Bio

• Versatile communications, events, partnership, and strategic leader, with more 22 years experience, including 15+ years of progressive military and government experience, including high profile projects for the Secretary of Defense and President of the United States • An award-winning writer and communications leader in the public and private sector, with broad international/cross-cultural experience and application, including — 16+ yrs military-specific service as a communications strategist, writer, event manager, partner/stakeholder liaison, and direct advisor for senior leadership on the public sector, for senior military and government leaders at the PEO/SES, Flag/GO (including four-star flag level), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, and Presidential Cabinet levels. • Served as a senior consultant and team leader for several high-profile boards, task forces, and commissions for President Barack Obama, including the Fort Hood Shooting Task Force, ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' Repeal Working Group, and the military compensation commission. These included multiple deliverables prepared directly for Cabinet members, members of Congress, and the President of the United States. • Certified leadership, organizational dynamics, and personal communications coach, specializing in executive and senior leader training and the analysis and healing of dysfunctional teams • Experienced in planning, executing, and measuring an integrated communications plan, including content development, public/media relations, event planning and management, partnership/stakeholder relations, advertising, collateral development and distribution, digitization, vendor management, customer relations and trade/road show coordination. — 10+ yrs critical crisis management and containment experience, including personal/individual, corporate, and public sector crisis management/containment — Producer, writer, and host of ''The Brink with Benjamin Bryant'' interview specials and investigative podcast, and the upcoming ''Journeys Beyond'' travel docuseries. Five years experience producing narrative projects, including the Daytime Emmy-winning Amazon Prime series ''Anacostia,'' the Candy Cain series of holiday films, the award-winning drama STATION TO STATION, and multi-Indie Series Awards nominated comedy ''Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him).''