CAREY O’DONNELL
PRESIDENT & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, O’DONNELL AGENCY, WEST PALM BEACH
O’Donnell’s firm has grown from three employees 25 years ago to a PR and digital media services company with 14 people. “We are well known around South Florida for our city and district branding and marketing, with big ideas that generate nationwide attention,” says O’Donnell, who began her career as a sports writer.
| EDUCATION | Concordia University (BA) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I lived in Ireland as a teenager. Imagine moving from Palm Beach to Ireland in the 1970s. In my 20s, I worked for two years as a ski instructor in the Italian Alps as part of the Italian National Ski School. |
| FLORIDA ISSUE | Managing growth |
| FAVORITE VACATION | It’s always the same each year: Helicopter-skiing in British Columbia. Life doesn’t get any better than that. |
| STAYING FIT | Tennis; serious, athletic Pilates; cycling; trail-running in Montana |