{"id":2215,"date":"2016-11-18T14:41:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T19:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energipr.com\/wordpress\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T20:04:11","slug":"im-stephanie-engel-and-this-is-how-i-get-it-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/im-stephanie-engel-and-this-is-how-i-get-it-done\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Stephanie Engel, and this is how I get it DONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are back for Season 2 of our series\u00a0This Is How I Get It DONE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, where we take a moment to interview members of the\u00a0PR In Canada<\/a>\u00a0& Profectio community members to find out more about the person behind the desk, how they got their start, their current role (and everything in between). For our eighth episode of Season 2 we talked to Stephanie Engel, Senior Vice President of Client Services at\u00a0energi PR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Current Gig<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SVP, Client Services at\u00a0energi PR<\/a>, Resident \u201cDen Mother\u201d or as I prefer to think of it \u201cOlder Sister\u201d to the team<\/p>\n

One word to describe your working style<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Multi-tasker<\/p>\n

Tell us a little about your background and how you got to where you are today<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 After completing my certificate in PR at Humber, I worked part-time selling rhinestone and bedazzled clothing out of kiosks at Pearson Airport and Yorkdale Mall while I looked for a full-time industry job. I was a terrible salesperson but the owner \u2013 a friend of a friend \u2013 trusted me and knew I would never steal from her.One day while working at the mall, I bumped into an old acquaintance who had just gotten an internship at a multi-national. She let me know they were looking for an intern in the healthcare practice and suggested I apply. I called the agency right then and there from a pay-phone \u2013 which gives you an idea of how long I have been at this \u2013 and they invited me in for an interview. Although I did not have a science background and had limited knowledge of pharmaceuticals, they hired me. The rest as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

What is a typical work day like for you?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 As anyone in agency knows, there is no typical day. I generally check my emails and respond as soon as I wake up. I am trying to curb that habit\u2026.I recently attended a Leadership seminar and one piece of advice they gave was to stay off email until you get to work, which is easier said then done, but something I am trying to adopt. I always have two cups of coffee when I first get to the office, and the day begins once they kick-in. Each day is different and can be a combination of meetings \u2013 especially as the company owners are based in Montreal \u2013 client work, brainstorms, or dealing with operations and administrative items.<\/p>\n

What was a moment in your career that really helped define today?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Over the course of my career I have worked with a lot of accomplished and capable women \u2013 both colleagues and clients \u2013 and learned from each and every one of them. So I don\u2019t think it was one moment, but rather a series of experiences, role-models and opportunities that helped shape me as both a person and professional.<\/p>\n

9-5 is LONG gone, what is one shortcut or life hack that works for you?<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 There is definitely no 9 to 5 in today\u2019s world, and it has been replaced with an \u201calways-on\u201d mentality. Even when I am out in the evening I find myself checking my phone \u2013 another habit I am trying to break \u2013 but it is tough. I do feel I am in good company at least because many of those around me do the same. I do try to be mindful when possible and remember to breathe or take a pause when the moment requires it.I\u2019m also a big list-maker \u2013 I make lists of things to do for the week, the day, and place notations in my calendar as reminders. Sticky note reminders are another favourite, and I have been known to cover my computer monitor \u2013 as well as those of my colleagues \u2013 with them before leaving for the night. To ensure I make time for myself, my trainer has got me scheduling my workouts in my calendar at least twice a week, so I treat them as plans or an appointment. It works most weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We talked to Stephanie Engel, Senior Vice President of Client Services at\u00a0energi PR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouvelles-fr"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energipr.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}