
Dick Grove, INK Inc.: The Virtual-Office, Pay-for-Performance PR Pioneer
Dick Grove founded INK Inc. PR in 1997 in Kansas City — one of the earliest practitioners of the virtual PR office and pay-for-performance billing.

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Dick Grove founded INK Inc. PR in 1997 in Kansas City — one of the earliest practitioners of the virtual PR office and pay-for-performance billing.

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Jennifer Borba von Stauffenberg, founder of Olive Creative Strategies, on a Cyndi Lauper concert that started it all, studying under PR's "Godfather," and the move to Bainbridge Island.

Jennifer Risi, former Worldwide CCO at Ogilvy, founded The Sway Effect in 2019 as a network of independent agencies with DEI at the center of the operating model.

Havas Red is the global PR agency micronetwork of Havas, operating on the "Merged Media" model. Rebranded from Red Havas in 2024. Global CEO James Wright. Part of HAVAS PR Network (40+ agencies, 25+ markets). Parent Havas SA majority-controlled by Bolloré family.
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