The office at Bravo Pittsburgh can be summed up in one word: personality. Several times throughout my internship, the staff has joked that we should have a quote board to showcase the insightful and downright hilarious comments people make. These quotes have made me feel welcome and part of the team. Knowing that every one… Read More I’ll Leave You with a Quote
I am not a hopeless romantic as the title may suggest. I am simply quoting a book that allowed me to embark on the journey of finding comfort in my own aspirations, strengths, and withheld dreams. In Bob Goff’s novel “Love Does”, he writes, “I used to want to fix people, but now I just… Read More Love Does Make the Difference
So far throughout my life I have tried to follow a few hard and fast rules: 1) always make time for simple pleasures, 2) if I can help, I will help and 3) to actively pursue the things that interest me. Therefore, as my time with The Bravo Group comes to close, I must confess… Read More Realizations and Reaffirmations
Recently, I connected with Bravo’s own Research Director Evan Grove to learn more about how research fits into Bravo’s vision of “Win Tough Fights” and to understand some of the faces behind the questionnaires. A Penn State marketing graduate, Evan began his professional career working for Omega Group in 2005. Omega, was founded in 1980… Read More A New Understanding of the Business of Understanding
Dark, dingy and probably dangerous. This is the image that came to my mind any time I thought of the manufacturing industry, an image that was only reinforced by years of growing up in a small town where the dark, dingy and probably dangerous steel mill was (and still is) the largest employer of the… Read More This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Factory
Great products and services all begin the same way, with the recognition of a problem and the desire to fix it. In this post I will be talking about what Bravo did to address the age old problem of “yes-men”, specifically within the realms of marcellus and utica shale. Since its inception natural gas has… Read More Because “The River” Just Doesn’t Sound as Catchy
As I approach the final 100 days of my undergraduate career I have naturally started to reflect back upon my time in school. I am happy to report that besides some awkward preteen moments and the occasional all night study sessions (yes I’m talking about you Spring 2013 Finals Week) I have thoroughly enjoyed all… Read More So the other day I was thinking…
Hello from Pittsburgh! Nick Furar here and I am one of Bravo Group’s brand spanking new interns this spring. I am a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Communications and Corporate/Community Relations. I am a Western Pennsylvania native hailing from the rural area between Butler and Pittsburgh. The first time I realized the true power… Read More Thank Goodness I Went to the Career Fair
Last month, Elsie Hillman, an extraordinary political activist and philanthropist, passed away at age 89. She was a Republican National Committeewoman most notably assisting in the 1988 election of George H. W. Bush and the 1994 election of Tom Ridge as governor of Pennsylvania. While her accomplishments and investments as a political activist are remembered… Read More Elsie Hillman’s Philanthropic Impact on Pittsburgh
It’s funny to think that people find it odd that Pittsburgh has become a city that people are striving to visit. For me it is common place, but it wasn’t always this way. With the collapse of the steel industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the city struggled to climb back into a… Read More An Economic Resurgence in the “Steel City”
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