Rising Star Award & Conversation: Nicole Erdeljac

  • Wednesday, December 02, 2020
  • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
  • Virtual Event

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Each year, AAF Columbus names a Rising Star -- a young professional who is really knocking it out of the park in the industry and in our community. At this event, we'll be interviewing the 2020 Rising Star, Nicole Erdeljac, Corporate Communications Manager at Fahlgren Mortine, about her career and insights looking to 2021 for corporate communications.

About Nicole

As a young professional, Nicole is a natural leader in her various endeavors and someone that others look up to. After spending time in foundational positions with Franklin Park Conservatory and Capital University, she found her way to Fahlgren Mortine – hoping to find a  way to support the agenda-setting clients and companies in our community and beyond. She quickly made herself indispensable to the executive team and is an internal leader; a  supportive peer; a cultural cornerstone for the agency; a mentor; and a role model for younger talent throughout the community. Her energy extends far beyond our walls as she often attends Columbus Metropolitan Club and Columbus Council on World Affairs events to learn more about our community and our world.

She has served as a longtime volunteer with Pi Beta Phi, Capital University’s MBA Ambassador Council, and with American Advertising Federation/ADDY Awards planning committee, along with many other organizations and roles. 

With a background in event planning, she has become an integral part of Fahlgren’s employee engagement process, spearheading most of their internal events and serving as an ambassador for the agency when hosting or attending external events. From using her creativity to come up with new event ideas to breathing virtual life into older favorites, she’s not afraid of a challenge and won’t stop until the job is done.  

She had a fundamental role in inventing and implementing Fahlgren’s new Home Huddle program that launched at the beginning of the work-from-home season in 2020. When COVID-19 forced them to suddenly work from home, it stifled Fahlgren Mortine associates’ ability to connect with their colleagues in casual ways outside of meetings, similar to lunchroom chats or hallway conversations, and she immediately created a program to fill this gap. After associates indicated their interests and topics they’d like to discuss with coworkers, small group virtual huddles were formed for them to bond over their common interest, showcasing Nicole’s desire to connect people with others when they need it most. 

Please join us in congratulating Nicole as our 2020 Rising Star!

Read Nicole's full bio here. 

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