Nick Williams is entering his 15th year as a PR professional. Throughout his career he has specialized almost exclusively in health PR working for a wide range of organizations specializing in healthcare services, research and technology as well as pharmaceuticals, health insurance and the non-profit sector.
A graduate of Humber College’s Post-Graduate course, Nick started his career working for Argyle Communications (now ChangeMakers). He quickly emerged as a specialist in earned media relations and account management for health clients.
Following his time at Argyle, Nick held leadership roles on the communications teams for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, a federally-funded health organization, and Medavie Blue Cross, a Canadian health insurance company. He then worked at NATIONAL Public Relations helping to grow mandates with some of Canada’s biggest health companies including TELUS Health and Pfizer Canada.
Nick’s career brought him full circle as he recently returned as a director at ChangeMakers Health. In this role he brings skills and seasoned insights in media relations, issues management, stakeholder engagement and digital communications to support leading Canadian pharmaceutical companies along with hospital networks and health charities.
Fun Facts
- Nick “lives and breathes” earned media and is genuinely passionate about this side of PR.
- He’s built strong relationships with health and lifestyle reporters across Canada and works with them daily to help clients land meaningful earned coverage.
- He believes earned media matters more than ever, especially as audiences face an increase in fake news and unreliable online sources.
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