Episode 114
How To Get Real Press in 2026 (Without Paying For Forbes.. Ex-CBS Journalist POV) - w/ Vaishali
Someone slid into your inbox last week offering Forbes for a thousand bucks. 😅 Vaishali Gauba spent years inside CNBC, NBC and CBS newsrooms before starting her own PR agency, and she'll tell you flat out: that yes quietly costs you the exact people you were trying to reach.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You are making a career move across countries and the paperwork is part of the stress.
- You want a public signal that actually helps your work, not empty internet vanity.
- You are changing lanes and need the version that still makes sense when the story is not neat yet.
Key takeaways
- Get Real Press in 2026 (Without Paying For Forbes.. Ex-CBS Journalist POV) - w/ Vaishali
- Building Trust Through Earned Media
- 😅 Vaishali Gauba spent years inside CNBC, NBC and CBS newsrooms before starting her own PR agency, and she'll tell you flat out: that yes quietly costs you the exact people you were trying to reach.
- the uncomfortable part about how to get into Forbes with a credit card.
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Show notes
Someone slid into your inbox last week offering Forbes for a thousand bucks. 😅 Vaishali Gauba spent years inside CNBC, NBC and CBS newsrooms before starting her own PR agency, and she'll tell you flat out: that yes quietly costs you the exact people you were trying to reach. Here's the uncomfortable part about how to get into Forbes with a credit card. The crowd doesn't care where you got featured.
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