Publicist Rockstars: “If you keep going you will win” with Francis Perdue

Kristin Marquet
Authority Magazine
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8 min readMar 28, 2019

Photo by David Solis / Untouchable Magazine

I had the pleasure of interviewing Francis Perdue. Francis is a Senior Publicist at PS Media Talent. Francis Perdue, Sr. Publicist of PS Media Talent has been a full-time publicist since 2009. Ms. Perdue currently holds the position of The Director of Communications for My Beverages, a new water company, based in West Hollywood, California. In 2016, her firm was nominated for a Black Business Hall of Fame Award by The Hart Foundation and City National Bank. Her feature in She Boom was a catalyst that led to the discovery of her talents and philanthropy work. With 100 plus products placed for high-end events, The Doctor’s TV Show and her annual FUSE Pre-ESPY Event Ms. Perdue added a product division to her company. This has deemed her a hot commodity in the Product Placement side of events and television & film. Recently, Ms. Perdue was nominated again in 2018 for her Philanthropy work with youth as well as her Annual Pre-ESPY party entitled FUSE where she gives honor to various charities.

As a seasoned senior publicist, Francis is sought after for sponsorship, public relations for businesses and individuals. After 8-plus years in education, Perdue decided to take teaching beyond a confined classroom and started PS Media Talent in 2009. Always known as “The Hub” for information and research, people approached Perdue daily within and outside of education for solution strategies and…

Kristin Marquet
Authority Magazine

Publicist and author based in New York City. Founder and Creative Director of FemFounder.co and Marquet-Media.com.