With over 20 years’ experience in communications, political advisory roles and journalism, Jo Scard is one of Australia’s foremost strategic advisers to corporates, government and Not-For-Profits. Jo is a respected former journalist in the UK and Australia working with ITV, Associated Press, Seven Network, SBS, ABC and Fairfax. She has spent over a decade advising corporates and Not-For-Profits at CEO and board level across strategic communications, government relations and public relations and co-authored the best-selling book The Working Mother’s Survival Guide. In 2010, she founded Fifty Acres – The Communications Agency, which works with government agencies, national organisations, Not-For-Profits and corporates providing strategic communications, media training, government, marketing and public relations services. 2017 sees Jo sharing her expertise with a broader market, with new business publicity.is set to launch in March, redefining PR for start-ups, entrepreneurs, creatives and small business.
