Smart PR to OWN YOUR REPUTATION and stay
ahead

You know you could be doing more if you were reaching more of the right people, but you just don’t have time to think about it.

Or you’ve thought about it and don’t have time to see it through.

Or maybe you need more support than you’d want to manage on your own anyway, but you don’t need a whole PR team giving you their cut-and-paste packages.

With nearly two decades of experience across Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and agencies, I help leaders and teams build reputations that resonate.

From bite-sized strategy sessions to AI-powered systems to high-impact on-call support, I’m here with the building blocks you need to move forward faster.

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Start claiming your opportunities.

WORKING WITH KATE

Whether you need a jumpstart, a trusted thought partner, or on-call support that flexes to meet your goals and availability, you deserve strategic support that’s tailored to you.

Together, we’ll get you saying what you want, how you want, in ways that will land with the people who need to hear it. And then, we’ll celebrate.

The Ember ENGINE

Human-shaped strategy and AI-powered content generation tailored to your voice in a custom-built GPT, so you can move faster without losing focus when you need to stay smart and stay lean.

REPUTATION PLAYBOOK

A report you’ll actually use: a personalized roadmap showing up at your best, capturing your differentiators and defining your style so it’s easier to make moves that matter.

GHOSTWRITING & EDITING

Whether it’s a flagship ESG report, annual letter, or a sharp executive LinkedIn post, I create high-stakes content that carries your voice and conviction.

CONCIERGE PR

The best of both worlds: on-call support for teams and leaders who need a hand in the big moments, and thoughtful gut-checks the rest of the time. All the upside of fractional leadership, without any fluff.

SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS

Interactive talks and trainings that translate PR skills like storytelling and engagement into leadership superpowers from team motivation to closing deals.

SAFE STORY STRATEGY

These half- or full-day VIP sessions create a trusted space to shape your story, identify the levers that will serve your goals, and step into more visibility on your own terms.

ABOUT KATE HARANIS

Clients call me their all-time favorite communications leader.

I'm a dynamic and high-energy story strategist with a track record ranging from national attention for scrappy non-profits to crisis management in the Fortune 500. I do it all with a focus on people—the actual ones who do the work and the ones who need to get the message.

With nearly two decades of experience in corporate, nonprofit and agency roles, I've earned a reputation for crafting sharp stories that inspire action. No hype; just you at your best.

You can grow faster when you make the connections that matter. Those connections are powered by storytelling.

And the & Company is no joke: my incredible network lets me pull in laser-sharp expertise and resources, backchannel to add value and provide unparalleled support at every turn.

My clients come to me for connections: between ideas, between people, between where you are and where you want to be.

Where are you headed?

  • "Kate is a brilliant, quick and sharp communications expert. She brings a realism and humanity to communications...Her combination of expertise, wit and emotional insight makes her a pleasure to work with and my all-time favorite communications leader. She not only makes us look better, she actually makes us better."

    C-suite Fortune 500 leader, medtech

  • "Kate excels at bringing out the story and creating a human-centered message to get it across. She truly understands innovation is all about people, and has been an essential partner in effectively delivering our innovation narrative to the world. I really could not ask for a more responsive, creative and fundamentally understanding partner in this work."

    Senior R&D executive, medtech

  • "Kate is a very dynamic, high-energy and very motivated colleague. She takes her work seriously and has gotten some great results for our clients...I'd highly recommend her."

    PR agency executive, clean energy and emerging technology

  • "Smart, enthusiastic, action & results oriented--just a few of the qualities that made Kate an extraordinary asset to my team...over several years as she led our PR effort to increase awareness of our organization. Kate quickly developed a media strategy that generated...high-profile placements. Kate is an expert storyteller having the ability to take complex concepts and develop key messages that are accurate, compelling, and engaging."

    Communications executive, academic nonprofit

  • "Perhaps most appreciated by me and the team was Kate's talent for media training. Kate developed custom materials for each level of the organization and provided guidance so that everyone felt skilled and comfortable in their ability to communicate with reporters. Kate is a delight and a true team player. I would jump at the opportunity to work with Kate again in the future."

    Communications executive, academic nonprofit

  • "Kate helps develop smart strategies, and executes on those strategies in a way that bring tangible results. She works quickly and always brings a sunny disposition and positive attitude toward the task at hand. It's a pleasure to work with her."

    Communications executive, clean energy

  • "Kate had an innate ability to build [stakeholder] relationships and effectively communicate the organization's message... She is an empathetic listener, an astute strategic planner and has a wonderful understanding of how best to encourage, motivate and lead those around her."

    Advisory board leader and art executive, higher education

  • "Kate carried out her responsibilities with poise and humor, got real results (both financial support and volunteer involvement), and helped [our initiative] to grow deeper roots in, and establish its value to, the [enterprise]."

    Advisory board chair and senior Fortune 500 strategy executive, higher education

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