Alisa leads a strategic communications consultancy that clarifies complex ideas.

She creates clarity and builds engagement, both as a writer and keynote speaker. She gives people the information they need, when they need it.

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Alisa speaks to audiences in a voice that they understand, and delivers projects on time and on budget.

Alisa’s extensive research experience is applied to all of her client work, analyzing competition and industry trends to gain the strategic insights needed to place each project into a broader context. The result: addressing customers’ needs instead of updating feature lists.

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Testimonials

  • "I consider Alisa an integral member of our Corporate team. She asks the right questions and fully understands the objectives in order to produce a final written piece. The results are not only only well-crafted, strategic and to the point, but also reflects a human tone of voice that is so important in the healthcare industry. She has the ability to take complex messaging and organize it into clear, well thought-out communications … I can always breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Alisa is working together with us on a project – ensuring that our messaging will be clear and highly effective."

    -Emma Reichert
    Head of Corporate Design and Visual Identity, Getinge Group

  • "Alisa is an extremely talented writer who can turn difficult concepts into concise language that flows, is easy to understand and doesn't require additional editing or rework."

    - Kristin Garvin
    Director of Marketing Communications, MAQUET Cardiovascular

  • "Alisa is a knowledgeable and professional partner and was able to consistently deliver content that was easy to weave into my marketing campaigns. It was easy to get started working with Alisa, and she was very receptive to early feedback on tone and topics. She is very adherent to our statement of work and clear on her pricing. I would recommend Alisa to anyone looking for a talented and easy to work with external content resource.."

    - Alexandra Mack
    Director of Marketing, CloudMine

  • "Alisa is, simply put, a gem. She brings so much talent to the stage:: many years of experience, high quality, excellent preparation and an easy rapport with the audience. I highly recommend her for speaking, panel discussions and workshops on professional writing, client relations and work/life balance. Ger her on your speakers' list NOW!"

    - Dyana Valentine
    Creator of SuperConditions(TM)

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