The PR Whisperer

Author, Crisis Communications Expert, Strategic Communications Advisor

About

Jennifer R. Farmer, also known as “The PR Whisperer®,” is an author, podcast host, public relations coach and entrepreneur. She is the author of two books, “First and Only: A Black Woman’s Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life” and “Extraordinary PR, Ordinary Budget: A Strategy Guide.” In addition to her books, she is an essayist whose writing focuses on everything from faith to leadership development to issues of gender and race. Her work has appeared in publications such as Thrive Global!, Blavity, Society for Nonprofits, Chronicle of Philanthropy, CNN, The Root, HuffPost, LifeHack, PR Daily, Red Letter Christians and more.

Farmer is the principal of Spotlight PR LLC, a public relations agency helps social impact leaders build their platforms and brands. She has provided services to national organizations and leaders committed to addressing the climate crisis, as well as social and racial injustice.

Through Spotlight PR, she has worked with a host of high-profile clients. This includes Grammy award-winning rapper, activist and businessman Michael Render, pka Killer Mike; former Ohio State Sen. and 11th Congressional District Candidate Nina Turner; the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II; author Edgar Villanueva (“Decolonizing Wealth”); Bankhead Seafood; and a host of social justice organizations such as CLLCTIVELY, the Black Southern Women’s Collaborative, the Funders’ Collaborative for Youth Organizing, the Revolve Fund, Repairers of the Breach, United Women in Faith and more.

Farmer’s understanding of the intersection of politics, advocacy and media has helped the leaders and groups she has worked with standout in a crowded media landscape.

She is a former member of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees’ Diversity Advisory Council. Farmer is also a former member of the advisory board for the National Center for State Courts’ Community Engagement in the Courts initiative. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science from the University of Rochester.

In her spare time, she blogs about sweet treats at thebestbakeriesin.com. Of all her titles, Farmer is most proud to be called “mom.”

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