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The Joy of Motherhood

May 15, 2012 in Kirvin Doak News | 1 comment

Yesterday, was Mother’s Day and as I ran around town finishing my errands clerks and servers wished me a “Happy Mother’s Day” – it sort of annoyed me as I am not a mother, I am not going to be a mother and I made a choice not to be a mother.  However, as I settled in for the evening I began to  realize that I am a mother of sorts.  I am the mother to my staff: Brad, Alison, Lindsey, Matt, Devin, Kristin, Shandi, Carolyn, Ryan, Wendy and Eleni at Kirvin Doak Communications.  If being a mother means glowing with pride for their accomplishments, cheering them on with their projects, giving them wings to fly and believing in them and their abilities – well then I am a pseudo mom.  If the joy of motherhood is anything close to the love, pride and happiness I feel for my staff then you can wish me a Happy Mother’s Day ever year.  

˜Terri Maruca

 

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For Donna

May 9, 2012 in Uncategorized | No comments

Mother’s Day, or as I call it, “Donna Day,” is this Sunday, May 13.  Unlike many of my teammates at Kirvin Doak, I get to see my mom (aka Donna) every day.  I realize this is a blessing that I don’t always fully appreciate. The more I think about it, though, Donna is pretty great. Here are just a few of the reasons why…

She can take a joke. And not just one joke, lots of them.  To be totally honest, my sister and I probably spend at least 80 percent of the time we’re all together as a family teasing dear old Donna.  We can’t help it though; she’s such an easy target!  Just ask us about the “family heirlooms” we received this Christmas, Free Willy or Donna’s take on the latest Hard Rock Hotel ads.  Donna always takes our good-natured ribbing in stride, realizes it comes from a place of love and has definitely learned to laugh at herself over the years.  As she says, “I’m just happy I can amuse you two,” and indeed she does.

She reminds me to CALM DOWN. This is not always an easy task. I’m someone who tends to overact to small things, at least initially until I’ve fully processed the situation. I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR TO THAT THING TOMORROW NIGHT! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I AM, BUT I’M SO LOST I WILL NEVER FIND THE 215 AGAIN! MY LAPTOP WON’T TURN ON! Situations like these, and numerous others, have caused me to call Donna in absolute panics over the years.  Usually it only takes some perspective from Donna and breathing exercises to talk me off the ledge.

She’s amazingly supportive. Forget the 22 years of my life leading up to my employment at KDC – in my 10 short months at Kirvin Doak Donna has supported me every step of the way.  From helping me pick out an outfit for my interview last July to liking everything the Nevada Mining Association has to say on Facebook, attending a Las Vegas Locos home game, the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament and participating in AFAN’s 22nd Annual AIDS Walk, Donna is the number one supporter of both me and my clients.  She always has time to listen about what I’m working on and help me think of ideas when I’m brainstorming.

So thanks Donna, for just being you. Happy Mother’s Day.

Love,
Carolyn

 

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Is it April 8 yet?

March 23, 2012 in Client news | No comments

I’m a December baby, so I’ve always slightly resented Christmas for stealing my birthday’s thunder. Easter, instead, was my favorite holiday growing up.  I loved that it was in spring time. I loved the delicious brunch my grandmother cooked each year. I loved turning my fingers colors from dying hard-boiled eggs in food coloring, baking sugar cookies shaped like bunnies, hunting for plastic eggs with my siblings in the back yard and finding my Easter basket complete with thrilling items like Beanie Babies, Lisa Frank art supplies and of course, a ridiculous amount of candy.  At the time, I even liked the awful matching outfits my mother dressed me and my sister in every year.  (To this day, Donna maintains those outfits were adorable.  Judge for yourself from these picture.)

Things change, however. For awhile, Easter definitely lost its luster as I aged.  There were no more egg hunts or Easter baskets, and I felt guilty just looking at the chocolate bunnies and jellybeans. Things became even more dreary when I went away to college where my celebration typically consisted of me shamefully eating the Reece’s peanut butter eggs my mom sent for me and my roommate.

But this year I’m looking at Easter through rose colored glasses. It’ll be my first with my family in Las Vegas since 2007.  My brother got married this fall, and I’m excited to celebrate with his wife and her extended family for the first time. As of yet, our plans are still up in the air, but I’m looking forward to establishing some new traditions. 

One thing I’m suggesting to the family is a visit to the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa for Easter brunch at Ceres.  The menu features an impressive collection of delicious treats including seasonal fruit, fresh seafood, a meat carving station and an array of desserts (though I doubt any of them can compete with my Grandma’s sugar cookies).  Ceres is even having an egg hunt, which will really take me back to when Easter was the absolute greatest day of the year.

Whether we end up dining at Ceres or enjoying a meal at home, I’m just excited to be with my family for Easter this year.  Is it April 8 yet?

˜Carolyn Linck

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“I want to go to work tomorrow…”

December 2, 2011 in Kirvin Doak News | No comments

Across the country a lot of people spend their Sunday evenings dreading what they know is coming in a few short hours: the sound of their alarm clock Monday morning, signaling the beginning of the long and often stressful work week.  This is probably especially true the Sunday following Thanksgiving, when people want to continue to bask in the holiday laze of family, food and football.  It is hard, after all, to leave the comfort of hometowns and sweatpants for the office.

I, however, experienced something quite different this past Sunday, Nov. 27.  While most of my Kirvin Doak co-workers were traveling back to Las Vegas, I sat in the emergency room waiting in agony to find out what was wrong with me.  As the extreme pain in my stomach continued to grow, nurses and doctors continued to run more tests.  Waiting for the results of blood work, a CAT scan, ultrasound and a few other unpleasant procedures, I became more and more concerned that whatever was going on wasn’t simply a bad case of the flu or food poisoning.

“What’s going on?” I asked my mother, “What’s going to happen?”

“I don’t know, honey,” she said.  “We have to wait to see when we get the tests back.”

“But I want to go to work tomorrow,” I cried, never before realizing how much I really love my job.

What ended up happening was an emergency appendectomy Sunday night.  I was released from the hospital Monday evening, and when I got home I received a visit from none other than Terri Maruca – a reminder of why I wanted so badly to get back to the office. 

Terri brought me a baby Christmas tree, a card signed by my colleagues and their get well wishes.  While others may not understand, this level of personal care is what makes Kirvin Doak Communications such a great agency to work at and to be represented by. 

Wednesday afternoon, despite my mother’s protests, I returned to Kirvin Doak, and although I’m still a bit tired and sore from the surgery – man, did it feel great to be out of bed and back in the office. 
-Carolyn Linck

Christmas tree in the lobby of KDC. It was especially exciting to return to work with everything decorated!

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The End of the Season

October 26, 2011 in Client news | No comments

From my very first day at Kirvin Doak I have been working on the Las Vegas Locomotives account.  From staffing practices to interviewing players, writing program stories, traveling with the team and attending meetings, I got a glimpse of virtually every aspect of the Locos organization.  In my four months I got to know the coaches, the players, the dance team and the front office staff, and I saw firsthand how much hard work went into making the 2011 United Football League season possible.

Unfortunately, the Locos season ended Friday, Oct. 21 when they lost in the UFL championship game to the Virginia Destroyers 17-3.  Although the team did not win the illusive “three-peat,” they did capture my respect and admiration.

I found it inspiring to see how dedicated, committed and passionate everyone in the Locos organization was to football and to the team.  I loved getting to know the players, all of whom are extremely talented and have compelling and interesting stories. 

Moving forward I’ll miss the guys from the Locos, but I expect to still see some of them, hopefully on TV playing in the NFL.

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#TeachMeHowToTwitter

September 21, 2011 in Kirvin Doak News | 1 comment

When I started at Kirvin Doak Communications back in July, I was definitely a novice when it came to Twitter.  I only had my account for about a month, and I had hardly used it (I’d sent a measly 30 tweets!).  Although I understood the basic function of the social media service, I failed to truly understand what a great tool it could be.
 
A mere two months later, and I would say I have come a pretty long way.  I’ve now sent over 200 tweets, my number of followers has more than tripled, and I no longer scratch my head when someone says “hashtag,” “retweet,” or “trending.”  Today I view Twitter as a great way to the get the word out and as a wonderful, real-time news source.  
 
My appreciation of Twitter grew even more last week at the Las Vegas Locomotives 2011 Kickoff Tweetup at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria.  I saw firsthand how tweeting can bring people together, start conversations, build relationships and generate awareness.  As the amazing Terri Maruca told me during my personal social media tutorial in July, “It’s sweet to tweet!”
 
I’m still far from being a social media maven.  That title goes to my older sister, Lauren Linck (@LoLiNck), who works as the social media manager at Angel Management Group, maintaining 19 different Facebook and Twitter accounts.  I hope, however, that the Twitter progress I’ve made in the last few weeks makes her and KDC proud. 
-Carolyn Linck

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Life After College

July 29, 2011 in Kirvin Doak News | No comments

My parents were so proud – just three weeks after my graduation from Santa Clara University, and I had landed my first “big girl” job.  I was quite relieved myself.  After months of worrying about what the future would hold for me, it seemed I had found the answer: a position with one of the top PR agencies in Las Vegas, Kirvin Doak Communications. 
Like many recent college graduates, packing up and moving away was not easy for me. I hated leaving people and places that had made the last four years of my life so special.   It wasn’t until my first day at KDC that I realized life in the working world could be equally exciting, challenging and fun.
The day was a whirlwind of client meetings, TV appearances, office introductions and paperwork.  I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t somewhat overwhelmed as I struggled to remember names, places, passwords and procedures.  More than that, however, I was invigorated.  Many of my peers had recently started entry-level jobs where they were stuck making copies, going on Starbucks runs and filing for weeks on end.  Diving in head first, I had seen more action in my first day at Kirvin Doak than some of my friends had in weeks at other companies.
How lucky was I to have this opportunity?  Not only was I starting my career at a company with a stellar reputation and working on accounts that interested me, such as the Las Vegas Locos of the United Football League, but I was also in a position where I would be able to grow and contribute immediately.   As I’ve settled in over the past two weeks – meeting clients, drafting press releases,   listening in on conference calls and decorating my cubicle – I’ve come to appreciate this opportunity even more.  Though my coworkers and bosses may not realize it, the friendly hellos, “good job” emails and “Welcome to @KDCLasVegas” tweets have truly helped me adjust to my new life.
After two weeks at Kirvin Doak, and a little over a month after graduation, it’s finally hitting me that college is over.  I’ve realized, however, that this isn’t the terrible thing I thought it was two months ago.  I now see that new adventures, challenges and friendships await me here at KDC, and I can’t wait.
– Carolyn Linck

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