For more than three decades, Tripp Whetsell has served as a valued public relations strategist, C-Suite content pro, ghostwriter, and publicist, primarily working with small to mid-sized agencies in New York City and Boston…
Tripp’s most recent project as an author is Norman Lear: His Life & Times, the forthcoming and first-ever comprehensive biography of the legendary television producer and activist, to be published in the fall of 2024 by Applause Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. Tripp also course about Lear and the history of stand-up comedy, both of which he created, at Emerson College in Boston…
As a journalist, Tripp has written extensively about real estate, personal finance, small business and entrepreneurship for The Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News where he had his own real estate column from 2012 until 2013, Crain’s New York Business, BrickUnderground.com and Bisnow Commercial Real Estate News, and Luxury Listings NYC. In 2021, he collaborated with New York real estate developer, philanthropist, and former Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger on his memoir Rowing into the Wind…
Throughout his career, Tripp has represented founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and senior executives from Fortune 500 companies and start-ups in a wide variety of sectors, including: financial, legal, and professional services, technology, e-commerce, telecommunications, commercial and residential real estate, B2B, B2C, lifestyle, food/travel, consumer, entertainment, and publishing for which he has successfully provided the following services:…
“In his public relations work, Tripp brings energy, creativity, and a keen understanding of what reporters and editors need. His expertise on the PR side of the business is strengthened by his success as a writer and a book author, adding insight and ideas that help find media opportunities and strengthen client visibility. Tripp has a vast network in the journalism, entertainment, and university worlds, yet another advantage he brings to his work and clients. Best of all, he is a terrific person and always enjoyable to work with!
“I have worked with Tripp Whetsell for more than a decade and continue to be impressed by his creativity and knowledgeable body of work. He is a journalist who is thorough and candid and can always be relied on to tell a story that is fair and honest.”
“Tripp and I have worked together since 2006 when he started working with me as a writer and public relations consultant. As the years have gone by, it has been my pleasure to watch him flourish not only in the projects he has worked on for me, but as an extremely talented journalist for some of America’s leading magazines and newspapers and as an author of four books. He is a great addition to any organization.”