MISSION

Our mission at White Bear PR is to provide exceptional, out-of-the-box thinking and integral public relations services to our clients so they can stand out of the crowd.  All with an added personal touch.

CHANDLER POLING

Chandler Poling carries a wide range of experience in entertainment.  Prior to founding White Bear PR, Poling acted as Vice President of CW3PR where he ran two consecutive Emmy Award winning campaigns in 2009 and 2010 including the win for Wendy & Lisa’s music to ‘Nurse Jackie’, along with personal publicity campaigns for a variety of individuals including Lisbeth Scott, Nathan Barr, and Jim Dooley.  In 2010, he debuted the first ever composer-focused panel at Comic-Con International, the largest pop culture convention in the world.  The panel is now an on-going tradition giving composers a platform to discuss their craft and meet their fans.  Chandler has been invited to speak publicly as an expert in his field to audiences of the CCC (California Copyright Conference), USITT, ORF (Austrian Radio) and more.  His hands-on experience in Film, Television, Theatre and Public Relations give him a large scale view of the industry, allowing him to make clever choices for his clients.
Before to working in personal publicity, his experience with brand integration on NBC’s ‘Heroes’ allowed him to gain important relationships with Apple, Dell, Nike, Bang & Olufsen and many more.

KRISTEN FLORES

For the past 8 years, Kristen Ridgway Flores has worked in many different areas throughout the film industry.
In the past Kristen was a producer on MTV’s new docu-reality series Cuff’d and has developed/produced about a dozen reality shows sizzle reels over the past two years. Kristen began in the art department and as a production designer of over 50 projects from commercials to music videos to feature films. Her first credited film was Westbank Story, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film. As founder of the Feel Good Film Festival, she has taken a company from non-existence to industry acclaim. In its four years, the festival has screened over 200 new independent films to an audience of over 20,000 and is a premiere platform for films that capture the beauty of our world.   She has also worked for Nickelodeon on the kids’ classic, 2010 Emmy winning cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants. Currently, Kristen is making a splash in the Public Relations industry with White Bear PR.

THOMAS MIKUSZ

Thomas’ 18 year professional career in the entertainment and travel industry is truly diverse.
He has served as General Manager for two of the largest German tour operators. He has performed as an actor for US and German television and theater, and he has been Managing Director for a Miami based talent agency, representing headline entertainers to major cruise lines. He produces live events and performs business consulting services for White Bear PR.
He has degrees in Literature, Cultural Studies and in Dramatic Arts.
Thomas’ knowledge of the entertainment and travel industry make him a true power player.