Kim Fischer

Most founders don't think about building a communications strategy until there's an emergency. A negative news story or a failed launch makes the need undeniable. but that means something that should be foundational to your brand is being built under pressure. Skipping a comms strategy can get expensive. I learned this when I was brought in by the founder of a fast-growing network of schools. She was in an emergency: new campuses were opening across the country and she couldn't fill them....

I've written for several executive leaders and the process typically starts out the same... clunky. There's an awkward period where it seems like it's not going to work because our writing styles are so different. Writer typing on a computer That's what makes a very common question valid. "Can a ghostwriter sound like me?" Most people assume the answer depends on how similarly the writer and leader actually write. But that's not what determines success at all. Authenticity in ghostwritten...

Communication is so much more than words. The underlying intent of what someone, or something, is trying to communicate can sometimes be counterintuitive to what we perceive on the surface. Let’s take anger, for instance. Through therapy, I learned that anger is usually masking some kind of hurt. And never was that more clear than with my dog, Mindi.