O'Reilly: Prosek founder spends 50% of her time hosting salon dinners
Katie O'Reilly · Ron Biscardi and Katie O'Reilly - Maximizing Value at Conferences (EP.425) · Jan 6, 2025 · at 18:12
Katie O'Reilly discusses relationship-building tactics at communications and advisory firm Prosek Partners.
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“We built ProSec on the back of convening, and Jen, who's our founder, I would say spends 50% of her time just doing that. Organizing salon dinners, making sure we have interesting people coming to them, because that's how we get business.”
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