Marilyn Vollrath, president of Vollrath Associates, Inc. in Milwaukee
Name: Marilyn Vollrath
Title: President
Company: Vollrath Associates, Inc.
Company address: 839 N. Jefferson St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Company web site: www.vollrathpr.com
Industry: public and investor relations
Education: BA degree in journalism from UWM
Family: Husband, Phil, a partner in the company; daughter Jessica, an account executive with the company; daughter Lauren, a senior at UW-Madison
Hobbies and Interests: golf, movies, performing arts, wine
Favorite book and/or movie: “The Wedding Date; humorous romantic movies with happy endings are a great escape.”
Favorite musician/band: Michael Bublé
Favorite place to visit/vacation: Caribbean
Favorite local restaurant: Mason Street Grill
Words to live by: “The best things in life aren’t things.”
What is your core philosophy for doing business? “Keep your promises. Trust is the basis of all successful relationships, in business and everywhere else.”
Who is your role model and why? “I’ve met and worked with so many smart women with multiple dimensions to their lives. I like to learn from all of them. For fun, a role model that makes you think is Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in the movie The Devil Wears Prada. She kept her people sharp and gave them experiences they’d never forget.”
What was the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? “At one of my first jobs out of college, my office was in what had been a men’s bathroom, complete with a big swinging door. Just imagine all of the jokes from the men who didn’t know it had been converted to a different use!”
