To change the future, it takes vision. It takes leadership. It takes belief. It takes connections. It takes a movement.
Since our founding in 2008, we’ve worked with leaders advancing technology, healthcare, sustainability, education and the public sector—organizations reshaping the world we’ll hand to future generations. We understand the assignment: Make their stories impossible to ignore.
We’ve built a nationwide team of strategists, storytellers, creatives, policy advisors, former journalists, digital experts and more, serving clients with global ambitions. We’re continually cultivating the connections and converting great thinking into lasting progress.
You know the feeling you’re actually looking forward to a call on your calendar? That’s the experience our clients have with us. We show up curious, prepared and energized. Every conversation moves an idea somewhere new. That’s the kind of partnership we build, and that’s why they last.
We’re building a firm where exceptional people can do their best work—and the industry has taken notice.
Just as important as what we deliver is how we deliver it. Our work is grounded in six core values—principles that inform how we show up for clients, collaborate as a team and approach every challenge we take on:
Everything starts with intentional curiosity; a genuine passion to understand and learn. It’s the well from which innovation, intelligence and creativity are filled. For us, curiosity is the catalyst for action and impact. It’s how we discover the undervalued or overlooked—as well as the new stories and strategies that leave a mark.
We believe in cultivating authentic, meaningful relationships founded on mutual respect and trust. Trust allows you to debate openly and then commit fully; to rely on each other in the clutch—and the day-to-day. It informs compassion, demonstrates integrity and is the reason why our clients stay and grow with us. Trust enables remarkable work.
We recognize that everyone we work with—from colleagues to clients—is a unique individual with equally diverse perspectives, experiences and talents. Together, we are enriched, growing and inspired; we are more than the simple sum of our parts.
Resiliency and focus deliver results—and so can knowing when to change the game. We didn’t get up this morning just to do the ‘acceptable.’ We are driven to deliver the exceptional. We challenge ourselves to deliver work known for its impact, placing outcomes over output.
Our biggest ideas demand our focused attention. Details matter, and we care about getting them right. We owe our best work to our clients—and our team. We stay sharp—building deep knowledge and informed ideas about the industries we serve, as well as advances in our own disciplines.
The difference between a terrible experience and an amazing experience is often the company you keep. Adventure is an attitude we apply to small obstacles and big challenges. Positivity, agility, inclusion and resilience are tools we use to make each day count along the way.
We’ve gathered answers to some of the questions we hear most often. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, reach out—we’re happy to answer.
While other agencies focus on activity, we focus on outcomes. To align with your objectives and accomplish your goals, we start by understanding what success looks like for your organization. Then we design the right strategy to get you there. We act as an extension of your team, immersing quickly, bringing fluency in your market and asking sharp questions so the attention our campaigns generate translate into measurable success for you, however you define it.
Just as important, we work with people, not contracts. Our clients are leaders navigating complexity, pressure and high-stakes moments. When they invest in our team, we invest in them—bringing judgment, candor and care for the progress they’re accountable for and the vision they’re working toward.
The result isn’t just attention or execution. It’s momentum built on trust and a partnership that gets stronger over time.
We measure success the same way our clients do: by progress toward real business objectives. That might mean access to key decision-makers, improved understanding among priority audiences, momentum around a complex issue or durability during a challenging moment.
Our approach is grounded in our award-winning RQM metric, which connects results, quality and momentum across the life of a program. Through proven methods and real-time listening tools, we track what’s landing, how it’s being received and whether it’s moving the needle, then use those signals to sharpen and refine our decisions as the work evolves. And we consistently report the metrics that matter and connect them back to your goals, so you can see impact as it happens.
We work with organizations shaping what comes next: innovators, category creators, Fortune 500 leaders, emerging startups, mission-driven organizations and learning institutions. Our clients sit at the center of the innovation economy—technology, healthcare, sustainability, education, and the public sector. What connects them isn’t size; it’s impact. If your work is changing the future, we’re built for you.
Organizations typically consider working with RH Strategic when communications becomes a leadership issue rather than a tactical one. That shift often happens at moments of inflection: entering a new market, navigating increased scrutiny, advancing a policy position or managing rapid growth. It’s also common when leaders recognize that visibility alone isn’t the challenge; alignment, credibility and influence are.
We’re a good fit when communications decisions need to be made with the same rigor as business or policy decisions—and when leaders want a partner who can help them think through second- and third-order effects, not just execute against a brief. When communications starts shaping outcomes rather than reacting to them, that’s usually the right time to engage.
We offer a full complement of communications offerings: media relations, thought leadership, content strategy, storytelling, digital engagement, policy positioning, influencer relations and more. Want more detail? Head to our Solutions & Services page to see more.
We’re a national firm with global reach. From our hubs in Seattle and Washington, D.C., we support clients across the country. And through our partnership with The Worldcom Group, we connect to trusted communications experts in 105 cities across 49 countries. These aren’t loose affiliates; they’re on-the-ground practitioners who understand local media, politics, culture and nuance.
The result is global scale without generic thinking. Your story lands where it needs to, the way it needs to. For more information, check out our Global Reach page to learn more.
Public relations and public affairs influence different parts of the same system.
PR focuses on how your organization is understood in the marketplace, while public affairs focuses on shaping understanding in policy and regulatory environments. Both influence decision-making—just in different arenas. When aligned, they’re powerful. We often work across both disciplines because our clients don’t experience their challenges in silos.
From Day One, we build strategy and momentum in parallel.
We begin developing a rigorous, long-term strategy while also pursuing early, visible wins. Our onboarding follows a structured, multi-phase process. We start with what we call a “lay of the land” conversation: what’s coming, what’s urgent, what cannot wait. We identify immediate opportunities, align on priorities and begin outreach where appropriate. Introductory media conversations, briefings or audits often begin within the first weeks, giving you tangible progress while deeper work is underway.
At the same time, we move into disciplined discovery. We conduct stakeholder interviews and SME conversations, assess competitive positioning and analyze how your brand is showing up across media, social and search environments. Our research tools and proprietary planning frameworks help us map objectives, audiences and signature stories into a clear strategic model.
That strategy is developed collaboratively. We share a first cut, pressure-test assumptions together and refine until the plan reflects both market reality and leadership ambition. The goal isn’t just a smooth start. It’s to build a foundation that allows our partnership to scale, adapt and deliver meaningful impact over time.
And we don’t use “partnership” lightly; our clients experience us as partners, not vendors. That’s why our client relationships last, and why they strengthen the longer we work together. If that kind of collaboration is what you’re looking for, let’s talk. And if you’re still deciding whether to engage a new agency—or how to approach the process—we’ve written a few practical pieces that may help.
Yes. We respond to RFPs.
We also believe the most effective engagements come when organizations combine a formal process with early dialogue—especially for complex communications challenges where scope, risk, or success criteria aren’t yet fully defined. We welcome having an initial conversation before or alongside a formal process so goals, constraints, and expectations are clearly defined. When that foundation is in place, RFPs tend to be more productive—and collaborations stronger.
If you’re looking for a communications partner to help you break through, let’s talk.
