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Carolann Samuels | Senior Public Relations Manager
Biography | The Real Story
Carolann Samuels has a decade of experience managing public relations campaigns and programs for numerous technology and consumer clients. Carolann has developed communications strategies and executed media relations programs for current and past clients including Corporate Express, Rally Software and VICORP Restaurants, Inc. – the parent company of Village Inn and Bakers Square restaurants.
Prior to joining GroundFloor Media, Carolann served as an account director at Ogilvy Public Relations. While at Ogilvy, Carolann was responsible for developing and implementing strategic PR programs for clients such as Xerox, TeleTech, Uniden, Sun Microsystems, and numerous startup technology companies. Carolann’s work with these clients allowed her to garner coverage in national, local and trade media outlets including, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired, PC Magazine and Telephony, to name a few. Carolann also managed client teams across Ogilvy’s offices in the United States.
While at Ogilvy, Carolann served as a member of The Ogilvy Fast 50, a nominated position, to serve with 50 members of Ogilvy’s global management team to address cross-company issues that impacted employees and clients. Carolann’s public relations campaigns have received recognition from the Public Relations Society of America – Gold Pick Award – and the International Association of Business Communicators – Bronze Quill Award.
Prior to joining Ogilvy, Carolann was public relations manager for Apex Global Internet Services (AGIS), an Internet service provider, where she managed all aspects of the company’s analyst and media relations programs. Carolann also worked for MCI on the corporate communications team where she managed the industry analyst relations program.
Originally from New York, Carolann holds a bachelor’s degree from the
State University of New York. Outside of work, Carolann has volunteered for
Fired up for Kids, The Denver Zoo and her children’s school, The Montessori
School of Denver. In her spare time, she enjoys Pilates, running, cooking,
beach vacations and spending time with her husband and two children. She currently
resides in Denver.
Biography | The Real Story
Carolann grew up the youngest of two in a sleepy Albany, New York neighborhood, working at a gourmet chocolate shop in the winter and saving lives poolside come summertime. She liked her parents. She got along with her brother. She was a darling little freckle-faced redhead with dreams of becoming a singer some day. Pretty standard life, wouldn’t you say? Until you read what comes next: she actually met Bono. Yes, that Bono. Her idol.
Her brush with Bono carried over, and she’s been comfortable with the rich and famous ever since. From sharing cocktails with Tim Russert (be sure to ask about his drink of choice) to sharing conversation with John Kerry. Oh – did we mention she moved to Denver from D.C.? It all makes a little more sense now, doesn’t it?
As a young wanderer, her European travels once found her in a sketchy port in Greece, waking up and find her hiking boots has been stolen. From her feet! We can’t imagine anything worse for our very own “organization addict”. We’re not kidding about the addiction. Carolann literally fantasizes about what she can tidy up next! An avid collector of buttons, wine corks, shoes and cookbooks… we know she has them categorized and inventoried in a way that would make The Container Store envious. She claims that her kids’ toys are “everywhere” in her home, but really, we all know that they’re lined up tidily, sorted by color first, then by age-appropriateness.
She loves spending quality time with her kiddos, exercising, cooking, baking, (At this altitude? You’ve got to share your secrets!) reading, catching up with friends, sharing a bottle of red wine with her husband, and hanging out with their two spoiled cats, Stoli and Loki.
Carolann was exposed to her family’s Czechoslovakian culture at a very young age, so it’s a wonder kolaches aren’t listed as one of her favorite foods. Alas, she’s more into sushi and Indian fare. She claims to refuse to eat olives or cauliflower. Really, Carolann? Not even if Bono had prepared them?
