Communications Experts
Chevron
Stanford University
VISA
AAA
The Clearing House
BlackRock
JPMorganChase
FIS
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Palo Alto Investors
HEART of San Mateo
Keirsy.com
Gap Inc.
Bank of America
City National Bank
USC
GE Praxis Engineers
The Robotics Foundry
Stern Fisher Edwards
ABA Staffing
* Partial client list
Preparing you is our specialty.
• Making a speech?
• Talking to employees?
• Chairing a meeting?
• Meeting with analysts?
• Making sales calls?
• Pitching to VCs?
• Doing a roadshow?
We are experts.
• Print media
• Broadcast media
• Webcasts
• Local media
• National media
• Social networking
Make the most of every
opportunity. Prepare with
an expert.
Is Your Value Message on Target?
• Create a value message
that works
• Integrate message to
support brand
• Use message to advance
sales
• Analyze competing
messages
• Evolve message as
company changes
We help you articulate an
effective message.
Polishing Communications Skills.
• Communicating internally
• Improving meetings
• Working with the Board
• Making conference
calls count
• Preparing for webcasts
• Videoconferencing
effectively
We help you build skills
rapidly.
Need a PR Strategy that Works?
• Align PR plan with
business objectives
• Positively position
company
• Identify the right media
• Identify speaking
opportunities
• Build business through
smart PR planning
We develop the right
strategy and execute it.
Giving a Speech?
• Develop original research
• Create compelling
• Target your audience
• Choose the right theme
• Select appropriate
venues
• Energize your audience
We enable you to deliver
memorable content and
engage your audience.
Your Success Depends on Communicating the Right Message the Right Way
CKB Consultants, Inc. uses a proprietary method that teaches you how to create and deliver the strongest message to your targeted audiences.
We work with executives and companies seeking to make the most of their communications opportunities with the news media, investors, customers, employees and boards of directors.
With CKB Consultants, clients achieve maximum message impact. Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to major universities.
Presentation Training
Media Training
Message Development
Executive Communications Coaching
Strategic Communications
Speech Writing
Maximize the Message
Cynthia Kasabian
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The Client Experience
"Cynthia is an absolute pro. She provides much more than media training. Her skills help executives take control of a message and communicate confidently and clearly in a variety of circumstances -- a key management skill in today's world."
Russ Yarrow, General Manager, California Corporate Affairs, Chevron
"Cynthia Kasabian's expertise is invaluable. She can turn any presentation into an engaging experience with the audience and help you feel very comfortable delivering it. You can feel the difference when you speak after working with her."
Caroline McNally, Executive Vice President, Visa International
"Cynthia Kasabian's method's and training aids are both easy to understand and to put into practice. In addition to improving the effectiveness of our team's ability to present, we also improved the efficiency of our presentation preparation."
Mark J. Zanoli, Managing Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking, JP Morgan.
"I've seen the improvement that comes with Cynthia's guidance and training. She gets the connection between effective strategy and effective communications. She is as much a strategist as she is a communicator -- a powerful combination in the fast-paced communications landscape of the 21st Century.”
David Demarest, Vice President for Public Affairs, Stanford University
“Cynthia provides tremendous value to our organization, particularly our executive management team. She brings a strategic approach to her work. Cynthia has provided extensive executive communications coaching for us as well as media and presentation training, and message development. She is incredibly effective."
Marcia Danzeisen, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, FIS
"Cynthia's engaging teaching style not only makes tools for effective communication more accessible, but also makes the process enjoyable."
Joon Yun, Stanford Medical Center
"Cynthia not only helped HEART provide a core messaging framework for our complex organization -- a public/private housing trust fund -- during our startup phase, she also provided me with communications training that I'm still using and benefiting from years later."
Chris Mohr, Executive Director, Housing Endowment And Regional Trust, the HEART of San Mateo County
"As an investment manager I'm required to make presentations to clients often. Cynthia really helped me define my message. The client response has been terrific."
Charles Bohlen, Chief Investment Officer, J.D., CFA, Stern Fisher Edwards, Inc.
"Cynthia Kasabian is an expert in her field. She has significantly contributed to my development as a public speaker! Additionally, Cynthia is honest, reliable, and completely fun to work with -- I would highly recommend her to professionals seeking to improve their own or their group's communication skills."
Ted Janus, Principal, J Capital, Inc.
“Cynthia is incredibly effective. She helped us articulate our company’s message and communicate clearly to our clients. Her work made a huge difference to our bottom line.”
Valli F. Farmaian, Founder and President, ABA Staffing
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Greg Berardi has more than 20 years of communications and media experience. Mr. Berardi has managed public relations, investor relations and marketing programs for Fortune 1000 firms, as well as early stage companies. Mr. Berardi worked for Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, InsWeb, GCI Group, and Tradiant (now GT Nexus). At Bank of America, Mr. Berardi worked in the Corporate Communications group in support of the Chairman’s Office. He also did extensive work with the bank’s credit, real estate, investment management, mutual fund and retail brokerage divisions. Also at BofA, Mr. Berardi served as a business development officer in the Private Banking Group, helping high-net-worth individuals secure trust, investment management and credit services. At Fidelity Investments, Mr. Berardi was in charge of retail public relations programs in the western United States. At GCI Group, he helped manage Sun Microsystems and the firm’s other major technology clients. At InsWeb, a leading insurance marketplace, Mr. Berardi was Vice President of Public and Investor Relations, where he worked on the company’s initial public offering. At Tradiant, he was Director of Corporate Marketing, with responsibility for advertising, public and investor relations, collateral, the corporate website and trade show programs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Berardi was a newspaper reporter for 12 years at several Northern California papers. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and journalism from California State University, Sacramento.
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