We want to hear from you! Almost a year and a half ago Leslie Sloane left BWR where she was co-president for the five years previous and opened her own bi . Public Relations Vice President-Elect: Samantha Voss. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. We are building our future. Jeff Sneider | April 16, 2014 @ 4:28 PM. Bio: Sloane Zelnik rounds out our top 5 because she exceled so much in the industry that she not only left BWR to start her own company, but got it backed by Harvey Weinstein himself. We put Baum before Huvane on this list even though he is the founder of Slate PR and she is only the partner simply because her client list seems more impressive.