Karl Robe founded Karl James & Company in 1999 based on one belief: above all else, credibility moves people. For 20-plus years, he has crafted campaigns to reach influential audiences of global, national, state and local clients. He has coached and counseled c-level executives from multi-national companies to start-ups in marketing, branding, public affairs, issues management and leadership communications. As an author, presenter and coach on a multitude of communications topics, his insights have appeared in Wisconsin Lawyer, Wisconsin Institute of CPAs, The Strategist, Crisis Manager, Law Journal and numerous other venues. Karl achieved an Accreditation in Public Relations (APR), certifying a candidate’s knowledge of public relations practice, communications theory, management science and ethics.

Bill has provided research services to organizations around the world for more than 21 years. His diverse, in-depth experiences include education, associations, health care, financial services, technology, manufacturing and service industries. He has developed and delivered seminars on topics such as benchmarking, marketing, customer satisfaction, emerging technologies and research-driven campaigns. He is the author of the book entitled Focus Groups Made Simple, has given over 1,600 presentations, facilitated more than 1,500 focus groups, delivered research papers and presentations to both national and international audiences.

An ability to recognize the importance of combining communication realities with creative concepts is one of the key drivers behind Jamie’s success in marketing and branding. He has worked with major companies including IBM, The Home Depot, PepsiCo, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kodak along with a host of non-profit organizations: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Julie brings more than 16 years of digital and traditional advertisement buying and planning experience for a wide range of national accounts. Her extensive expertise includes: TV, cable, radio, newspaper, magazines, paid search, display online advertising, social media, out of home media vehicles and ad networks. Her work includes Wisconsin Lutheran College, Center for Integrative Medicine, Y of Metropolitan Milwaukee, EdVest, Dental Associates and Miller Coors Visitor Center.

Gary’s decades of working with customers to optimize their human capital brings a depth of training and documentation experience rarely found in other strategic communications firms. He designs, develops, and implements customer-targeted learning solutions that improve performance, minimize the impact of change, and deliver measureable results. Client experience includes the quality improvement, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, printing, transportation and logistics, mining, consumer products, software, and brewing industries.