Who is Sue?

Susan Young broke into the fiercely competitive news business at the ripe age of 12. Perched on the banana seat atop her sturdy 1974 green stingray bicycle with wire baskets on the back, Susan delivered newspapers on her neighborhood paper route in Edison, NJ. Since then, she’s been hooked on the news!

Today, Susan’s an expert in news and communication. From her bicycle she moved into the broadcasting booth in newsrooms. She spent the first ten years of her career “managing chaos” as a news director and on-air reporter at radio stations in the New Jersey/New York media market. She has won top awards from The Associated Press and the NJ Broadcasters Association. Susan was also the Deputy Director of the Office of Radio & TV for NJ Governor Christie Whitman, and was public relations director for a statewide non-profit.  In 2000, she opened her award-winning public relations firm.

These days, you can see and hear Susan talking about how blogging and leveraging social media grows businesses. She works with organizations who want to increase their visibility, credibility and revenues…online.    (On Twitter @sueyoungmedia)

Her book, Communicating with Confidence: Tips & Techniques for Powerful Business Communication, is available at www.getinfrontcommunications.com.

Susan, her husband, their two teenage children and two cats moved from New Jersey to San Antonio, TX in 2006.

20 Things That Are NOT on My Resume

1. I used to skateboard
2. I went parasailing in Cancun. Mexico
3. I’m a middle child, without the syndrome
4. My three favorite bands are Bruce Springsteen, The Who and Neil Young
5. I absolutely dislike the cold weather and snow
6. Cooking- not happening
7. One of my favorite cocktails: Grey Goose vodka with cranberry juice and lime
8. My first car was a 1981 Chevy Camaro
9. My best work to date- my children, Stephanie and Danny
10. I still get carsick
11. One of my favorite books: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
12. A perfect day to me: a summer day on the beach with my family
13. I started driving at 14; the legal age was 17. Ooops.
14. My grandparents had a profound impact on everything I say and do.
15. I have all of my concert stubs (45 +), dating back to Cat Stevens in 1975 at Madison Square Garden in NYC (face value of ticket $7.50)
16. I’m a Virgo – September Birthday
17. Sorry, I like coffee, but not Starbucks
18. My husband Andrew and I met in a bar in New Jersey – Married 20 years!
19. I’ve never owned or worn a watch
20. I prefer not to sit with my back to the door in public places – must be a Soprano’s thing