How I Started Standing: Dana Purkey
In the summer of 2004, I landed my first interview as a newly minted college graduate. Ironically, that place happened to be Standing Partnership. I remember the overwhelming feeling of nerves that...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Jessica Hartman
My experience with Standing Partnership goes way back. Well, okay, maybe not that far back, but I do remember when Cathy Dunkin spoke to my public relations class at the Missouri School of Journalism...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Ashlyn Brewer
After reading this series religiously as an intern, and urging (or maybe it’s “bugging”) my colleagues to write their own posts, I’m excited to be able to officially write my own “How I Started...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Amber Morris
Standing’s support of community organizations and candy are how I started Standing. The story starts with St. Louis 2004, a nonprofit organization created to improve the quality of life in the St....
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Mihaela Grad
Corporate culture has become a key defining characteristic that helps companies stand out in today’s business environment. This goes beyond first-impression descriptions of companies as either stodgy...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Maggie Brandt
When I was preparing to graduate with a degree in communication in May 2008, I thought I would be rolling in job offers… and then the recession hit hard. I quickly discovered that good grades and the...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing: Ashley Pitlyk
This may be my “How I Started Standing” post, but perhaps a more fitting title would be “The Tale of the Internships.” It all goes back to my first public relations course my sophomore year of...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing – Lindsay Auer
Officially, I started at Standing Partnership six years ago. I had just graduated from Saint Louis University and my fellow classmates and I were all anxious to secure internships for the summer. With...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing – Madison Hrdlicka
Although I’m a new associate to Standing Partnership, my relationship with Standing technically began in 2012. I was near graduation from Missouri State University. With an uncertain future ahead, I...
View ArticleHow I Started Standing – DeAnna Tipton
How does a sociology major and social justice activist end up in communications consulting? Well, quite easily. This is my story of how I started Standing. Like most college students, after graduation...
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