• Candice Brown-McElyeaLocal Business

  • Berkeley, CA

Candice Brown-McElyea is owner and president of One Eight Oh PR, a full-service public relations firm with two locations in Sarasota, Fla. and Denver, Colo. Founded in 2012 by owner and president Candice Brown-McElyea, the firm handles public relations strategy, press writing and social media management for a diverse group of clients, as well as sales training, messaging and media coaching.

Candice McElyea has a thorough background in sales, marketing and management experience, as well as a strong media background. McElyea is a graduate of Riverview High School in Sarasota and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Florida in 1996. She started her professional career as a television news reporter, working on air in Gainesville FL, Salisbury MD and Sarasota FL, covering news and politics in several states.

A blogger on several local news websites and a contributor to Yahoo! News, McElyea has a passion for covering stories about interesting people and learning about what makes them tick. Her specialties include social media strategy and implementation, and complete digital image management. McElyea is also the host of a weekly local real estate television show, Get Real Estate on the Suncoast, airing on SNN in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte Counties.

Before launching One Eight Oh PR, McElyea served as the director of marketing & public relations for one of the largest developers in Florida from 2009-2012, handling the marketing and PR for ten different subsidiaries including residential and commercial real estate, a sports campus, a downtown Main Street, and more. McElyea is also a dedicated community advocate, sitting on several non- profit boards in the Sarasota and Manatee County region.

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