Management Team
Professional Staff
Kellie Sheehan Vice President
Why PR?
I’ve always had a knack for writing and an interest in how the media works. But upon graduating college, I wanted to test the waters of the business world and landed a great job in the buying department of a major retail company. I soon realized the only time I would get excited about my job was when I was working on the ads and communicating with the field. I then turned back to my journalism roots and joined the PR world, where I could combine my business and communication interests. I love the constant learning that naturally occurs with the job and being a part of the major issues of the day. It’s great to be able to open a paper or a magazine and see the results of our efforts in major news outlets across the country!
Areas of Expertise and Interest
My work at BlissPR has focused on clients in the insurance, HR/benefits, legal and consulting space. I offer strategic counsel and supervise the activities on several major accounts, as well as providing editorial services and media pitching for our clients. Internally at BlissPR, I help train and develop younger staff members and co-lead the firm’s HR committee. The company has allowed me to grow along with it—including starting the firm’s midwest expansion when I moved from NY to St. Louis, where I now reside in the offices of our fellow Worldcom partner.
What I Did Before BlissPR
After graduating from Indiana University with a Journalism major and Business minor, I went to work as an assistant buyer for Famous-Barr (a division of what was formerly May Department Stores). It was an abrupt awakening to the real world, where I quickly realized that retailers work long days and holidays are for the customers. After deciding I needed to try a different career path, I got a taste for PR and Worldcom Public Relations Group at Standing Partnership in St. Louis. I then moved onto Adamson Advertising, a larger marketing communications agency in St. Louis, where I continued to focus on PR but gained a broader understanding of how different pieces of the marketing puzzle fit together. Next came the move to NY and I’ve been at BlissPR ever since—even after coming full circle back to St. Louis and the offices of Standing Partnership!
What I Do for Fun
I’m constantly thinking about new places to explore—whether it’s a destination in the United States or overseas, a new restaurant, a concert or simply a book. Otherwise, I enjoy spending time in the company of friends, family, my husband and my dog…wherever that may take me.
