Chicago-based Magellan Development Group has hired Steve Navarrete and Kala Geers as leasing agents and Katie Eadler as administrative assistant at The SoBro, downtown Nashville’s luxury rental apartment high-rise. Navarrete is a Nashville native with both leasing and sales experience. His background is in customer service, retail and telecommunications. Geers is a native of Dallas, Texas, with experience in customer service and sales. She worked as a leasing consultant at Lincoln Property Company in Dallas before moving to Nashville to expand her residential real estate expertise. Eadler, a Nashville native, received her Bachelor of Science degree in mass communication and …

The Progressive® Insurance Nashville Boat & Sportshow®, Tennessee’s premier boating event, is bringing a taste of summer to Nashville’s Music City Center with four days of nautical fun Jan. 19–22. This year’s show has over 180,000 square feet of boats, accessories, educational opportunities, and fun for all ages and experience levels. Visitors to the 2017 show can also enjoy a number of attractions, including live music on Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21! “The annual boat and sportshow has been a tradition in Nashville for more than 30 years, and we’re excited to bring more than 300 boats into …

There are two ways to gain perspective: Experience and Altitude. MP&F has both. Join us in 2017 as we celebrate our 30th anniversary by sharing the View From 30. “Nobody cares about your anniversary.”           – Anonymous MP&F Pessimist That pessimistic, but true, statement was one of the shiniest of the gold nuggets to come out of our initial planning sessions for MP&F’s 30th anniversary, which began on January 1, 2017. That statement has endured as our guiding mantra, reminding us that, in order to leverage our anniversary to engage external audiences – to make you …

MP&F Public Relations Senior Vice President Jennifer Brantley will speak as part of a panel of public relations professionals Tuesday, Jan. 17. The panel, hosted by the Nashville chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, will be the featured event at the organization’s January luncheon. The panelists will discuss how to create outstanding entries for a Parthenon Award, PRSA Nashville’s annual awards celebrating the best public relations work in Middle Tennessee. MP&F won the 2016 Parthenon “Best in Show” award for Kirkland’s #Christmasland Blogger Campaign, spearheaded by Brantley. The luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the Tennessee …

It’s been a banner year for MP&F! In 2016, we helped more than 100 clients across a variety of industries connect with their audiences through media relations, advertising, social media, web design, event management, community relations, grassroots outreach, video and more. We’re proud to share these highlights with you: Thank you for your support! Your friends at MP&F Public Relations

            The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Middle Tennessee recently announced its 2017 class of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. Each year, the foundation announces Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30, which recognizes the city’s most active young professionals and philanthropists under the age of 30. The award also benefits the CFF’s work to develop new ways to fight and cure cystic fibrosis. This year’s Top 30 Under 30 class is: Leigh Adams, Nashville Ballet Caroline Anderson, Nissan Taylor Askew, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Julia Bonner, Pierce Public Relations Rebekah Carroll, c3/consulting Shelby Cowman, Regions Brad …