episode 019: Malania Dela Cruz
06/01/2021
Malania Dela Cruz is the kind of human everyone hopes to have in their life. The long-time publicist began her career in television production before transitioning into the PR world, running her agency Dela Cruz PR for a decade, before going in-house as west coast director for Toronto-based Faulhaber Communications and, now, as VP for Nine Point Agency.
A lover of singing and dancing from a young age, she spent her childhood in Edmonton and St. Albert, the daughter of a Filipino father and caucasian mother. At 19-years-old, Malania left small community life for the big city, working jobs in nightlife and hospitality in Vancouver before following her soul to Australia, finally ending up back in the Pacific Northwest.
In this close conversation, we discuss her layered relationship with her biological father, her healing journey from personal trauma, how essential inclusion & diversity is in organizations and how leaders can do the work, education about the cannabis industry, and much more.
links from the episode
CityTV
Prem Gill
Salman Rushdie
Faulhaber Communications
Nine Point Agency
Rachel Ricketts
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