TESTIMONIALS
"I am so grateful to have had Carrie as my the SVP on my agency team. She is equal parts strategist, sounding board and sanity check, which was extremely valuable with a tiny in house team. Carrie was instrumental in helping us to refine our constantly evolving corporate narrative, as is common for small biotechs. I appreciated her camaraderie as well as strategic guidance and mentorship, and would welcome the chance to work with her again."
Lauren Rose Musto, Vice President, Communications, Codexis
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"I worked closely with Carrie during the global pandemic—a time of intensity and disruption—on critical company-wide initiatives that demanded clarity, speed, and coordination. Throughout, she brought a collaborative mindset and a remarkable ability to stay several steps ahead, ensuring the organization was always prepared to communicate with impact. Carrie stands out for her combination of key strengths: she thinks strategically while rolling up her sleeves to get things done, builds trust and alignment across diverse teams, and crafts compelling messaging that’s both simple and resonant. I deeply valued our partnership and continue to admire her expertise and insight. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with her will benefit from her clarity, creativity, and contributions."
Carole Tilmont, Vice-President, Human Resources, Talent Management and Organization Development, Emergent BioSolutions
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"I had the pleasure of working with Carrie for almost two years. During that time I was constantly impressed with her business acumen, in-depth knowledge of her company and what she was working on, and ability to drive forward strategic and compelling programming while navigating a complex set of processes and protocols. She’s an exceptional communications professional and leader, and I look forward to the day when our professional paths cross again."
Kristin Yelenovic, Team Leader, Chandler Chicco Agency
"I highly recommend Carrie. I had the opportunity to work in the same Business Unit with her for a couple years; she is passionate about the support she provides both the leader and company. She has many strengths that make her a great Director of Communications; the one that I most admire is her strategic thinking around the importance of culture driven by colleague buy-in."
Gordon Rust, National Sales Director, Rare Diseases, Pfizer
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"Carrie and I partnered together on the launch of a new indication for Lyrica. She was the most collaborative core team member. Carrie brings a strong strategic view with her PR expertise. Her innovative approach to the marketing program helped to provide a flawless execution at launch. I would highly recommend working with Carrie again as she truly understands the healthcare PR industry and is a fantastic strategic partner."
​Ceci Daley, Director, Marketing, Lyrica Brand Team, Pfizer
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​"I was fortunate to have Carrie as my Communications partner at Pfizer, where her impact on the brand was invaluable. She is passionate about communications and how it can be used strategically across both traditional and emerging channels to fuel success. A consummate team player, she understands when to take risks, how to educate and influence, and was always looking for ways to celebrate the accomplishments of others. Her positive attitude and problem solving mindset are infectious in both small and large group settings. She is a person you want on your team because her work ethic and enthusiasm make everyone around her better."
Bonnie Ben-Shmuel, Director, Marketing, Rare Diseases, Pfizer
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"Carrie is a strategic, creative, and compassionate communicator who knows how to get the job done. I am continually impressed and inspired by her commitment, professionalism and dynamic and savvy problem-solving solutions-driven approach to exceeding client expectations. She's also a project management maven, adept at anticipating (and then eliminating) potential roadblocks to ensure a smooth "concept to completion" journey. And, perhaps most important, she is an inclusive leader who motivates others to always bring their A-game and collaborate efficiently and effectively to achieve great things while also meeting client goals and objectives."
Susan Tomsky, Owner, WordWorks
"For the past three years, I have had the pleasure of working with Carrie Goldstein at Pfizer, in her role as Sr. Public Relations Manager on LYRICA, a $1.9b asset and Pfizer's largest growth brand. Carrie brings with her a wealth of over 15 years PR experience. She also serves as a subject matter expert for social media and listening on the brand, helping the primary care division establish guidelines, processes and procedures for leveraging the new media in the Pharmaceutical industry. In particular, Carrie demonstrated self-initiative in helping the team to establish the role of social influencers and develop approaches for how to engage and activate these online influencers to effectively drive LYRICA online."
Sharon MacDermott, Director, Marketing, Lyrica Brand Team, Pfizer
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"I had the privilege of working with Carrie as a member of the Ogilvy Health public relations team. Carrie is one of the most strategic, proactive and collaborative colleagues I've ever worked with. She brings confidence, enthusiasm and empathy to every client and has a special ability home in on the client's needs and help to problem solve. She has a uniqe understanding of the importance of integrating external and internal communications functions for the organizations she supports. I value the time I had working with Carrie and learned so much from her."​
Andrea Greif, Communications Consultant
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"I had the pleasure of welcoming Carrie as a guest speaker to my graduate level corporate communications class focused on media relations. She is a frequent guest speaker at my classes, and for good reason. The students really connect with her, and they enjoy the content she shares. In fact, she's always noted as one of the favorites in terms of guest speakers that come to class.​ Carrie focuses not only on the day to day work she does, but also the strategy behind it. Having worked both on the client and client-service side, she has a unique perspective to share. And, she speaks about her career path, and lessons learned along the way, which the students particularly appreciate. I always feel lucky when Carrie agrees to present , and I hope to have her back next year!"
Allison Clair, Adjunct Associate Professor, Communications, Baruch College
"Carrie Goldstein is an innovative, imaginative, results-focused public relations consultant. Ever watchful of our bottom line, Carrie embraced the PR challenges inherent within the launch of a new non-profit organization and moved mountains to increase our visibility - successfully , I might add!"
Melissa Marr, President, The Healing Project, Inc.
"I have had the pleasure of working with Carrie on multiple accounts that she helped lead for Baer Consulting. For two years, we worked together on an almost daily basis -- she was certainly considered part of our core team, even though she is based in FL and our offices are in NJ. "Roll up your sleeves" attitude rings true for Carrie -- we worked 'side-by-side' long hours to execute seamless programming and launches, and I consider her to be one of my PR mentors."
Melanie McCoy, Baer Consulting
"Working with Carrie Goldstein is a dream. Her project management skills and clear creative direction has made our working relationship one that always yields high quality work; on budget and on time. Her knowledge of the industry and clear cut client relationships allow us to move very detailed programs forward with excellent results."
Amy Zimmerman, The Ivy League of Design
"Carrie Goldstein has provided her expertise on several occasions for two very different companies with which I am involved. I have found her to be a quick study on the needs of our businesses, she is able to analyze our products and bring out the essence of our work in effective promotional strategies on time and in a cost-effective way. She also has the ability to work across boundaries, finding points of connection between our business and the business of her other clients, which has resulted in opening up new lines of business for us. I highly recommend her."
Victor Starsia, President, LaChance Publishing
"Carrie Goldstein is a most planful and focused leader. She has an ability to forecast what it takes to implement a plan, thus ensuring positive outcomes. Carrie is certainly detail oriented yet does see the big picture. Her commitment to a cause is laudable and thus she sets an example for others."
Pepi Dunay, Jewish Federation of Broward County
"I have been working with Carrie Goldstein for over a year and it has been a pleasure. She is smart, innovative and always reliable."
Ivy Mindlin-Epstein, The Ivy League of Design