In the press.

Panels & speaking

Awards & recognition — Loretta Markevics

1. Ragan Communications, 2023

   Top Women in Communications — Trailblazer Category

   Recognized among Ragan's Top Women in Communications for consistently pushing what's possible in the industry.

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2. Stevie Awards, 2022

   Best Female Entrepreneur, Business Services

   Honored at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business as a top female founder in the business services category.

3. Entrepreneur Magazine, 2023

   Top 10 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs To Watch

   Named a marketing visionary who triggers hypergrowth for startup brands as the founder of Sēd.

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4. International Business Times, 2023

   10 Innovative And Driven Women Entrepreneurs To Follow In 2023

   Featured as a PR specialist and advertising veteran providing strategic consulting to startup brands.

5. Business Talk Magazine, 2025

   Top 10 Successful Business Women to Watch out for in 2026

   Named alongside founders like Indra Nooyi and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as “a marketing visionary who spurs hypergrowth for start-up firms.”

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6. PR Week / PR Newswire, 2013

   Named to PRWeek's 2013 “40 Under 40” list

   Recognized while EVP, Director of Strategic Planning, Analytics & Research at Porter Novelli, for developing PN Influence Modeling and leading the agency's global brand repositioning.

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7. The New York Times, 2010

   Advertising industry column

   A career move noted in the Times' advertising-industry news roundup.

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8. CanvasRebel Magazine — Interview

   Meet Loretta Markevics

   A conversation about leaving a full-time role during COVID to start Sēd, and the accidental, labor-of-love origins of The Farmers Finds.

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9. Medium — Interview

   The Self-Care Routines & Practices Of Busy Entrepreneurs And Founders

   Loretta shares how she sustains creative energy and clarity while running two companies.

Awards & recognition — Sēd

1. PR Daily, 2023

   Best Boutique Agency

   Sēd was recognized as PR Daily's Best Boutique Agency, spotlighting the agency's work helping startup brands achieve rapid, category-defining growth.

2. PRovoke Media / In2 SABRE

   North American SABRE Award

   Winner, for the campaign that helped save NYC's Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade with client Get Joy & Co, earning coverage across major media outlets. Sēd also won In2SABRE recognition for “Virtual Worlds: The First Dog Park in the Metaverse.”

3. PR Daily Non-Profit Awards

   Winner, Event PR — plus three finalist spots for the Get Joy campaign

   Recognized in the Event PR category, with additional finalist nods across Media Relations and Thought Leadership.

4. In2 SABRE Awards, 2023

   Four finalist nominations

   Agency Thought Leadership (The Greenhouse incubator launch), Innovator of the Year: Agency, and Most Disruptive Campaign (First Dog Park in the Metaverse).

5. The Drum Marketing Awards, 2024

   Shortlisted

   Shortlisted in the experiential marketing and PR for Non-Profit categories.