How to Engage Positively with Press/Media with Elisa Camahort Page

<p>How we work with the press / media has evolved so much over the years, like everything in the digital age. Our guest on this episode shares how to stay on track and not blow a media opportunity. Elisa has had such a diverse career, and uses her knack for storytelling as she shares so many great knowledge bombs with us!</p> <p>Interestingly, the advice she gives for engaging with press has much in common with the advice she gives for having productive conversations with people with whom we may disagree. </p> <p>You'll be able to put this knowledge to work right away - whether you work with the press / media or not!</p> <p>Our guest...</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.elisacp.com/'>Elisa Camahort Page</a>  <p><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisacamahortpage/'>Elisa</a> was the Founding COO of <a href='https://www.blogher.com/'>BlogHer, Inc.</a> She and her co-founders took BlogHer from grassroots movement to national women’s media brand. After bootstrapping for two years, they raised four rounds of VC funding and achieved exit by acquisition.</p> <p>Through BlogHer’s community practices and her own, Elisa built community, grew a business, and championed inclusivity in words and action at the intersection of content, community, and commerce. </p> <p>Elisa’s past speaking engagements include TEDx, SXSW, and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, Google, LinkedIn, and Logitech. </p> <p>Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Mashable, San Jose Mercury News, and FoxNews.com. Her book - <a href='https://www.elisacp.com/books'>Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Her book recos: <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51152447-caste'>Caste</a> by Isabel Wilkerson <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Empathy-Edge-Harnessing-Compassion-Success/dp/B08998ZFXH'>The Empathy Edge</a> by Maria Ross <a href='https://www.terrigivens.com/radicalempathy/'>Radical Empathy</a> by Dr. Terry Givens </p> <p>If you'd like to wat