Each month, The Hodges Partnership and friends engage in conversation on a specific topic from across the public relations, communications and marketing industries.
Episode 40: Tourism Communications, with Lydia Mansel
In our latest episode of Teaming Up, Erin Bagnell teams up with freelance travel journalist Lydia Mansel to discuss tourism communications. The duo talks through Lydia’s journey from full time work to freelance writing and how the industry has changed within that time. They also discuss the ins and outs of navigating the industry from all sides.
Episode Highlights:
Transitioning from full time to freelance
Trends in destination and travel marketing
Building relationships with professionals throughout the industry
Impact of media landscape and AI
Related Links:
Lydia Mansel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiamansel/)
Just Packed Newsletter (https://substack.com/@justpacked?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeHJlvzD-qhaOGyd-aRfnFsdn0RCgvn15OZyXO3QEjgvkx8daMF6jSQQbke9w_aem_eaoAEbWCoInG9-_7a5Lctw)
23 Sept 2025
Hodges Transition, with the New Leadership Team
In this bonus episode, we’ve talked to the new leadership team at Hodges about our recent transition announcement. You’ll hear from Jon Newman, Paulyn Ocampo, Lindsay O’Bar, Greg Surber, Sean Ryan and Josh Dare about what this means to them, what their goals are for the future of the agency and you’ll learn exactly what Josh has planned for his upcoming retirement.
Related Links
A different Hodges…the ownership (https://hodgespart.com/gong/archives/a-different-hodgesthe-ownership/).
Hodges’ Instagram with Announcement Content (https://www.instagram.com/hodgespartnership/)
23 Jul 2025
Bonus Episode: Media Panel Q&A from Teaming Up Live
In this bonus episode, we’re giving you the Q&A portion from our Teaming Up Live event from earlier this summer. Senior Vice President Sean Ryan fields audience questions for Jason Fuller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-fuller-36058ab2/), a producer with NPR’s All Things Considered, and Adisa Hargett-Robinson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adisa-hargett-robinson-27880377/), a former associate booking producer with ABC News.
Episode Highlights
Who and how to pitch
The impact of disinformation in the newsroom
The use of AI in the newsroom
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