At the March luncheon, members of the Colorado Chapter of PRSA were able to learn how Jake Kubié, director of communications for one of the country’s most popular zoos, approaches strategic planning, stakeholder management and crisis communications.

Unlike today where one company can sweep the night and take home eight different Gold Pick Awards, during the first Gold Picks event there was only one designated award to recognize Public Relations excellence.

“Always keep learning about public relations. The industry changes daily and what was considered the norm five or ten years ago, is not necessarily the norm today.” - Heather Johnson

"31% of North America's internal communicators admitted that they do not employ any form of formal planning as of 2018...proving that many organizations communicators are still in a reactive stage instead of proactive." - State of the Sector 2019 Report