Am on vacation this week, yet being an entrepreneur for me means never being able to take a real vacation. Even when visiting the gorgeous South of France, am still working, making conference calls and able to keep up with work.

Taking a vacation is something some entrepreneurs feel guilty about. Life passes by quickly – children and families grow older – and time away also offers such clarity of thought that when one returns from vacation they can think even clearer than before. I know when I return from time away I return with such clarity and focus it makes me even more effective. Vacation is needed for ones health and sanity and so many other reasons. (And for me Europe & The Middle East vacations are ideal – with the 6 or 7 hour time difference, it means Ican complete a full day and by the time the kids go to bed spend an hour catching up on work and still have had beach and relaxation full day).

Just finished reading a great book called :”Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, Or Business Against Online Attacks”. Everyone today is active in the world of Public Relations – With the ease of social media, anyone able to edit Wikipedia, the divergence of media outlets, and so much regular content creation it means that managing online reputation (for good and bad) is a necessary task for any PR Firm. Enjoyable reading.

Funny while away am trying to increase my workouts – and the same week I get emails from my friend, real estate mogul Elie Hirschfeld telling me he’s doing the triathalon yet again. Inspiring to push me to run, swim and bike more.

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Enjoyed my interview this week with Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Productions as part of his regular Vlogviews series. He does great interviews with many influential and interesting PR folks and is worth following. My interview can be viewed at: http://www.vlogviews.com/ronntorossian/

 

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Ronn Torossian is the Founder & Chairman of 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently owned PR firms in the United States. Since founding 5WPR in 2003, he has led the company's growth and vision, with the agency earning accolades including being named a Top 50 Global PR Agency by PRovoke Media, a top three NYC PR agency by O'Dwyers, one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and being awarded multiple American Business Awards, including a Stevie Award for PR Agency of the Year. With over 25 years of experience crafting and executing powerful narratives, Torossian is one of America's most prolific and well-respected public relations executives. Throughout his career he has advised leading and high-growth businesses, organizations, leaders and boards across corporate, technology and consumer industries. Torossian is known as one of the country's foremost experts on crisis communications. He has lectured on crisis PR at Harvard Business School, appears regularly in the media and has authored two editions of his book, "For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations," which is an industry best-seller. Torossian's strategic, resourceful approach has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the Stevie American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, the American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year, twice over, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist, a Top Crisis Communications Professional by Business Insider, Metropolitan Magazine's Most Influential New Yorker, and a recipient of Crain's New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Outside of 5W, Torossian serves as a business advisor to and investor in multiple early stage businesses across the media, B2B and B2C landscape. Torossian is the proud father of two daughters. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of multiple not for profit organizations.

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