The McDonnell Group

ATLANTA—September 20, 2010 — The McDonnell Group Inc., an Atlanta-based public relations and market research firm, today announced its newest community partner client Living With It.

Living With It (LWI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose founder, Kris Kuester, travels the country speaking to audiences about overcoming life’s problems and rediscovering hope, happiness, and success. The organization seeks to help people confront personal and professional struggles in their lives and utilize LWI’s life principles to overcome these issues.

Kuester’s messages are drawn from his own personal battles with syringomyelia, an incurable and neurodegenerative disease of the spinal cord. His physical, emotional and spiritual recovery left him with a keen insight into the tools necessary for thriving through hardships.

The McDonnell Group provides Living With It media relations and communications support to help build on the momentum already growing for Kuester and the organization. The McDonnell Group will also help LWI develop content for its multimedia website platform and its LWi Online subscription program designed to support corporate morale, welfare and development programs for staff.   The online newsletter content, virtual seminars, and coaching from Kris will cover a range of topics with the goal of developing staff to confront their life challenges with confidence and in the process achiever happier, more productive and more profitable work and team environments.

“Over the past year LWI has helped The McDonnell Group achieve its goals and we’re excited to in turn help LWI,” said Don McDonnell, Managing Director of The McDonnell Group. “Kris’ message and the LWI formula help people overcome life’s challenges and in the process LWI builds stronger and more productive teams.”

About Living With It:

Living With It (LWI) is an inspired and authentic principle defined by three life disciplines; foundation, faith, and focus. Its founder, Kris Kuester developed this discipline as a means of recovering physically and emotionally from syringomyelia, an incurable and neurodegenerative disease of the spinal cord. The purpose of LWI is to inspire people to overcome their "It" and achieve that which they have lost, be it joy, purpose, success or physical well-being. Today, Kris spreads his story and the principles through speaking engagements nationwide, the LWi Online program, as well as his book, Redefined. For more information, please visit www.livingwithit.net.