Gary Rudnick
Gary Rudnick
Regional Managing Director
grudnick@golinharris.com
When young people interview here at GolinHarris, I encourage them to be thinking of it as a “career interview” versus a “job interview.” I want people that are curious, aggressive, creative, committed and opinionated – as those are attributes you find in people that are seeking to build a career, not fill a job.
I was hired 13 years ago from another PR agency, as an account supervisor to manage the Gerber baby food business. Why would a single, 26-year-old male take a “job” on a baby food account? Because of the career opportunities it provided. I was lucky enough to be hired, and to work with smart, dedicated, strategic, compassionate people — on both the agency and client sides. They taught me about client service, strategy, financial management, media relations and consumer marketing. Since that time, I have worked with dozens of great clients and hundreds of amazing colleagues that have continued to teach me new things. I couldn’t ask for a better career, and I’ve never regretted being an “agency guy” for even one minute.
In my time with GH, I have led accounts, groups, offices and regions — and still, there is so much more to do. That’s what’s so great about the PR agency business. We get to learn from and influence many clients and industries — from diesel engines, to beer, to children’s charities.
In addition to our client work, we have a unique culture that so many of us hold near-and-dear. It may sound like a cliché, but trust me, it’s really like a family here. Like any family, we argue, debate, work together, support each other and learn from one another. It’s a big part of why I built my career here, and why I can’t imagine working anywhere else.
Client Experience
McDonald’s
Tyson
Walmart
Texas Instruments
Unilever
BP
Coors
Verizon Wireless
Major League Baseball
General Mills
Sara Lee
Areas of Expertise
Consumer Packaged Goods
Sports Marketing
Media
Digital
Issues Management
Media Training/Messaging
What’s on my iPod, Kindle and TiVo
Music, books and television shows. Seriously, I love Ray LaMontagne; 70’s music and Howard Stern on Sirius/XM; NPR; any HBO series — especially Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, In Treatment and Flight of the Concordes; and every Boston Red Sox or New England Patriots game.
My Favorite Pastimes
Trying to convince my wife and our three young daughters to care about sports even a little; laughing;
breakfast with my girls on weekends; long car trips where I can really think; reading the newspaper; and spending time with my close friends.
My Favorite Quote
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan
"press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge.