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\nJoe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNow, looking at the grand scheme of the campaign, what kind of a campaign should we be looking for: expectations, results?<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAfter we know our outcome that we’re wanting to get more sales, more backlinks, or name in the media, then what I like to do first is work with every entrepreneur, and even if you have a product, to really reflect in \u201cwhy your story matters\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nWhy does your product matter?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIf you’ve never been in the media before, I take people for an exercise where I have them draw on a piece of paper, them as a baby, to where they are now.<\/span><\/p>\nI have them write the key pivotal moments that have happened in their life that have made them start that company, because those little components are absolutely a part of your story.<\/span><\/p>\nI’ve been in the media 700 plus times: Inside Edition, Fox News, The New York Coast, incredible media, but it hasn’t always been about being a publicist, right?<\/span><\/p>\nYes. I’m the founder of Publicity For Good, but a lot of that has been my story or building a seven figure company from an airstream.<\/span><\/p>\nNow I have almost two under two with a third on the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo you need to have your key pivotal moments because those are things you can talk about in the media.<\/span><\/p>\nThen we need to look at what’s going on in the news and how we bridge the gap between your product. Relevancy.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Joe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPeople may not know you are a former Miss Ohio International. Can you tell us a lesson you learned from being a former Miss Ohio International that you’re using in today’s work?<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt’s really all about your platform and reaching new audiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhen I was building my company I decided I wanted to get into pageants. I wanted to meet a community of like minded people that wanted to make a difference in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt was a way for me to have a platform because at the time I was talking about why you absolutely can build a profitable business.<\/span> But also make a difference in your community and make a difference amongst your team. And really just build an incredible legacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo that was why I did the pageants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI did a bunch of publicity and again, it made me relevant and timely because that was what got me in the media because I was Miss Ohio and I was only Miss Ohio International for a period of time.<\/span><\/p>\nSo it gave me that relevancy. So you have to be relevant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYou have to bridge the gap between what’s happening in the news, or we often use Awareness Days, National Nutrition Month, National Social Media Day, and you have to position your product or yourself as the solution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[For example], we were talking about an incredible juice brand, but most pitches I see are very promotional, right?\u00a0 It needs to be how you or your product simplifies people’s lives. How are you adding value? Or you don’t have a product you need to inspire people.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Joe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYou’re growing a 7- figure business. \u00a0 What’s it like growing a huge business while you’re taking care of your kids and for a while you were living out of your Airstream<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe lived out of a 23 foot airstream for 3 1\/2 years. I went from dating to engaged, to married to [my first child] Rose, who’s almost two, who lived in our airstream with us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe year the pandemic [hit] was our first million dollar year.<\/span><\/p>\nI think a lot of the reason why it was that year is because when March hit, everyone was so scared that we lost about 40% of our business, number one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNumber two, we had to hustle and grit to make it. There was no choice of failing. All the distractions were gone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhen you’re in an Airstream, all you have is your laptop, but we had no external distractions, and then everything else was closed.<\/span><\/p>\nSo the only focus we could do was our business and we had to scale out of necessity because we didn’t want to lose what we had put so much time in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFast forward, we now have 22 acres where we live and we have two under two, we have one on the way, we’re a full time team of 40, and it’s not easy.<\/span><\/p>\nI say transparently, it’s a hot mess. There are so many miracles that happen every day, but life is one, right?\u00a0 I can’t turn off my founder hat and publicist hat and then \u201cOh, I’m a mom\u201d. It’s all one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo yes, I might have Rose [my daughter] on a call with me from time to time, but I’ve learned that the more you step in and embrace your life, who you are and the realness, sometimes people opt out and that’s okay.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd this is my legacy.<\/span><\/p>\nI like these missions that we’re doing good work to us is way more than a business. We want to grow your brand and mission and we take it so seriously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo it’s not perfect. It’s not perfectly scheduled. I’m a full time mom, all the time on the weekends when the kids are sleeping, we’re working.<\/span><\/p>\nWe know where we want to go, and these clients and ambitions that we’re aligned with and supporting are helping people with their health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJoe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat an incredible story to share.<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b> I have so much to share. Like I was adopted when I was a week old to having two under two and another one on the way and building a business and building a homestead.<\/span><\/p>\nIt’s so crazy. Austin, who’s my husband, the first week we were dating, we’re all about intentionality.\u00a0 I have the journal and we mapped everything out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis year, we were going to get engaged then married. Austin and I,l we will have been together almost five years.<\/span><\/p>\nWe’ve had a kid every year. Rose will be two in June.<\/span><\/p>\nWe want to build a business. We want to impact our clients, brands, and scale their business. We want our team to get better and flourish in their personal lives too.<\/span><\/p>\nThis is our mission and I’ve seen so many miracles happen from getting in the media on a personal level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI was talking to [a business owner client] and her business grew by 40% from getting in the media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nOne of my favorite cookie brands, a mom had an incredible heart story. She went on our local news and she brought in $12,000 worth of sales, just the local people wanting to support her.<\/span><\/p>\nOn the flip side, when people Google my name, it’s like my social currency, there’s all these articles. So I have so much peace in that.\u00a0 Our kids will see the good work we’re doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJoe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYou’re talking to an audience of foodies. What is your favorite meal?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe just had Indian food last night that my husband made and it was so good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe used to live in San Diego and I think San Diego has the best food. It’s all fresh. We’ve traveled a lot. We’ve been to Bali, their food is pretty incredible too. Where we live [now] we’re right outside of Asheville and Charlotte.\u00a0 So they have some good restaurants, but like I’m not in the phase right now where I’m the foodie like I used to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[At our house] we have chickens and we have fresh eggs. So I’m obsessed with fresh eggs every morning. You’re living a good life when you can go get your eggs and have them at home with some goat cheese.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd honestly, I love Livermuth. Crazy. So I’d say some Livermuth fried in a cast iron with some eggs and goat cheese. It’s the simple things that I really do love.<\/span><\/p>\nJoe Winger:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes with Publicity for Good. As we wrap up, whether it’s a potential client, a potential vendor, someone wanting your help with publicity, what are the best ways to find, follow you, websites, social media, etc?<\/span><\/p>\nHeather Holmes:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYou can go to PublicityForGood.com<\/a> You can find me on social media as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/heatherdesantis<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heatherdesantis<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/publicity.for.good<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherdesantis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When You have a Higher Calling and Need Media Attention, Reach to Publicity For Good, CEO Heather Holmes explains Publicity for Good is a millennial run communications firm that provides high-level disruptive, publicity and social media services for wide array of purpose driven clients in the food beverage and beauty industry. 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