From the current state of public relations to hot new restaurant trends to #BachelorNation, Alison Bailin has a lot to say…about pretty much everything...all the time. And even more to write about it all. So much so that in addition to her day job working as a director at one of Arizona’s most lauded boutique public relations agencies—HMA Public Relations—she is also a freelance writer for more than two dozen magazines and websites on business, colorful characters, food, wine, cocktails, beer, travel, tourism, resorts, and events across the region. Bailin got her start in public relations in 2004 and began freelance writing regularly in 2008. Her first story: the best afternoon teas in Arizona. In 2019, she was a writer of the year finalist in the Arizona Foodist Awards and is an advocate of Arizona’s growing wine industry, the micro-regions of Napa and Sonoma, and travel across Mexico. When not working at her day job or writing, Bailin volunteers in the kitten ICU at the Arizona Humane Society and hangs with her two young nieces, Emmy and Ava. She is obsessed with The Howard Stern Show (Hey Now - IYKTUK), all Bravo Real Housewives franchises, and sharks. To read her musings, visit www.instagram.com/abseesitall