Brett Pulley Biography

On November 7, 2017, I had the pleasure of listening to Brett Pulley discuss aspects of his life and career through advertising and public relations. Today, Mr. Pulley is the Executive Vice President at Weber Shandwick, a public relations firm formed in 2001 and located in New York City. Throughout his career Pulley has worked for multiple firms such as Barbie, Harley Davidson, Fisher Price, and many more. He has traveled to multiple countries throughout his life time and won two first place prizes from the National Association of Black Journalists in 1994 and 2002. Pulley discussed his career, his life, and gave memorable advice about risks and opportunities throughout his presentation.
During Pulley’s presentation, he talked about his career …show more content…
Every piece a writer creates needs to have a story and an appeal. Pulley mentioned that content was king and anecdotes with meaningful detail, knowledge, history, and personification could go a long way with the reader and empower the writer in how they display the world. Pulley had different views as some writers and could therefore add a different vantage point to the situation and/or story. Pulley was really transformed as a writer and as a story teller when the concept of new journalism came out in the 1970s and the 1980s. He knew that if he needed to survive this every changing industry that he would have to be able to change and adapt the way he tells stories. The most important thing he did has a person and as a writer was to take chances and to gamble in situations.
Overall, Brett Pulley was a great speaker with memorable stories and advice. He has achieved a lot through his career and has many more things to accomplish. His unique perspective on the world and the people in it really made him stand out as a story teller in this world. Hearing Pulley speak made me want to always better myself no matter how good I think I am and that taking risks in his career is okay and highly