Q&A with Carolyn Izzo, Founder & CEO of CIIC PR
Mon, Aug. 10, 2026
By John O'Dwyer
From humble beginnings in a spare room in her mother’s home to an agency with offices in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, Carolyn Izzo has always believed in the importance of personal connections.

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