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Gina supports organizations with no dedicated communications function, one-person communications teams, and established teams needing senior support — as well as CEOs and executives who need counsel, and organizations managing crisis, change, growth, or transformation.

Advise. Develop. Write. Structure. Execute.

Capabilities

Four connected areas of communications work

Internal and Leadership Communications

Counsel and content for the leaders whose words set direction.

  • CEO and executive counsel
  • Executive communications
  • Speechwriting
  • Leadership messaging
  • Internal communications
  • Employee communications
  • Manager communication tools
  • Organizational narrative
  • Board and leadership communications
  • Editorial strategy

External and Stakeholder Communications

Reputation, relationships, and public trust across every external audience.

  • External communications
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Media relations
  • Spokesperson strategy
  • Public relations
  • Reputation
  • Community engagement
  • Public affairs
  • Government relations
  • Civic engagement
  • Elected-official engagement
  • Issue and policy communication
  • Executive visibility

Change, Crisis, and Transformation

Preparation before the moment, and steady leadership during it.

  • Crisis communications
  • Crisis preparedness
  • Scenario planning
  • Roles and protocols
  • Approval pathways
  • Tabletop exercises
  • Media response
  • Parent and community communication where applicable
  • Reorganizations
  • Restructures
  • Workforce transitions
  • Change communication
  • Launch and transformation communication

Communications Strategy and Operations

The structure, systems, and governance that carry the message.

  • Communications assessments
  • Audience strategy
  • Message architecture
  • Editorial systems
  • Content governance
  • Communications workflows
  • Team and function design
  • Role clarity
  • Approval processes
  • Distributed storytelling systems
  • Social media governance and contributor training

Audience first

Start with the audience.

You cannot move an audience you do not understand.

Audience strategy comes before message strategy. Before deciding what to say, we work through who needs to hear it, what they already believe, what pressures they are under, and what they need in order to act.

Respectful listening improves judgment, trust, communication, and implementation. Being heard does not necessarily mean receiving the decision someone hoped for. It means knowing a perspective was genuinely considered.

The signature method

Know, Feel, Do

Communication should do more than distribute information. It should help people understand what matters, connect with why it matters, and know what to do next.

01

Know

What do you want them to know?

The facts, context, strategy, decision, organizational direction, expectations, or the reason behind a change.

02

Feel

What do you want them to feel?

Informed, respected, prepared, included, or confident. Emotion cannot be controlled, but it can be considered and honored in how a message is delivered.

03

Do

What do you want them to do?

Take action, change a behavior, make a decision, share information, adopt a new process, attend, or engage.

In their words

What partners say

Gina’s creativity, strategic thinking, and leadership helped bring our organization’s story and impact to life.

Sheryl Peters

Executive Director

High-stakes public communication

Media Relations and Spokesperson Strategy

Preparation is what separates a steady public moment from a costly one. We prepare the message, the messenger, and the pathway before the request arrives.

  • Message preparation
  • Interview readiness
  • Media response
  • Executive visibility
  • Spokesperson selection
  • High-stakes public communication

Prominent capability

Public Affairs, Government Relations & Civic Engagement

Public affairs sits at the intersection of communications, public trust, stakeholder relationships, elected-official engagement, issue communication, executive visibility, media relations, and mission amplification through public figures and influential partners.

  • Government and civic engagement
  • Elected-official relationships
  • Public-sector communications
  • Policy and issue messaging
  • Public trust and transparency
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Media relations
  • Executive visibility
  • Mission amplification with partners

Common starting points

Four ways engagements begin

Assess & Advise

Evaluate the current function, audiences, messaging, and workflows, then advise leadership on what to change and in what order.

Design & Build

Create the strategy, structure, roles, message architecture, and systems a strong communications function requires.

Lead & Deliver

Take senior ownership of a campaign, announcement, crisis, reorganization, launch, or high-stakes initiative.

Extend Existing Capacity

Work alongside a one-person team or an established team that needs experienced senior support.

Communications and marketing are distinct disciplines — see Marketing →

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Need stronger communications leadership, strategy, or capacity?

Share what you're navigating and we'll determine whether advisory counsel, fractional leadership, team coaching, or hands-on execution is the right fit. The first conversation is complimentary.