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How do you persuade thousands to move as one?

How do you persuade thousands to move as one?

Strategic communications and executive counsel for leaders responsible for transformational change.

Strategic communications and executive counsel for leaders responsible for transformational change.

Clear direction.
Credible communication.
Coordinated action.

Clear direction.
Credible communication.
Coordinated action.

For transformation to "stick," your stakeholders have to understand the direction, what it means for them, and how they can contribute.

Your people have different interests, responsibilities, and concerns. These shape how they interpret the same change.

For transformation to "stick," your stakeholders have to understand the direction, what it means for them, and how they can contribute.

Your people have different interests, responsibilities, and concerns. These shape how they interpret the same change.

For transformation to "stick," your stakeholders have to understand the direction, what it means for them, and how they can contribute.

Your people have different interests, responsibilities, and concerns. These shape how they interpret the same change.

Excerra communication governance for AI-generated brand content and leadership messaging alignment
Excerra corporate governance advisory for narrative alignment across organizations
Stephen Grant of Excerra standing beside a senior executive speaking at a business event.

Strategic communications counsel.
Executive-level experience.
Independent perspective.

Strategic communications counsel.
Executive-level experience.
Independent perspective.

Stephen Grant works with CEOs and leadership teams to translate business transformation objectives into a coherent narrative, audience-informed communication strategy, and coordinated execution.


For 30 years, he has helped leaders and their teams clarify strategic intent and express complex business issues in language people can understand and use.

His work to date spans more than 175 organizations and 18 industries.

Stephen Grant works with CEOs and leadership teams to translate business transformation objectives into a coherent narrative, audience-informed communication strategy, and coordinated execution.


For 30 years, he has helped leaders and their teams clarify strategic intent and express complex business issues in language people can understand and use.

His work to date spans more than 175 organizations and 18 industries.

Stephen Grant works with CEOs and leadership teams to translate business transformation objectives into a coherent narrative, audience-informed communication strategy, and coordinated execution.


For 30 years, he has helped leaders and their teams clarify strategic intent and express complex business issues in language people can understand and use.

His work to date spans more than 175 organizations and 18 industries.

TYPES OF ENGAGEMENTS

TYPES OF ENGAGEMENTS

TYPES OF ENGAGEMENTS

Narrative + communications advisory

Continuing counsel to clarify thinking, interpret stakeholder responses, and guide communication choices as the transformation develops.

A defined strategy, initiative, event, or project

Leadership of an agreed body of work, from initial briefing through development and delivery.

An integrated transformation engagement

Connected counsel, strategy, and execution—with continuing coordination and refinement as decisions and stakeholder responses evolve.

“This is the best-written business document I’ve ever read.”

“This is the best-written business document I’ve ever read.”

“This is the best-written business document I’ve ever read.”

— Juan Pujadas, Vice Chairman of Global Advisory Services

— Juan Pujadas, Vice Chairman of Global Advisory Services

— Juan Pujadas, Vice Chairman of Global Advisory Services

PwC International

PwC International

PwC International

“He's the best communications strategist I've met. I get tons of feedback from our people, and no one has ever challenged our core positioning….”

— CEO and board member, billion-dollar engineering and consulting services company

Excerra communication governance for AI-generated brand content and leadership messaging alignment

PwC    Cisco  FedEx     Mars   PepsiCo     Tiffany's

PwC    Cisco  FedEx     Mars   PepsiCo     Tiffany's

PwC Cisco FedEx
Mars PepsiCo Tiffany's

Stephen works with a small number of leaders and teams at a time — as a one-on-one advisor to the CEO, as an extension of a strategic project team, or as a fractional Chief Narrative Officer (CNO) on retainer with direct access to the CEO and key leaders.

Stephen works with a small number of leaders and teams at a time — as a one-on-one advisor to the CEO, as an extension of a strategic project team, or as a fractional Chief Narrative Officer (CNO) on retainer with direct access to the CEO and key leaders.

When the timing is right, the conversation is worth having.

When the timing is right, the conversation is worth having.

When the timing is right, the conversation is worth having.

Let's start the conversation

Let's start the conversation