By Garrett Spirnock, Intern In early October 2024 Kamala Harris joined Alex Cooper on the famed “Call Her Daddy” podcast for a 45-minute long conversation that largely focused on women’s issues and reproductive rights in a post-Roe America. The interview garnered both praise and criticism, with everyone from long-time fans of the podcast to cable […]
By Olivia Reynolds, Intern The rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is transforming how we create, share, and perceive information. Imagine a world where you can’t fully trust what’s in front of you. A politician appears to slander global allies, a CEO announces a disastrous decision affecting millions, or a loved one seems to […]
Between juggling our work and our personal lives, we often struggle to find quiet moments for ourselves to get immersed in a good book. BWS Book Club aims to break through the complacency and hold each other accountable for our reading goals, while providing an open forum to engage with colleagues on some thought-provoking literature. […]
WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2024 | Breakwater Strategy, a leading strategic insights and communications consultancy, announced today that San Francisco-based Joe Carberry has joined the firm as Partner. Carberry brings more than 25 years of experience in communications and marketing leadership roles, significantly enhancing the firm’s capabilities in reputation management, brand strategy, and […]
By Ella Gravitz, Intern If my TikTok “For You Page” could talk, it would ask me why every other video is a variation of the trend, “girl ___.” There is “girl dinner,” “girl math,” “strawberry girl,” “girl measuring,” “vanilla girl,” “lalala girl,” and even “tomato girl.” At the same time, I notice a comeback of […]
by Kaylee Richards, Intern In our digital age, language is more than a means of communication – it signals cultural and technological habits. Our current era sees brand names leaving the desks of corporate leaders and rolling off the tongues of everyday speakers. When you edit an image for social media, you “Photoshop” it. Rather […]
By Patrick Conley, Senior Associate The past few years have seen no shortage of booms and busts. In a short period of time during the pandemic, much of the world learned about cryptocurrencies, NFTs and blockchain for the first time, watched their prices skyrocket, and then followed their collapse. At the same time, Mark Zuckerberg’s […]
As to-do lists get longer and attention spans get shorter, finding time for pleasure reading can feel like a luxury of yesteryear. But diving into a good book can save both your sanity and your data bill. Here’s a few standouts from the last year, curated by yours truly — the Breakwater Strategy team. Everything […]
By Hisham Shami, Intern Part One: Tube Girl In October 2023, a new face of Gen Z pop culture was created – online, she goes by the name of “Tube Girl.” Tube Girl, real name Sabrina Bahsoon, is best known for her stylistic dancing and accompanying self-empowerment messaging on London’s public transit system, the tube […]
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 […]