What did you want to be when you were growing up? For many of us, our careers started as a naive dream from childhood, and at some point, we broke in and started a work life for ourselves.
Our life ambitions and career journeys make us into the professionals we become. Each company, organization, and team we’ve worked with came with its own gifts, struggles, and culture. We’ve had work friends and work rivals who have allowed us to grow. And let’s not forget the business ups and downs, entrepreneurship opportunities, and economic rollercoasters we’ve faced.
All these scenarios force us to perform our craft and evolve in new ways, but we don’t always take a step back to appreciate the opportunities and challenges that led to our progress.
Well, let’s talk about it.
In this new series we’re piloting at IABC New York Tristate, we ask, “What’s your career story?” and explore the career paths of the many extraordinary people around us.
Our first guests in this conversation are Kyla Rose Sims and Adam Brayford. They are two exceptionally talented, creative, award-winning, and community-building unicorns. Both have entered their workplaces in very different ways, at some point their paths brought them to the same organization, and their careers continue to advance.
Join us to learn about their career journey and all the things that have led them to excel in beautiful ways.
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, March 9, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
Chapter Members: $5
General Admission: $10
Students: Free
About our Panelists
Kyla Rose Sims
Brand Storyteller, Staffbase
Kyla Sims is a writer, content creator, speaker, and host of the popular podcast, Infernal Communication. For the last 6 years she's been creating resources to help communicators succeed in their careers, including founding and growing Comms-unity, a community with over 2700 communicators from around the world; producing the Gold-Quill Award-winning Internal Comms Salary Transparency Report; writing a bi-weekly newsletter read by thousands of comms professionals; and co-hosting the much loved Bananatag Morning Show. Kyla is gratefully settled on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, of so-called Vancouver, British Columbia.
Adam Brayford
Senior Project Manager (Contract), Simon Fraser University
Adam Brayford is a communicator's best friend. A chapter past president with IABC, a CPRS and 3x gold quill award winner, top-rated conference speaker, former co-host of The Bananatag Morning Show, and a certified strategic communication management professional (SCMP), Adam has championed the profession for 15+ years. Having spent a decade in higher education, and several years in tech, his career journey has now led him to an unexpected and rewarding stop in project management. As a senior project manager with Simon Fraser University, he is now overseeing the implementation of the university's new vision and strategy. When he's not working, he's probably telling you about his cats.
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, March 9, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
Chapter Members: $5
General Admission: $10
Students: Free
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