MICHELLE
MEKKY
Michelle Mekky is a veteran, award-winning broadcast journalist and public relations executive who has led high-profile marketing and PR campaigns for some of the nation’s most innovative brands, businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits. She is founder and president of Mekky Media Relations, Inc., a boutique PR agency that strategically partners with many leaders in their industries, helping them tell their stories to new audiences to fuel their growth.
Michelle got her start
in television news,
spending over a
decade as a senior
producer and
news writer for
Fox-TV in
Chicago.
She
transi-
tioned
from
journa-
lism to
PR and
marketing,
working at top
agencies and
using her insider
media knowledge and widespread connections to achieve top-tier coverage for clients ranging from startups to global powerhouses.
Michelle and Mekky Media have been widely recognized in the industry for elevating clients through millions of media impressions. The agency won the Ragan Awards Agency Team of the Year in the Multiple Campaigns category in 2022.
Michelle has grown the Mekky Media team to nearly 20 PR professionals who come from top firms and leading media outlets. She is committed to promoting a healthy culture, planning innovative wellness events inspired by the agency’s core values, such as trust, authenticity, and teamwork.
Michelle is part of the prestigious International Public Relations Network (IPRN), Forbes Agency Council and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). She blogs for Forbes and is a motivational speaker, sharing about her journey, entrepreneurship, media training and more. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, achieving her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the renowned Medill School of Journalism.