Journalist, publicist, and entrepreneur Hope Katz Gibbs started her career as a reporter, writing for The Washington Post, USA Today, The Miami Herald, George Washington University magazine, The Costco Connection, and dozens of alumni, association, general interest, and education publications. Click here to view her published clips: hopegibbs.com.
The award-winning reporter got into PR in 2001, and in 2008 incorporated The Inkandescent Group LLC. With the mission of promoting, educating, and inspiring entrepreneurs, the firm’s flagship is Inkandescent Public Relations, a PR, marketing, web development, and design firm that helps businesses boost their visibility: www.InkandescentPR.com.
Be Inkandescent: In January 2010, she launched www.BeInkandescent.com, the monthly business magazine by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.
Inkandescent Networking: In 2011, she launched InkandescentNetworking.com, which lists great networking events and promotes professionals in 7 East Coast cities—from NYC to Miami: www.InkandescentNetworking.com.
Inkandescent Speakers: To share the best practices in small business published in Be Inkandecent magazine, in 2012 she launched the Inkandescent Speakers Bureau In line with her mission of promoting, educating, and inspiring entrepreneurs, this bureau of experienced business owners, industry experts, and inspirational speakers shares best practices in small business with professionals around the country: www.InkandescentSpeakers.com.
The Inkandescent Radio Show: Also in the fall of 2012, Gibbs created a radio show to amplify even more the voices of the entrepreneurs she promotes and writes about. In partnership with the Entrepreneur Podcast Network, Gibbs’ show will be live here: www.HopeGibbs.com.
Episode 036 Driving Your Marketing – Hope Gibbs: The Trifecta of Small Business Failure
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[…] this episode, Ely talks with Hope Katz Gibbs about the Trifecta Of Small Business Failure and how to turn it around to small business success. […]