# Connection Point

> Connection Point is a privately held strategic communications firm serving municipalities, nonprofits, law firms, and purpose-driven companies. Founded in 2023 by crisis strategist Eric Kowalczyk and brand leader Khristina Cook, it combines conventional agency work - messaging, content, campaigns, and earned media - with crisis protocols, tabletop exercises, executive counsel, and communications training designed for the first minutes of a high-pressure event.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Leesburg, United States
- **Founders:** Dr. J. Eric Kowalczyk (Founder and Chief Executive Officer), Khristina Cook (Founder and Chief Operating + Brand Officer)
- **Products:** Strategic Communications, Content + Creative, Campaign Planning, Crisis Management, Training + Tabletop Exercises
- **Notable:** Built a national training footprint with listed sessions for agencies and associations across multiple U.S. states and in Canada., Founder Eric Kowalczyk reports having trained more than 2,000 communications specialists across 41 states and 75 cities., Created a four-course training portfolio covering municipal communications, role separation during crises, advanced strategic planning, and leadership.

## Products & services

- **Strategic Communications** — Narrative development, earned media strategy, leadership counsel, training, change-management guidance, and internal and external messaging.
- **Content + Creative** — Multimedia content, brand identity, creative assets, and content strategy designed to convert awareness into sustained engagement.
- **Campaign Planning** — Integrated multichannel marketing, cause-marketing initiatives, audience strategy, and top-of-funnel campaigns.
- **Crisis Management** — Crisis protocols, stakeholder message frameworks, reputation counsel, preparedness support, and before-during-after response planning.
- **Training + Tabletop Exercises** — Standard and bespoke courses for municipalities, public-safety agencies, nonprofits, law firms, and companies, including Stay in Your Lane, Basic and Advanced Municipal Communications, and Curated Leadership.

## Achievements

- Built a national training footprint with listed sessions for agencies and associations across multiple U.S. states and in Canada.
- Founder Eric Kowalczyk reports having trained more than 2,000 communications specialists across 41 states and 75 cities.
- Created a four-course training portfolio covering municipal communications, role separation during crises, advanced strategic planning, and leadership.
- Assembled a senior bench with experience at the NYPD, Baltimore Police Department, major municipal governments, global consumer brands, nonprofits, law firms, and media organizations.
- Published practical crisis-communications programming including the free 10-Minute Crisis Test webinar and Stay in Your Lane training.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Listed a Crisis Communications: A Trust-Building Approach session in Buffalo, New York, for September 23.
- **2026-08** — Presented victim-centric crisis communication and managing-up sessions at the National Information Officers Association conference in Clearwater, Florida.
- **2026-07** — Released Breaking Through Bottlenecks, a fireside chat and Q&A on legal review, leadership hesitation, and municipal approval delays.
- **2026-06** — Ran Staying in Your Lane, a webinar about coordinating municipal and public-safety communications during critical incidents.
- **2026-05** — Offered the free one-hour 10-Minute Crisis Test webinar for public-sector, healthcare, education, nonprofit, and communications leaders.
- **2026-04** — Collaborated with 21CP Solutions on public-safety preparedness content and a podcast episode about communication and community trust.

## Links

- Website: https://teamcp.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/team-cp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@teamconnectionpoint
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamcp.co

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Last updated: 2026-09-22