CultureSpeed Communications is renowned for its impactful storytelling and strategic PR campaigns for some of the world’s most recognizable names. One standout accomplishment of the year was the successful PR campaign for Andy Dunn’s memoir, ‘Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind,’ an initiative that also underscored the importance of mental health in the workplace. CultureSpeed's commitment extended to pro bono support for Founder's Mental Health Pledge (FMHP), which gained national attention. The agency’s work with billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore and his food delivery startup Wonder has also been highly impactful, establishing Wonder’s impact in the food industry. This success has attracted other high-profile clients, including Pipedream Labs and Sweetgreen. In the past year, CultureSpeed has doubled in size, with key hires and the launch of a new consumer practice fueling their continued double-digit growth.
Leadership team:
Adam Schiff, Founder & CEO
Michelle O'Rourke, AVP
Notable long-term clients:
Marc Lore, Andy Dunn, American Express Ventures, Chess.com, Wonder
New client wins:
Sweetgreen, Blue Apron, Photobucket, Pie (Andy Dunn/Ev Williams start-up)
What makes your agency a great place in which to work? How have you fostered a positive workplace culture?
“CultureSpeed is a mission-driven agency at its core and believes in the importance of aligning personal values with the company's values—Trust, Transparency, and Kindness. When you lead with trust, employees feel a greater sense of ownership and dedicate themselves to the work in a very special way. Trust also helps to produce greater speed and efficiency among the team, which is critical when you're a small agency. At CultureSpeed, we've taken the best practices and have made them better, and we've taken bad practices from agencies past and removed them from our day-to-day. In the workplace, when a team is values-aligned, it fosters cohesion, enhances collaboration, and drives collective commitment towards common goals, resulting in increased productivity and a positive organizational culture.”
