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 […]
Breakwater Strategy Partner and Head of Capital Markets Advisory, Mark Hayes, had the opportunity to sit down with Irwin Co-Founder Mark Fasken for the premiere episode of season 4 of Irwin’s “Winning IR” podcast. On this episode, Hayes covers a range of topics including impact intelligence, the significant six, and elevating the IRO. Listen to […]
In an op-ed penned for The Hill, Breakwater Partner Steve Weber writes that Microsoft has leveraged its investments in OpenAI to quietly gain disproportionate control over the future of AI, creating a “walled garden” that threatens innovation, competition, and open access. Steven urges swift government intervention, warning that if regulators delay, restoring competition and openness […]
In this op-ed for The Information, Breakwater Partner Steven Weber and Vice President Shea Agnew argue that Apple’s Vision Pro headset has entered the market at a time when global tech development is being reshaped by rising geopolitical tensions and bloc-by-bloc restrictions on data, supply chains, and innovation. They write that the era of seamless […]
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic communications and capital markets advisory firm, is today unveiling “Capital Markets 360,” a suite of capabilities to serve a rapidly changing investor relations landscape. Companies today are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate digital excellence, social relevance, and financial acuity in a turbulent economic and political environment. Against this backdrop, Breakwater acts […]
In this op-ed for IR Impact, Breakwater Partner Mark Hayes outlines how investor relations officers can build credibility around AI initiatives by emphasizing clarity, discipline, and strategic alignment. He argues that vague or hype-driven messaging risks alienating margin-focused investors, especially for non-AI-native firms. Read more here.
In this op-ed penned for IR Impact, Breakwater Partner Mark Hayes introduces a strategic framework for modern investor relations utilizing four powerful vectors—state, society, organization, and capital markets—that shape corporate success. He argues that IROs must move beyond traditional capital markets expertise to synthesize insights across these vectors, enabling better-informed leadership decisions and communications. Read […]
In boardrooms across the US and around the world, CEOs and boards face an historically complex task of figuring out what exactly they should be trying to optimize for in their businesses. Are they meant to be agents acting principally — or exclusively — in service of their shareholders with the sole aim of profit […]
Hire significantly expands the firm’s Capital Markets expertise, capabilities and range of client solutions WASHINGTON and HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 3, 2023 — Breakwater Strategy –– a leading strategic communications and insights consultancy –– announced today that Mark Hayes has joined the firm as Partner, significantly expanding the firm’s range of client solutions, particularly in its Capital Markets expertise and capabilities. Hayes brings […]
By Steven Weber, Partner What does it mean in 2022 to be a global firm, and what will it mean as we approach the middle of the decade? In this essay, Steve Weber takes a look back at his most recent book Bloc by Bloc: How to Build a Global Enterprise for the New Regional Order, […]