This week, Kite Hill PR hosted its annual retreat in NYC where the entire team gathered from across the country to reconnect in person for the first time in 3 years. The retreat was an opportunity for our team of B2B PR professionals to come together to learn, strengthen connections, and most importantly, unlock our passions. Through team building exercises, everyone shared personal stories that shaped them into who they are today, and most importantly, the passion that drives them professionally.
While we’re used to working on our day-to-day priorities for clients across the B2B tech, media, entertainment, and advertising industries, the retreat allowed us to break through virtual boundaries and work closer than ever before. Group activities and exercises, all designed to test our creativity, encouraged discussions centered around what makes each of us unique and how we can use our individual skills and passions to strengthen our public relations campaigns.
These group activities not only put to use our professional skills but also shone a light on everyone’s fun and competitive drive. We collaborated through tasks that sparked discussions and challenged everyone to put their skills to the test. Whether we had to embrace agility as we worked against the clock to create unique story angles, or literally drawing out our passions and using that as a tool to spark conversation, we all had the chance to discover new things about ourselves.
It's so important to recognize your passions, especially coming from someone who is at the start of their career. Oftentimes people lose sight of what makes them happy or what inspires them to work hard. This is why this retreat is so instrumental as it was a reminder for everyone to be proud of those factors that make us unique. These group and individual activities truly allowed us to grow not only as a digital PR agency but as individuals who can continue to offer their best service to our amazing clients.
– Julia Worthington, Assistant Account Associate