Representation Matters - Pam Perry

Published: Dec. 17, 2021, midnight

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Motown Magic was a part of every day life for award-winning PR professional, Pam Perry. \\xa0
She grew up in Detroit, counting the Four Tops and the Temptations among her neighbors.\\xa0 Diana Ross is her high school\\u2019s most famous alum.

\\u201cIf they can do it, I can do it\\u201d Pam remembers thinking as a young girl.

Yes, representation matters. \\xa0

Pam\\u2019s \\u201cit\\u201d turned out to be public relations, marketing and branding.\\xa0 Today, she runs a boutique PR firm working with speakers and authors to help them attract major media.\\xa0 Her clients have been featured on CNN and NBC, and in Essence, Ebony and Black Enterprise Magazines.\\xa0 Pam is also the publisher of Speakers Magazine.\\xa0

As a young, Black girl growing up in the 1960\\u2019s, Pam had to navigate a bumpy road to achieve the success she currently enjoys.

Her rich backstory explores the lonely days of her early career in an industry designed to keep Blacks at the bottom.\\xa0 She used that loneliness to help transform the industry she loves and has devoted her life to.

Pam\\u2019s lessons learned along the way are jewels for us all.\\xa0 And for young, aspiring communications professionals, she offers invaluable advice on how to turn your goals into the career of your dreams.\\xa0 Spoiler alert:\\xa0 relationships are key.

Pam\\u2019s own brand of Motown Magic is on full display in our conversation as she pays it forward \\u2014 and pays homage to \\u201cThe Greats\\u201d who walked in her midst and showed her what\\u2019s possible.

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