STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING
Work directly with a senior communications leader who has guided executives through organizational change, business transformation, M&A, and crisis.
Strategic communications for leaders navigating high-stakes moments.
In each of these moments, someone is telling your story. Most leaders are reacting to it, not shaping it.
Clients reach out when changes like these are underway.
C-level leadership transition
Business transformation or repositioning
Crisis or reputation risk
Merger, acquisition, or divestiture
Employee change communications
Earnings and investor communications
The difference in working with Spaude Consulting
You work directly with me. I’ve been in the boardrooms, the media hot seats, and the late-night strategy sessions as the executive responsible for those decisions.
No handoffs.
You’re never passed to a junior team after the pitch. The person you meet is the person who does the work.
No substitutes.
One senior partner, accountable end to end. Not a rotating cast learning your business on your dime.
No bait-and-switch.
No senior rates billed for junior staff. Without agency overhead, you’re paying for the expertise, not the infrastructure around it.
Without agency overhead, you’re paying for the expertise, not the infrastructure around it
My work, in numbers.
20+
M&A transactions, led communications
$5.6B
in combined transaction value
3k+
employees guided through major change
30
years inside public and private companies
Trusted by the leaders who've been through it.
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Exceptional strategic insight and clarity, particularly when the stakes are high.
Bob Udell
Former President & CEO, Fidium & Consolidated Communications
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Investor and stakeholder communications were aligned, transparent, and consistently ahead of expectations.
Steve Childers
Former CFO, Consolidated Communications
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A rare ability to balance diverse stakeholder needs while proactively anticipating challenges.
John Finke
President & CEO, Enventis
Strategic Communications & Counsel
Public Relations · Crisis Communications · Leadership Transitions · Media Training
I help build a clear strategy, align stakeholders, and establish a consistent organizational voice before the moment arrives and throughout it.
Employee Communications & Culture
Internal Comms Strategy · Change Management · Engagement & Culture · Workshops
I help leaders create communication strategies that keep people informed, connected, and moving forward, so they’re not left to fill the silence with speculation.
Transaction & Investor Communications
M&A Communications · Quarterly Earnings · Investor Presentations · Board & Shareholder
I help leaders develop disciplined messaging that guides investors, employees, and stakeholders through complex transactions with credibility and control from day one.
Where I can help
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Comprehensive Communications Strategy
End-to-end messaging frameworks, channel planning, and brand alignment that give your organization a clear, consistent voice across every audience. The strategy is built around your business objectives, not pulled from a generic template.
Why work with Spaude Consulting?
After nearly three decades leading corporate communications for public and private companies, we know the right message can build trust, steady organizations through change, and strengthen reputations. We help leaders and teams communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact.
Our mission is simple: to provide communications counsel and support that helps organizations navigate complexity, manage critical moments, and inspire the people who matter most.
When you work with Spaude Consulting, you gain a trusted partner who understands the pressures of business transformation, the challenges of change management, crisis events, and the high stakes of mergers and culture transformations.
We’ve been in the boardrooms, the media hot seats, and late-night strategy sessions preparing for the next big M&A event or earnings call. We know what it takes to get the right message to the right audience when it matters most.
Let’s Connect
Let’s discuss your organization’s needs and explore how we can help bring clarity, alignment and momentum to your business.