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In this episode, Carly Roszkowski joins host Jason Mudd to discuss ageism in the workplace, how it affects job seekers over 50, hiring bias, and strategies for multigenerational teams.

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Meet Our Guest:

Our guest on this episode is Carly Roszkowski, vice president of financial resilience at AARP. She leads strategy and outcomes within AARP’s Work and Jobs and Financial Resilience initiatives, helping individuals over 50 strengthen their competitiveness in the labor market and access meaningful employment opportunities. Carly also works to eliminate age discrimination and promote inclusive hiring practices across organizations.

Five things you’ll learn from this episode:

1. How ageism in the workplace impacts job seekers and employees over 50 years old

2. The biggest challenges experienced professionals face when seeking new opportunities

3. How department leaders can effectively support and manage multigenerational teams

4. Best practices hiring managers can use to better support experienced talent

5. Practical ways employees and coworkers can help create a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace

Quotables

“AARP is fighting every day to end age discrimination in the workplace and educate consumers, knowing their rights, as well as educating employers on the value that older workers bring to an organization.” — Carly Roszkowski

“Networking and knowing someone is still a really great way to start your job search.” — Carly Roszkowski

“60% of workers 50 and older have said that they would love to learn new skills for their job or on the job.” — Carly Roszkowski

“Research shows that there's increased innovation, increased creativity, better problem solving when you have a mix of ages, mix of different backgrounds, or from different points of view.” — Carly Roszkowski

“Mirror the language; reflect the terminology that you see in the job description in your application.” — Jason Mudd

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Guest’s contact info and resources:

Carly Roszkowski on LinkedIn

AARP website

AARP Works and Jobs Resources

AARP Employer Resource Center

Older Workers are Building Tech Skills Research

Additional Resources:

How to calculate the true cost of hiring an employee

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In this episode, Muck Rack CEO Greg Galant joins host Jason Mudd to discuss how embedded AI is transforming PR and communications workflows.

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Meet Our Guest:

Our episode guest is Greg Galant, CEO and cofounder at Muck Rack. A returning guest on On Top of PR, he is a leading voice at the crossroads of PR, technology, and media. Greg is also recognized as an early champion of generative engine optimization, shaping the emerging frontier of brand visibility in an AI-driven world.

Five things you’ll learn from this episode:

1. Why embedded AI is more effective than standalone assistants in PR workflows
2. How AI preserves messaging consistency and insight accuracy across teams
3. Ways to make PR teams more adaptable in real time using AI
4. How AI-powered media intelligence predicts trends and shifts in reputation
5. Strategies to integrate AI into every stage of PR: discovery, outreach, monitoring, and reporting

Quotables

• “Being able to take advantage of AI is knowing what everyone's doing right now and figuring out which stages of our workflow can benefit from AI and having the right tooling to do that.” — @Greg Galant
• “The PR profession's been doing generative engine optimization even before generative AI came to be because when these AI systems were built, they were all trained on news data.” — @Greg Galant
• “The work we did a year ago or two years ago is even more valuable today than it was then.” — @Greg Galant
• “There's two big buckets. One is: How does AI influence PR, and how does PR influence AI?” — @Greg Galant
• “We have to look at this from a macro and a micro level and keep testing and tweaking what we're doing and improving upon it.” — @Jason Mudd

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Guest’s contact info and resources:

• @gregory on X
• @gregory on Instagram
• Gregory Galant on LinkedIn
• Muck Rack website
• Muck Rack Daily
• Generative Pulse by Muck Rack
• The State of Journalism and PR 2022 reports with Greg Galant

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• 95% of AI citations come from PR content
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• Getting more media coverage by making journalists’ lives easier
• The PR playbook for getting recommended by AI with Unusua

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• On Top of PR is produced by Axia Public Relations, named by Forbes as one of America’s Best PR Agencies. Axia is an expert PR firm for national brands.
• On Top of PR is sponsored by ReviewMaxer, the platform for monitoring, improving, and promoting online customer reviews.

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In this solocast, On Top of PR host Jason Mudd dives into why most press releases fail and how to craft news releases that capture attention, clicks, and engagement.

Five things you’ll learn from this episode:

1. Five reasons your news release isn’t getting coverage

2. Understanding the move from “press releases” to news releases

3. Common mistakes that cause press releases to be ignored

4. How to write headlines and content that attract attention and clicks

5. Adopting an audience-first mindset to make your news releases effective

Quotables

“A journalist or reader is asking, ‘Why should I care?’ ‘Why now?’ and ‘Why does this matter now?’ And if you don't answer that in the first few lines of your pitch or your news release, you lose that audience.” — @jasonmudd9

“Safe content doesn't get shared; it gets ignored.” — @jasonmudd9

“Your content now competes in search, AI, and social feeds. Structure matters. You need clear headlines, direct language, and answer-driven content.” — @jasonmudd9

“Shift your mindset from ‘What do we want to announce?’ to ‘What would someone care [about], click, and share?’ Define your audience, validate your angle with data, and write like a journalist.” — @jasonmudd9

“Coverage isn't requested; it's earned. It starts with how you think about the story before writing.” — @jasonmudd9

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Guest’s contact info and resources:

Jason Mudd on X

Jason Mudd on LinkedIn

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10 2026 press release tips marketers aren’t going to like

Additional Resources:

What's the difference between press releases and public relations?

What’s the difference between newswire and press release distribution wire agencies?

How press releases are powering generative engine optimization and answer engine optimization

3 elements of an effective news release

Support the show

• On Top of PR is produced by Axia Public Relations, named by Forbes as one of America’s Best PR Agencies. Axia is an expert PR firm for national brands.
• On Top of PR is sponsored by ReviewMaxer, the platform for monitoring, improving, and promoting online customer reviews.