Ronn Torossian is the Founder & Chairman of 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently owned PR firms in the United States. Since founding 5WPR in 2003, he has built the agency into a Top 50 Global PR firm (PRovoke Media), a top-three NYC PR agency (O'Dwyer's), and an Inc. Magazine Best Workplace.

Torossian is widely recognized as one of America's foremost crisis communications experts. He has lectured on crisis PR at Harvard Business School, serves as a CNN and CNBC contributor, writes a regular Forbes column, and is the author of the industry best-seller "For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations."

With more than 25 years advising Fortune 500 executives, high-growth founders, and public figures through corporate reputation, technology, consumer, and crisis mandates, Torossian has earned honors including American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, PR Executive of the Year (twice), Business Insider's Top Crisis Communications Professional, and Crain's New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR.

Beyond 5WPR, Torossian serves as investor and advisor to early-stage companies across media, B2B, and B2C, and is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Read more from Ronn at ronntorossian.com, 5WPR, Everything PR, and Ronn Torossian Update.