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🎯 Manolatos Public Affairs
With a vast and influential network, and deep experience in media relations, crisis management, coalition building, and community engagement, Manolatos Public Affairs drives impactful public affairs initiatives that enhance visibility and build trust.
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We’ve led successful campaigns and rebranding efforts for numerous high-profile clients, and we’re ready to leverage our network, strategic insight, and storytelling skills to help your organization achieve its goals and grow with confidence.
As connectors and problem solvers, we’ve played pivotal roles advocating for education, complex public-private partnerships, housing, and advancing real solutions to homelessness.
âš¾ Baseball Dad & PR Guy
I launched the Baseball Dad & PR Guy newsletter to help parents support their kids’ baseball journeys — and to share what I’ve learned from two worlds that have more in common than you’d think: youth baseball and public relations.
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Both teach us about preparation, communication, leadership, patience, teamwork, resilience, and how to respond when life throws a curveball.💯
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I've spent years in the PR arena, and through my 12-year-old son Alex, his teammates, and his coaches, I’ve come to love the game of baseball: its beauty, its challenges, and the lessons it teaches.💛
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My goal is to reach as many youth baseball parents as possible to help them avoid common mistakes — and to inspire the next generation of PR pros to grow and thrive. 📢
🎙 Dear San Diego Podcast
Dear San Diego gives newsmakers and community leaders a platform to talk about the big issues of the day — and who they are beyond their bios. Our guests share personal stories, lessons learned, and secrets to success.
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My co-host Juan Hernandez and I also dive into our lives outside the office: work, fatherhood, health and wellness, and youth sports — where the politics can be even fiercer than at City Hall.
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Juan and I met a decade ago while working for dueling mayoral candidates in San Diego. Since then we’ve teamed up on numerous public affairs, land-use, and issue campaigns.