David Rubinger: His Path to Publisher (See full show transcript below)

Join Michael Flock of FLOCK Specialty Finance as he interviews David Rubinger, Market President and Publisher of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the leading commercial journal in Atlanta, GA and one of the most successful in the United States.

David is an award-winning journalist and corporate communications executive who returned to his roots at Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2015 to become its Market President and Publisher. He began his career in Atlanta as a reporter with the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 1989. He later served as managing editor and editor until joining the PR firm Ketchum in 1999. After Ketchum, David led global communications for Equifax, Inc. and later ran Rubinger, Inc., his own marketing firm based in Atlanta that ran media communications for RMA, Receivables Management Association for the credit and collections industry.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He serves on the boards of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Atlanta Convention Center and Visitors Bureau, Junior Achievement of Georgia, Emory University Board of Visitors and Emory’s Center for Ethics.

David is a native of New York City, and currently, he and his wife reside in Atlanta, GA.

Here is a glimpse of what David shared in the interview:

“My autobiography would talk about family and the ability to connect with people in the business community and broader communities and how those relationships and being surrounded by really smart, interesting people helped move me along in my career.”

“I feel like I am constantly getting an education from all the interesting people I get to run across.”

“Life is too precious. Really stay focused on what’s important in your life and keep driving in that direction and don’t take any of it for granted.”

“Learning to control what you can control. Stay focused on short-term objectives.”

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Opening: [00:00:00] Broadcasting live from the Pro Business Channel studios in Atlanta, Georgia. It's time for Capitol Club Radio brought to you by Flock Specialty Finance, please welcome your host Chairman and CEO, Michael Flock.

Michael Flock: [00:00:14] Welcome to Capitol Club Radio. We are delighted today to interview and talk with one of the celebrities in the, the Atlanta journalism circles David Rubinger, who is currently the publisher of the Atlanta business Chronicle, I think it's probably the leading commercial journal in Atlanta.

And one of the most successful in the United States. David worked here, interestingly, as editor in the 1990s.  Prior to becoming publisher, David had founded his own PR firm. He ran corporate communications for Equifax and headed the corporate media relations for Ketchum a global public relations agency, but when David was running his own PR firm and that is when I met David he focused on RMA, the receivables management association of America, and that was in the credit and collections industry.

He currently serves on the boards of the Metro Atlanta chamber.