Karen

Tippett-Lehane

Owner,

TippettPR & Social Ltd

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She is a 4 x CIPR “Outstanding Independent Practitioner” winner and has been listed in the PRWeek UK Annual PowerBook consecutively from 2013-2023

Karen has over 30 years’ experience in media relations both agency side and in-house as the former Head Of PR & Sponsorship at Virgin Holidays.

She has worked with a variety of travel and lifestyle brands both in the UK and French markets from tourist boards and hotel groups to tour operators and beauty brands. These include: The Greater Miami CVB, Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Toronto Tourism, Doral Hotels Group, Olympic Holidays and hairstylist Errol Douglas MBE.

Established in 2010, TippettPR & Social Limited offers a “blended to order” service to clients needing senior level strategic direction, solid communications basics, targeted sector specific media relations, social and digital content management, crisis management and fresh campaign creative. Current clients include Elite Island Resorts Caribbean, Ultrasun and SkinSense.

She is a 4 x CIPR “Outstanding Independent Practitioner” winner and has been listed in the PRWeek UK Annual PowerBook consecutively from 2013-2023.

Q&A 

Why did you sign up to be a judge for The Pros Awards 2024?
What an absolute triumph and inspiration the inaugural awards were! The opportunity to support and celebrate the abundance of Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority (BME) PR and comms pros at the 2024 event? Who’d miss that!
What Insta/Twitter(X)/Tik Tok account should every comms pro follow and why?
mrrobertmayhew (we all need some relatable light relief)
What was your favourite PR/comms story from 2023 and why?
Dove’s #BlackHairIsProfessional campaign. Because sadly it’s STILL needed, and it’s attached both to legislation as an outcome additional to awareness and conversations and is partnered with the social platform most associated with “professional” LinkedIN.

As before we’ve got a great DJ booked for The Pros Awards awards ceremony in July – what’s your dancefloor-filler request?

Heads High – Vegas