In September, we were excited to welcome Stephanie Swartz to Breakwater Strategy as a Vice President. She brings a breadth of experience helping companies tackle their most intricate and sensitive policy issues, and leverages that expertise to help clients facing complex challenges at the intersection of corporate reputation, business strategy, corporate social responsibility, and technology […]
In our previous Day in the Life of a Breakwater Associate post, we got to hear firsthand from some of our team members about what an average day at Breakwater Strategy looks like. But, we all know humans are prone to giving biased recollections of past events, so we decided to ask our pets what […]
Fatou joined Breakwater Strategy this summer via the strategy and communications firm Wachsman, where she worked as an associate advising blockchain technology, fintech, and venture capital clients. Fatou is also an Adjunct Professor at Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications Annenberg Honors Program, instructing students on communication research topics such as social identity, media, […]
By Patrick Conley, Associate When following financial news, it is increasingly common to hear some variation of “ESG is dead.” While it was nearly impossible to miss companies engaging with divisive social issues during the chaotic and turbulent political period of 2020 and 2021, some executives and investors feel that the lessening public outrage means […]
By Tess Levy, Intern In the industry of communications, every op-ed, slide deck, and memo is based on a fundamental human practice: the transmission of ideas. In order to persuade, educate, or inform an audience (whether one person or millions), we have to take into account both the logical lines of conscious reasoning and the […]
By Maya Baranovsky, Intern Unless you’ve hidden in a sequestered corner of the world, you’ve heard about what was arguably the most anticipated movie of the summer: Barbie. While the film boasted a star-studded ensemble coupled with blindingly pink sets, what truly distinguished it was the anticipation cultivated through a groundbreaking movie marketing approach – […]
“It’s tough to make predictions. Especially about the future.” It was true when the great Yogi Berra said it*. It’s true today. Even with all of our advanced data collection and analytics technologies, human beings still struggle to predict everything from the direction of the economy, to election outcomes, to whether the New York Giants will return […]
Breakwater Strategy is proud to present the second edition of our “Framing the Quarter” earnings guide, crafted to support C-Suite executives and Investor Relations Officers as they navigate the Q2 2023 earnings season. “Framing the Quarter” covers 10 areas of interest to today’s investors, providing a foundation for effective communications before, during, and after Q2 earnings calls. By preparing for […]
Among the many tools found in today’s communications toolkit, speeches seem –– at least to us –– to be oddly underutilized. Speeches wield a unique power. A well-written, well-timed, and well-delivered speech can resonate with its listeners for a lifetime. They can serve as a rhetorical time capsule, capturing the ethos of a generation. A tweet […]
