PBP celebrated Executive Vice President of Operations Jim Brown’s retirement on August 8th with a baseball-themed picnic in honor of their “most valuable player.” [Read more…]
PBPers take on the Wellness Challenge
By • August 15, 2014
PBP launched a Wellness Program this summer, and the first round just ended with participating employees earning water bottles and ear buds – and sharing in $5,000 in company-sponsored gift cards to a store of their choice.
Partnered with Cigna, the new health insurer, employees volunteered for biometric screenings, blood pressure checks and more to improve their health- and their lives.
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PBP people talk about leadership
By • July 30, 2014
I played sports all my life. Most recently at Franklin & Marshall College, I was a coxswain on the varsity rowing team.
As a PBP Intern, transition from school life to professional work, those experiences got me thinking about leadership, what it takes to succeed, and how leaders can impact success.
So I walked the halls of PBP one day, asking this question to a few people: “What does it take to be a leader?”
Here’s what I learned.
Nicole Riegel, Executive Education: A leader needs to build credibility and trust with his/her team so that the team will become followers for his/her vision. Due to credibility and trust the team is willing to take some risks and the leader is allowed a few mistakes. A leader should maximizes people’s strengths for the greater good.
Curt Brown, Editorial: A good leader needs to have a clear vision who leads by example rather than by dictating others.
Jess White, Editorial: True leaders motivate and inspire others to do their best work. They listen to everyone’s ideas, and they’re open to trying different suggestions to improve things for the group as a whole.
Cheryl Jordan, Product Marketing: A good leader needs to be a good listener who pays attention to people’s individual needs.
Dannie Evans, PBPMedia: You yourself as a leader need passion. Saturate yourself in it, and let it drip onto your employees. Have that passion translate into something everyone can take on as their own.
Ed Satell, Founder & CEO: Don’t be cynical. Focus on the positive by maximizing the values in yourself and others. It takes time to be a leader — you need to be a follower first. Ego is a good thing, but don’t let it shadow the wants and needs of others. You have to be able to take the rotten tomatoes when people throw them. But most of all: Be authentic. At the same time, accept the superficiality in people, it can be a good thing, but know when to focus on the real. Make an environment to address real thoughts.
Tom Schubert honored as CFO of the Year/Community Service Award
By • July 16, 2014
If you are around Tom Schubert for any length of time, you can’t miss his boundless energy, sharp insights and dedication to the cause.
Meet PBP’s 2014 Interns!
By • June 19, 2014
(L-R) Chris Mathewson, Kal McCloskey, Meredith Veit, Julia Scavicchio–Ashley Zawistowski, Emily Arons, Alex Geosits
Please welcome the current batch of PBP interns—Traditions class of 2014!
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Julia Scavicchio, a ’14 Franklin and Marshall College alum from Marcus Hook, PA, will be spending her summer on West side (Best side) in the Editorial department. She studied English and Sociology, coxed for F&M’s rowing team, and wrote for The College Reporter. She enjoys exploring new restaurants, playing video games, and writing fiction.
- Favorite quote: “Brevity is the soul of wit.” –The Phantom Tollbooth
Ashley Zawistowski, ’14 University of Delaware alum from Neptune, NJ, will also be working on West side in the Editorial department. She studied English and Sociology, was a resident assistant, and played intramural volleyball at UD. She loves relaxing on the beach, and can’t get enough of reality TV.
- Favorite quote: “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emily Arons comes from Guilford, CT, and looks forward to graduating from Bryn Mawr College in December ‘14. She works on the East side as a marketing intern in Audio Conferences. She is a Psychology major who thoroughly enjoys everything outdoors, taking road trips, and listening to country music.
- Favorite quote: “So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” –Marilyn Monroe
Chris Mathewson, a rising senior at Franklin and Marshall College, comes from Garnet Valley, PA. Throughout the summer, he will be working on the West side in the Product Marketing department. He studies Business, and is a pitcher on F&M’s baseball team. He likes to play sports and hang out with his friends when he has spare time.
- Favorite quote: “The ability to focus dead on, to sense what lies ahead, is the key to a successful life.” –Anonymous.
Meredith Veit, a rising senior at George Washington University, comes from Warrington, PA. She will spend her summer on the East side as an Executive Education intern. She created her own specialized major, Communicating Public Culture, and is an e-board member for GW. She rocks the guitar, and likes to craft her own jewelry.
- Favorite quote: “By seeing that nothingness is the fundamental reality, and you see it’s your reality, then how can anything contaminate you? Nothingness is really like the nothingness of space, which contains the whole universe.” –Alan Watts
Alex Geosits, from Media, PA, is a rising senior at Gettysburg College. He is working as a Progressive Gifts and Incentives intern on East side—where the most fun is had. His major is Organization and Management Studies, and minors in Business and Economics. He is also a member of the football team, and the Philanthropy Chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In his spare time, Alex enjoys fishing and yodeling.
- Favorite quote: “Live with no regrets.” –Anonymous
Kal McCloskey, from Pittsburgh, PA, is a rising senior at Widener University who is working on the East side as a PBP Media intern. He studies International Business and Marketing, is an indoor and outdoor track and field athlete, a Pi Sigma Epsilon brother, and Treasurer of the Italian Club. He enjoys the thrill of extreme sports, such as downhill mountain-biking and sky-diving.
- Favorite quote: “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” –Mahatma Ghandi
Keep in touch with @PBPInterns and look out for what’s coming up next!
Blog: Our trip with the mentees
Twitter video: Welcome to the office