Women’s History Month Feature – Week 3

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting the female members of the Bob Gold & Associates team. For the week 3 Q&A, we’re featuring Anabela Savulescu.

Associate Account Executive, Anabela Savulescu, shares how her creative idols have helped frame her perspective and communication style along with advice to young professionals in the industry.
What female icons and creatives do you look up to?


Musicians have always been a huge source of inspiration for me – their insight, clarity and composure continue to raise my personal and professional bar for what communication is capable of:

• Erykah Badu: The godmother of neo-soul, Erykah Badu ushered in a rebirth of 90s R&B, bringing with it a legendary trail of rim-shot jazz and funky magnetism. Her cool confidence, authenticity, musical experimentation, sly lyricism, and fierce independence have made her a timeless figure of self-empowerment and healing.
• Sade Adu: Sade’s unmistakable sound exists between smoldering jazz, Afro-Cuban and Latin American rhythms. Her distinctively low voice can attack and swell in volume just as much as it can refrain to a dreamy undertone. A queen of control and musical trailblazer, Sade is renowned for her calm, sincerity, bold execution, style and perseverance as she soldiers through her work’s emotional themes.
• Joni Mitchell: Legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is known for encapsulating moments and emotions with astonishing detail and poetic sensibility. Across rock, classical, jazz and pop, her lyricism and compositions helped carve a river for fans and artists to glide along – one where they could navigate their vulnerability, strength and indefinite curiosity.

As a lit grad, writers have had a deep impact on me as well. Some of my favorite authors (and overall powerhouses) are Jhumpa Lahiri, Claudia Rankine, Gwendolyn Brooks, Joan Didion, and Maggie Nelson.
How do these women inspire you?


More than anything, these women inspire me to overcome fear, practice awareness and be genuine – all of which help me to nurture my own voice on and off the job.
What advice do you have aspiring PR professionals?


To those young professionals currently in or just entering the industry: don’t fear the moments where you fall off beat. It’s precisely these moments that hold the gravity – that teach you.

In this fast-paced line of work, there is a power in stepping back, learning from your situation, and familiarizing yourself with the rhythms of every day. The groove continues and the downbeat returns – it’s only natural that you come back stronger on the 1.

Be sure to read our Women’s History Month Q&A with VP, Beth Braen, from Week 1 and Director of Marketing, Roxanne Leone from Week 2