# Narrative Strategies

> Narrative Strategies is a Washington, D.C.-headquartered strategic communications and public affairs firm founded in 2019. Its bipartisan team combines political judgment, newsroom instincts, research, creative production, digital advertising, coalition building, and crisis planning for Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, nonprofits, law firms, and industry coalitions. After growing beyond 65 employees, it sold a majority stake to Clarion Capital Partners in 2024 and expanded to West Palm Beach and New York.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Ken Spain (Co-founder and CEO), Patrick O'Connor (Co-founder and executive partner), Ed Mullen (Co-founder and executive partner), Katie Mitchell (Co-founder and executive partner)
- **Products:** Integrated strategic communications, Creative Services, Narrative Insights, NEXUS PRO
- **Notable:** Grew from a small living-room startup in 2019 to more than 65 practitioners by February 2024 and more than 75 by September 2024., Sold a majority stake to Clarion Capital Partners in February 2024 while executive partners retained significant ownership and continued to lead operations., Won the 2024 Campaigns & Elections Reed Award for Public Affairs Firm of the Year and Best Online Video for a public-health public-affairs campaign.

## Products & services

- **Integrated strategic communications** — Strategic counsel, public affairs, media relations, crisis and reputation management, executive communications, creative production, grassroots activation, digital advertising, brand development, and coalition management.
- **Creative Services** — An in-house division for brand development, design, video production, content, and paid media that launched in 2022 and later expanded its leadership and studio team.
- **Narrative Insights** — Research, public opinion, competitive intelligence, message testing, stakeholder analysis, and media intelligence integrated with communications counsel.
- **NEXUS PRO** — A customized research product that surveys policymakers, regulators, investors, media, and other high-influence audiences, then uses models grounded in those responses for six months of ongoing message and creative testing.

## Achievements

- Grew from a small living-room startup in 2019 to more than 65 practitioners by February 2024 and more than 75 by September 2024.
- Sold a majority stake to Clarion Capital Partners in February 2024 while executive partners retained significant ownership and continued to lead operations.
- Won the 2024 Campaigns & Elections Reed Award for Public Affairs Firm of the Year and Best Online Video for a public-health public-affairs campaign.
- Opened a West Palm Beach office in 2024 and a New York office in 2025, creating a three-office U.S. footprint.
- Appeared on Inc.'s 2025 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
- Won a 2025 Reed Award for an economic-policy public-affairs video produced for the Managed Funds Association.
- Repeatedly recognized by PRNEWS Agency Elite and PRWeek Best Places to Work.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Narrative announced recognition in the 2026 Zenith Awards and PRNEWS Agency Elite honors.
- **2026-07** — The firm added Adam Silverstein as a managing director in New York and Erin Murphy and Cameron Easley as senior directors in Washington, strengthening healthcare and audience research.
- **2026-06** — Narrative introduced NEXUS PRO, combining custom research among high-influence audiences with six months of AI-modeled testing.
- **2026-02** — The New York office expanded with senior hires Christina Cameron and Jessica Stallone, plus staff relocations from Washington.
- **2025-09** — Narrative opened its third office in Manhattan to serve a growing base in financial services, life sciences, and technology.

## Links

- Website: https://narrativestrategies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/narrative-strategies-pr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NRTVStrategies

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Last updated: 2026-09-24