Listen "Untold - Lynn Grebstad - Hong Kong's Former PR Supremo"
Episode Synopsis
Lynn grew up with travel in the blood – hailing from a services family, Lynn left the home counties as a young girl and spent much of her childhood and teenage years in Cyprus and grew up with a strong desire to see the World. Lynn spent time in the Middle East before realizing a goal and joining British Airways – a role which saw her maximize her travel concessions. Remarkably a chance meeting with a Hotel General Manager in Rio Di Janeiro led to a Hong Kong job interview – a shrewd observation from the interviewing GM put Lynn on the path to a PR career second to none. Lynn talks about her times and memories from pivotal roles at Hong Kong hotel institutions, The Peninsula and The Regent.Lynn's meeting and partnering with Oxford Scholar and fellow PR professional, Paul Hicks was a masterstroke. Grebstad Hicks kicked off with a conference to announce Disney Hong Kong and saw many decades of sustained growth and client account wins all over the globe. Having left Hong Kong, Lynn is now based in beautiful Koh Samui – she continues to be a force for good and is relentlessly positive – her time currently firmly focused on the Island of Koh Samui and helping Villa and Tourism businesses on Post-Covid strategies.
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