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From crisis management to special events, see what TGPR has to offer.
“We got far more than what we spent in campaign dollars from the TGPR agency.” — Ken Gentry, President, NETworks Presentations LLC
Meet Our Team
Keepin’ it in the family. A family-run business for 25 years, Susan, John and Dan are front and center with clients leading TGPR’s team of communications specialists. Together as partners, we strive for innovation and creativity – after all three heads are better than one. Typical of family run firms, we’re frugal so we can pass savings on to our clients by keeping overhead low.
Susan Tellem
APR, RN, BSN, Partner
Susan heads the agency’s crisis management, healthcare, aesthetic medicine, nonprofit and animal welfare practices. Her 35+ years of crisis preparedness and management expertise includes sexual harassment cases; food recalls; white collar crime; and 18 months of counsel to the DA prosecuting the Michael Jackson case. Susan is a registered nurse certified in public health; a Los Angeles Police Department Reserve Officer Specialist (retired); trained in emergency response and preparedness and an FBI InfraGard team member. An accomplished public speaker and lecturer on public relations and crisis management, she served as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University after 11 years as a member of UCLA's extension faculty.
John Tellem
Partner
John heads TGPR’s premier entertainment, touring, family and special event business. John has worked on the entertainment industry’s biggest brands including: Nitro Circus, Nickelodeon, Mattel, Broadway Across America and Warner Bros. John also acted as national publicist for Beyond Van Gogh, The Bachelor Live, Harry Potter in Concert, Peppa Pig Live, Hip Hop Nutcracker, Charlie Brown Live, Celtic Woman, Anthony Bourdain’s Guts and Glory tour, The Illusionists Live from Broadway, William Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It, The Fresh Beat Band, Barbie: The Dreamhouse Experience, and Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live among other hit theatrical tours. John provides the entertainment coordination and strategy for a variety of charity events and nonprofits. Tellem also helps clients with overall strategy, marketing plans, crisis management and promotions.
Dan Grody
Partner
Dan’s background spans multiple industries including consumer products, music, sports, education and social media. He works closely with partner John Tellem on all entertainment projects and leads all social media, digital advertising and influencer management projects for the agency’s clients. Dan represents oddsmakers and sportsbook consultants and works closely with the biggest companies in music equipment manufacturing and the toy and gift industry including plush. In 2017, Dan partnered with Kellytoy to launch the Squishmallows brand which quickly grew into an international phenomenon with more than 100 million units sold.