Jennifer Hudson, APR
Jennifer Hudson, APR is the founder and president of ThinkBeyond Public Relations. Jennifer is a strategic communications advocate, trainer, mentor, consultant and speaker. Her superpowers are helping PR leaders step boldly into their role as a trusted advisor and weeding through the details to ensure an organization’s communications are always focused on the big picture.
During her nearly 30-year career in corporate communications, Jennifer has always sought to broaden the role of public relations. She leads trainings and workshops on corporate messaging; strategic communications planning; and core values, vision, and mission.
In her signature program, Corporate Messaging for Communicators, and her strategic communications planning workshops, Jennifer shows experienced PR pros how to engage the varied, diverse voices behind brands so they can help organizations create more authentic, inclusive communications.
She has spoken at conferences and events hosted by the Public Relations Society of America, the Association of Society Executives, HR groups and others, as well as on podcasts and in magazine interviews about the need for PR pros to embrace strategic communications as a de facto approach to their work.
Jennifer is a certified Step into Your Moxie® workshop facilitator and leads sessions on communications for Vistage. She is a mentor and coach with The Venture Mentoring Team, Radical Partners and 1909 Accelerator, which support entrepreneurs and social impact leaders. She is a board member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and a member of of ColorComm. Jennifer is a past president and board member of the Greater Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, where she also served on the Universal Accreditation Board for the organization. She has served as a board director or committee member with various nonprofits and professional associations in South Florida.
Fluent in Spanish, Jennifer has worked throughout Latin America and lived in Spain, England and Mexico. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and a master’s degree in Journalism and Public Relations from the University of North Texas. She is also accredited in public relations (APR).
Jennifer adores spending time with her family, cooking and eating delicious food, exercise, and all things Spain.