR nightmares on our worst enemy.

1. You mail merge a pitch to the wrong media list.

2. Your big placement is canned due to a huge breaking news.

3. A press release is issued with the CEO’s name misspelled and all the URLs are dead.

4. You wake to find a cover story featuring all your competitors.

5. Crisis, crisis, crisis and no prepared plan of attack.

6. No media show up for your press conference or media event.

7. You accidentally share a personal tweet on the corporate account.

8. You lose cell/Internet service; what is a PR pro without access?

9. An expensive PR stunt results in zero coverage.

10. You have the wrong addresses listed on a media tour and your spokesperson is late to every interview.

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Dick Van Dyke to produce musical, ‘Cabaret’ at the Malibu Stage Company.

Dick Van Dyke will produce a revival of the musical “Cabaret” at the Malibu Stage Co. set to open Nov. 2. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / October 24, 2012)

“As a member of the Malibu Stage Company Board, this is a glorious time for theater in Malibu. Cabaret promises to be a wonderful show, and we’re delighted that Dick Van Dyke is producing.”— Diane Namm, Award-winning writer, director and producer

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P.R. inspiration

“If I were down to my last dollar, I’d spend it on public relations.”-Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft.

Tito Ortiz featured in ‘OC Weekly’ for being the “Bad Boy” of Huntington Beach…

 

(Pictured: Tito Ortiz)

To look at Tito Ortiz now, you’d assume he bullied his share of classmates at Huntington Beach High School.
But the retired UFC champion, MMA Hall of Famer and “Bad Boy of Huntington Beach” is coming back to his alma mater to advocate the exact opposite, speaking on behalf of a national anti-bullying campaign.

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Twoology’s First Couple Challenge

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…Twoology.com is the first Web site designed to help couples bring out the best in each other.  They just released what many have termed:  “The most controversial, revealing and hilarious videos ever produced about America’s First Couple, Barack & Michelle Obama…and their political and romantic rivals:  Mitt & Ann Romney.”

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Check out the interview for Jackie Keller with MSN’S Fitbie – 2,414,120 unique monthly visitors!

 

(Pictured: Bryan Canston)

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We’re guessing actor Bryan Cranston felt a lot more comfortable stripping down to his skivvies in Breaking Bad thanks in part to his nutrition coach, Jackie Keller. (Search:Bryan Cranston pics) Keller, a board-certified health and wellness coach, works with Cranston (as well as the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway, and Channing Tatum) to make sure he stays trim and healthy through filming and award season. However, you don’t have to be an A-lister to benefit from her advice. Before you catch Cranston’s most recent flick, Argo, check out his nutrition coach’s expert tips for maintaining a red-carpet-worthy physique.

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President of LCO, Liam Collopy, Quoted on Possible Kanye West Proposal to Kim Kardashian.

(Pictured: Kanye West, Kim Kardashian)

“We asked publicist Liam Collopy, president of Levine Communications, what another proposal could mean for Kardashian, who’s no stranger to big ratings boosts from her personal life. He told us if the engagement goes down this weekend, “in the short term, it’s a great ratings move and one that will certainly result in the duo becoming the media flavor of the month…” “

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Christine Romeo, Director of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, Promoting the Foundation.

Please check out the photo below of Christine Romeo, the Communications Director of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, and the article below promoting the Foundation’s work with the Glamour Day of Beauty at the City of Hope Hospital!

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