Jo Trizila is founder & chief executive officer of Dallas-based TrizCom Public Relations and Pitch PR. Founded in 2008, TrizCom PR is a full-service national public relations firm. Established in 2015, Pitch PR is a division of TrizCom PR and created to enhance the press release distribution. TrizCom PR has been included in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Dallas Business Journal’s largest PR firms, awarded the Pegasus Award in 2015 by the Public Relations Society of America, awarded several Public Relations Society of America Award of Honors for 2015 and 2016, named as one of the Top PR Firms in 2015 – 2019. TrizCom PR is a certified woman-owned business by the National Women Business Owners Corporation.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Jo’s Mom
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t really plan on starting a business it really just happened. But I look back at the first couple of years and it was just me, I was a one-person shop. And accepting the fact that there are only 24 hours in the day that was very difficult for me. I was single I had no children and I just wanted there to be 26 hours in a day. This is a big one. Learning that good enough is okay. My good enough is comparable to a lot of peoples best. And being okay with that and not trying to make everything perfect there is just not enough hours in the day for that. And then learning that owning a business will be the hardest job that I have ever had”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It Book by Michael E. GerberFavourite Quote:
“to whom much is given much is expected” The Bible
Recommended Online Resources:
PR Sucks Podcast
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“keep it in perspective, this is just the job. I always like to tell myself what is the worst-case scenario? Absolute worst-case is we close this business and I go and work for another business. Nobody is dying, it’s not the end of the world, it’s keeping perspective. And if that’s absolutely the worst-case scenario let’s take that risk. Let’s do what we are scared to do, let’s go out there and see what happens”…[Listen for More]
More About Jo Trizila:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jo Trizila:
- “we are the smartest people in the room until we are faced with it”
- “hearing all sides of the issue is so important”
- “being open and allowing yourself to be open but you have to make a conscious effort to being open”
- “change is inevitable and it’s also very hard. I listen to others and seek other people’s advice and opinions. I have many different groups that I have either invited myself to or found a way to be invited to whether that other business leaders, other issues that I am passionate about or admitting that I don’t know something and going to find a group or person that can help mentor me on that”
- “it’s all about the people and the impact that they have. And so, I try to find time to make sure that my impact and people that I am around are important”
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