About Us

Mike Petchenik

Consultant

Mike Petchenik spent more than 20 years as a journalist, working in TV, radio, and for print publications across the Midwest and Southeast before transitioning into corporate communications and public relations.

Mike has joined Soukup Strategic Strategies as a public relations consultant.

A National Emmy winner, Mike loves crafting a well-told story, then leveraging it to the media to amplify his clients’ message to the masses.

Mike is based in Atlanta and works with a wide variety of clients across the corporate and non-profit world.

When he’s not pitching stories to reporters, he recently co-authored a non-fiction book about America’s obsession with true crime, he plays the drums in a blues band, and he loves spending time with his wife, two teenagers, and a Morkie named Sophie!