Everything Speaks

Tony Richardson is the Founder and CEO of Capital Catalyst Group LLC. A retired U.S. Air Force officer, he has led teams and provided valuable strategic leadership and communication strategies to C-Suite clients from the US Department of Defense, Department of State and several major Fortune 500 companies. Tony is a native of Columbus, Mississippi, and has a wife, Ena, and two children, TJ and Gab...

Matt Moseley is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and holds five world records for long-distance open water swimming. Spending his career at the intersection of public policy, business and government, he is principal and CEO of the Ignition Strategy Group, which specializes in high-stakes communications and issue management for companies of all sizes. He is the author of the recent book...

Kate is a Board Director at ABD Insurance and Financial Services and a Business Advisor and Executive Coach. She is also an author and a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University. Kate is a passionate advocate for diversity at the highest levels of business and is a firm believer that unwavering optimism can transcend even the most daunting systemic barriers in the workplace. She has spent decades as...

After spending 25 years building software products and serving as a vice president of engineering at Adobe, Karen Catlin witnessed a sharp decline in the number of women working in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, she knew it was time to switch gears. Today, Karen coaches women to be stronger leaders and men to be better allies. Her client roster includes Airbnb, DoorDash, eBay, Intel, and Intuit,...

Kim Sample, CEO of The PR Council, the national association for public relations firms, focuses on helping the PR Councils' 130+ member agencies thrive and elevating the PR profession overall. Before joining the PRC in August 2018, Kim was the founder/CEO of Emanate, a $35 million, 100+ person international marketing communications agency. During her tenure Emanate was named PR WEEK Agency of the...

Brian K. Wright is a writing coach, ghostwriter, radio show host, and magazine publisher who helps people share their message with the world and monetize their expertise. With extensive experience as a college instructor, Brian has created and implemented strategies to help people craft their stories. His bestselling book series, Success Profiles: Conversations With High Achievers has featured cel...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media agency, based in San Francisco, New York and Eau Claire, WI that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands and professional services companies. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her straight-talk, practical strategic counsel, and business-building acum...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media agency, based in San Francisco, New York and Eau Claire, WI that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands and professional services companies. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her straight-talk, practical strategic counsel, and business-building acum...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media agency, based in San Francisco, New York and Eau Claire, WI that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands and professional services companies. Lee is a highly sought-after communications expert known for her straight-talk, practical strategic counsel, and business-building acum...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. What you will learn in this episode: What it really says when you are assigned a task How you r...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. What you will learn in this episode: Why it's important to use language with precision How the...

Amy Blaschka has made a career offering stories as a service. From her degree in film to her three decades spent branding products, places, and people, to founding her strategic writing practice, Amy has always understood the power of weaving a compelling tale. These days, she's a social media ghostwriter (yep, that's a thing) who helps leaders craft their stories to communicate and connect better...

Shannon Adkins is a thought leader and CEO at Future State, a woman-owned, employee-owned consulting company with a triple bottom line where people get to be themselves. They bring value to their clients in Life Sciences, Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Goods by understanding the journey they are on throughout their transformation. After years of working for startups, tech companies, and in co...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. What you will learn in this episode: Why it's okay to bring our emotions to the workplace When...

Deborah Thomas-Nininger the founder of DTN Productions International, a company that provides training on all areas of international and domestic protocol specializing in "Reputation Management" and communication effectiveness. DTN organized the international etiquette training for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for Coca-Cola and is a frequent subject of interviews, which often appear in public...

Karen Eber is an international consultant, keynote and TED speaker. Karen is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group. She helps companies reimagine and evolve how they transform culture. This includes building empathic and curious leadership and teams, and helping leaders influence and inspire with storytelling. Karen works with Fortune 1000 companies such as General Electric, ADP,...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. What you will learn in this episode: How to deal with trolls How to use your critics to grow Wh...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. And she's on a mission to help businesses of all sizes - from the small to the ginormous - comm...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. Lee is also an acclaimed author and speaker and a recognized expert on creating high performing...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. Lee is also an acclaimed author and speaker and a recognized expert on creating high performing...

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media 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. Lee is also an acclaimed author and speaker and a recognized expert on creating high performing...

Our final episode of Everything Speaks... but don't worry! It's not over. We will continue to talk about the modern workplace on our new podcast, Millennial Minded: Career Advice No One Tells You. Links below. Thanks for all the support! http://millennialmindedpodcast.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/millennial-minded/id1292364929?mt=2

Running a small to medium-sized business isn't easy. In fact, most businesses don't make it past the five-year mark. But Double Forte has been around since 2002, and to celebrate our fifteenth anniversary we created a special narrative episode of Everything Speaks. In this episode, we explore the challenges and rewards of running a medium-sized business. Over the last fifteen years, we've witnesse...

Beliefs drive your life. If you're consumed by worry, fear and self-doubt, it can wreak havoc on your career and ultimately your personal happiness. Fortunately, we can influence how we think and today Kim Ades, a frame of mind coach, joins us to show how greatness comes from how you think.

Tom Mulliez was checking the boxes on a scripted path to career success. After attending McGill University, majoring in International Business and Marketing, Tom got ready to join the family business. But after some unforeseen circumstances, Tom was forced to recalibrate, wondering what the hell he wanted to do. So, he sold everything and moved to Costa Rica.