APCO Worldwide — the largest employee-owned independent in global public affairs. Founded 1984 by Margery Kraus. CEO Brad Staples since January 2015. 1,200+ employees, 30+ locations, 80+ markets, ~$225M revenue.
Women make up 70% of the U.S. PR workforce. Leadership distribution is uneven — and the center of gravity has shifted. Named operators, structural data, what good looks like.
Twelve years after Michael Lasky, Margi Booth, Larry Weber and three other PR industry leaders sat down at the 2014 Holmes Report Independent PR Firm Forum to talk about succession — a scoreboard on what actually happened, and what independent PR founders should learn.
EPR's 2011 interview with Margery Kraus, founder of APCO Worldwide, in her capacity as Founder and CEO. Kraus on building APCO from a single Washington office, business diplomacy, ethics, controversial clients, digital transparency, and leadership.
