Autor/-in: Lucy Werner

Lucy Werner is a PR expert and founder of The Wern, a specialist communications consultancy and training hub for startups, entrepreneurs and independent brands. She has worked with top emerging business talent such as Jimmy's Iced Coffee, The Marshmallowist and Vinyl Me, Please. She also consults for innovation, marketing and other public relations consultancies on their go-to market strategies, raising CEO profiles and developing thought leadership. Lucy uses her own profile to demonstrate how other small businesses can do their own publicity. She regularly speaks on all aspects of publicity at events like Economy of Hours, General Assembly, Mothers Meetings and Work.Dot Life. She has been featured in Stylist magazine, Telegraph Connect, Guardian Small Business, Gorkana, Huffington Post, Mother & Baby magazine, Absolutely Mama and PR Moment, and has written a 10-day e-learning course for Highbrow on "How to get press for your business". She was recently awarded finalist in "Growth Business Enabler" from Startups.co.uk. Active on all major social channels, Lucy has a fast-growing and active user base on Instagram - @wernchat - where she focuses on delivering free tips and tools for small businesses and entrepreneurs looking to learn how to do their own publicity.