Everything Speaks

Lee's the host of Everything Speaks, the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 20-year old awesome independent national PR and strategic communications firm, and the author of two pragmatically optimistic books about creating valuable, high producing and positive workplaces and teams. She's been there and done that. Communications is the CENTER OF ALL THINGS. On the pod, Lee interviews interesting co...

Lee's the host of Everything Speaks, the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 20-year old awesome independent national PR and strategic communications firm, and the author of two pragmatically optimistic books about creating valuable, high producing and positive workplaces and teams. She's been there and done that. Communications is the CENTER OF ALL THINGS. On the pod, Lee interviews interesting co...

Lee's the host of Everything Speaks, the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 20-year old awesome independent national PR and strategic communications firm, and the author of two pragmatically optimistic books about creating valuable, high producing and positive workplaces and teams. She's been there and done that. Communications is the CENTER OF ALL THINGS. On the pod, Lee interviews interesting co...

Joanna Bloor has transformed thousands of lives worldwide as a career futurist. A former Silicon Valley executive, TED speaker, and trusted advisor to leaders worldwide, she's been described as a glittering buzzsaw that cuts through all the workplace BS. She offers thought leadership about the future of work and gives talks on creating thriving organizations where team members are known and wanted...

Howie Chan is a brand and marketing strategist focused on companies, products, and services that impact our health. He is the Principal and Founder of Healthy Brand Consulting, previously he was the Managing Director of Brand Strategy for Real Chemistry, an MM+M Gold winner for Large Healthcare Agencies. His experience is diverse within healthcare, having worked with startups and Fortune 500 compa...

Nancy McGrory Richardson has over 30 years of B2B & B2C communications designing and implementing hundreds of strategic marketing programs; both external and internal. Nancy's background includes Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial enterprises, and not-for-profits with experience in manufacturing, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, automotive, defense, chemicals, and technology as well as num...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 20-year-old national public relations and communication agency headquartered in San Francisco that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her business-building acumen and insights. She's a straight shooter with a big laugh that keeps her out of more trouble...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 20-year-old national public relations and communication agency headquartered in San Francisco that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her business-building acumen and insights. She's a straight shooter with a big laugh that keeps her out of more trouble...

Over a 40-year career, James Hipkin has worked in marketing and advertising at a high level. Since 2010, he has built his clients' businesses with digital marketing. James is an accomplished, forward-thinking marketing professional. His clients included Sprint, Apple, Wells Fargo online bank, Nestlé, and Toyota. They appreciate his practical, no-nonsense approach. He has the scars and many stories...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and communication agency, based in San Francisco, that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her business building acumen and insights. She's a straight talker with a big laugh that gets her out of more trouble than it creates. Lee...

Patti P. Phillips, Ph. D., is the CEO of the ROI Institute, a researcher, and the author of Show the Value of What You Do. Her workshops and conference presentations inspire audiences to align their work with outcomes that matter. When she is not consulting with clients, researching, or writing books, Patti supports the work of other organizations through board service. She serves on the UN Instit...

Heather Hawkins is a seasoned brand messaging and communications team leader with a passion for the brands that help improve lives– from wearables, biohacking and transformative tech through gear, nutrition and healthtech. If it helps people perform better at home, at work or at play, she creates strategic programs proven to amplify smart messaging internally and externally by leveraging all the t...

Del Esparza is the CEO of Esparza Advertising. Founded in 2000, Esparza is a New Mexico based business that provides strategic marketing, advertising, and business solutions to a broad range of national public and private clients, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Oppenheimer Funds, PNM, BMW, Mini, and many other fine organizations. Author of "The Next Dinosaur,"a book published in 2021 as a g...

As the Chief Content Officer for Double Forte, Liz combines her PR, marketing and writing skills to counsel clients on their content and social media strategies and to maintain the editorial calendar and voice for the agency. Over the years she has worked as the Vice President of Marketing for an international flooring company and led media and communications programs for a range of clients from F...

Sara Goldvine is Vice-President of Communications with BC Housing (British Columbia). Sara brings broad experience from the public, non-profit, and private sectors to her role. She has a track record of effecting meaningful change in purpose-driven organizations through leadership roles with Coast Capital Savings, TVO, Toronto Community Housing, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the...

Courtney Lukitsch is the Founder and Chief Communications Officer of 20-year consultancy Gotham PR, with offices in NYC, Miami and London. Gotham PR has clients in the US and 30 countries globally. What you will learn in this episode: Why companies need to focus on being significant, not just successful Courtney's crucial steps for putting together a significant business Why you should always surr...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and communication agency, based in San Francisco, that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her business-building acumen and insights. She's a straight talker with a big laugh that gets her out of more trouble than it creates. Lee...

Emily Smith is not only Vice President at Double Forte, but she is also an incredible mentor and an amazing caretaker of those on her team and at the agency. Emily is an energetic communications and PR professional with more than fourteen years of experience developing and executing strategic campaigns with proven results. She is a highly motivated, thoughtful, and supportive manager who leads wit...

Michael T. Caraher is a recent college graduate and young professional. He earned two degrees at St. Olaf College and is currently an account coordinator at Gravitate PR. He joins the show today to share his insights about how to approach your first job out of college and also shares his journey from college graduate to working in the PR field, moving across the country, and the challenges and con...

Anna is an Assistant Account Executive at Double Forte and joined us more than a year ago after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned her BS in Psychological and Brain Sciences in three years, which less than 4% of UCSB 2020 graduates were able to accomplish. Prior to joining Double Forte, Anna worked as a marketing intern at a luxury real estate and property deve...

Gabriel began his career at Double Forte with a background in content creation, media relations, digital marketing, food & beverage and retail industries. He was hired as an intern and within two months, was promoted to an Account Coordinator. In a short amount of time, Gabriel has been given the opportunity to delve deep into all things PR. Whether it was building influencer relations, creating m...

Lisette Paras is the president & founder of Gravitate PR, a marketing communications firm that specializes in transforming high-growth technology companies into category leaders. Lisette has a wide breadth of experience in a career that's spanned in-house corporate, multinational, and boutique PR agencies, working primarily with enterprise technology brands. She started her career in Australia, wh...

Jen is a champion of the midlife woman and a cheerleader for ALL women. She's an entrepreneur, life and business coach for women, podcaster, and motivational speaker. She puts women first and lets them know they are Not Too F***ing Old!™ to have the life and business they desire. Jen hosts The Jen Marples Show podcast, which was recently featured in Marin Magazine. The show is dedicated to helping...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and communication agency, based in San Francisco, that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her business building acumen and insights. She's a straight talker with a big laugh that gets her out of more trouble than it creates. Lee...

Tom Tonkin is the CEO and Founder of The Conservatory Group, an organization that provides high-touch services to business executives that want to improve themselves, their team, and their environment. Tom has over 25 years of experience working as an executive in Corporate America. His industry background includes Healthcare, Insurance, and Telecommunications, with a focus on organizational behav...