The story starts with a nickname I was never supposed to keep.
True story: “Bri Car” started as a nickname from a middle school crush situation (and the details are hazy and staying that way). My friends teased me with it for months. I could have let it die a normal middle school death, but instead I leaned all the way in. By college, when I knew I wanted to build a career in public relations, Bri Car PR was already sitting there waiting for me. What started as something I was teased for turned into the best branding decision I never planned. That’s the whole company, honestly, in one story: something real, claimed on purpose, instead of buried out of embarrassment or societal pressure.
Over ten years, one big learning curve
I spent the last seven years at Pierce Public Relations in Nashville, joining as the second full-time employee when the firm was still finding its footing. I left as VP of Client Experience, having helped build it into a firm recognized across the industry. My work spanned national research-driven thought leadership programs, executive visibility platforms including long-form media formats, and acquisition communications strategies that protected client trust through major organizational change, for companies across the country.
That distinction matters more than it might sound: I didn’t just execute campaigns inside an agency, I helped build one – from the client relationships to the internal systems to the standards that made the work good. That’s a different kind of expertise than most solo founders bring to the table, and it’s exactly what I’m building Bri Car PR to scale into.
A few people noticed along the way
I was named a 2025 Nashville Emerging Leader Award winner in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations, and my perspective on the industry has been featured in places like the Nashville Business Journal, PR Daily, and Authority Magazine. Beyond client work, I regularly speak and judge for university public relations programs and industry awards, including the PRSA Arizona Copper Anvil Awards. I mention it because this isn’t my first attempt at building something credible. I’ve done the work, and people outside my own bio have noticed.
Giving back was never a side project
Long before “pour back in, no matter what” was a company value, it was just how I lived. I currently sit on PRSA Nashville’s Parthenon Awards Committee, helping produce the organization’s annual awards program honoring more than 200 public relations professionals across the region. I also recently joined the External Affairs Committee for Thistle Farms, an organization whose mission genuinely aligns with what I care about beyond work. It all supports the reason giving back is a standing commitment here, not a marketing line.
Why this exists
I’m building Bri Car PR because I think the industry has room for something more honest: work that’s actually original instead of recycled, a workplace where nobody has to perform a version of themselves to be taken seriously, and a company that gives back every single year, not just when business is good. I’ve spent seven years learning how to build an agency the right way. Now I’m building one my way.
What we believe
Possess radical authenticity.
Stop performing the version of yourself you think people want. People don’t buy from brands, they buy from people. Genuine, honest, no apologies – that’s what wins going forward, and we’re not waiting for everyone else to catch up.
Burn it down.
Practice makes perfect, but it doesn’t make new. When a strategy, a look, or a process starts feeling safe instead of sharp, don’t polish it; torch it and start over. What worked last year doesn’t get a free pass this year.
Come as you are.
Founders, clients, employees – nobody performs a version of themselves to belong here. Equity and inclusion as lived practice, not a values-page paragraph.
Pour back in, no matter what.
We give back every year, not just the good ones. A standing commitment to the community we work in, not a line item that quietly disappears when business slows down.
Give yourself a bigger world.
We do PR, not ER. The work matters, but it’s not life or death. When something small starts to feel huge, zoom out, fix it, and move on.
