The Austin firm treats public relations as a business system, not a press-release factory - joining purpose, positioning and measurable growth before anyone asks for coverage.
Baretz+Brunelle began by managing what the legal world said. Then it started advising on who to hire, what to buy, how to grow and where AI actually fits. The interesting part is not the expansion. It is how neatly the pieces feed one another.
The San Francisco collective pairs veteran operators with Series A-E software companies, then trades the consulting playbook for weekly experiments, technical growth systems and mostly equity-based compensation.
Stacy D'Amico is an Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she leads a16z Apex - the firm's CEO partnership platform connecting Fortune 1000 leaders with a16z's growth-stage portfolio - and the Growth Advisory Platform helping portfolio companies scale market impact. A Silicon Valley native with 10 years at Gartner under her belt, she brings a rare blend of enterprise go-to-market expertise and institutional venture know-how to the operators and founders she serves.