Dealing with stress in the public relations industry with Mark Mohammadpour

On Top of PR with Jason Mudd

Mark Mohammadpour and Jason Mudd discuss easing stress that comes with working in the PR industry.
Guest:
Our episode guest is Mark Mohammadpour, the founder and chief well-being officer at Chasing the Sun. After experiencing the stress of the PR industry and realizing the toll it took on his body, he made a change in his life, allowing him to lose 150 pounds and help others with their well-being too.
Five things you’ll learn from this episode:

1. Why is PR stressful?
2. How to make the PR profession less stressful
3. Hacks for saving employees’ time
4. How to successfully wind down after work
5. What employers need to consider of employees

Quotables

• “Since at least 2012, a company called CareerCast has named PR manager or PR executive as one of the top 10 most stressful jobs” — @JasonMudd9
• “Our role is building relationships, that's literally the title of what we do and the definition, and it takes a lot of time.” — @markmoh
• “It's important to acknowledge that, because we are building relationships, it takes time, it takes a lot of brain power and it takes a lot of physical energy as well.” — @markmoh
• “But not only is there a new cycle that's 24/7, there's a social media cycle that's 24/7, there's the search engines, and web content that's 24/7.” — @JasonMudd9
• “Because we're seeing employees really ask themselves, ‘How is my life positively impacted at this company, what's the relationship like,’ you know, why is it that people are staying, and what's being impacted there, and what are those, what are those variables?” — @markmoh

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About Mark Mohammadpour
Mark Mohammadpour is the founder and chief well-being officer at Chasing the Sun. After spending his public relations career as an executive at Edelman and Weber Shandwick, and after losing and keeping off 150 pounds over the last decade, Mark launched Chasing the Sun to empower PR professionals to prioritize their well-being so they can shine in the family room and the board room.
Guest’s contact info and resources:

• Mark Mohammadpour on Twitter
• Mark Mohammadpour on LinkedIn
• Chasing the Sun

Additional Resources:

• Chasing the Sun: Your Chief Wellness Podcast with Mark Mohammadpour

Additional Axia Resources:

• How to stay positive when working in PR
• Leadership’s responsibility of mental wellbeing with Vance Meyer | On Top of PR podcast

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