Strategy. Storytelling. Impact.
Senior communications counsel and hands-on support for organizations navigating opportunity, change and complexity.
Know what matters. Know who matters.
Then communicate with purpose.
Carrigan Strategic Communications is a Richmond, Virginia-based consultancy built for organizations that need experienced communications leadership without unnecessary layers.
We bring global agency expertise, an embedded-partner mindset and a journalist’s instinct for what makes a story.
What We Do
Senior counsel. Hands-on partnership.
The right communications partner should be able to see the big picture and still know how to get the work done.
We work alongside leaders and teams to solve communications challenges.
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Communications strategy, fractional leadership, organizational consulting, issues management, team workshops and facilitation.
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Media relations, thought leadership, executive positioning, proactive news development, media training and message development.
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Strategic storytelling, executive communications, editorial programs, multimedia content and integrated campaigns.
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Executive coaching, interview preparation, podcast and video hosting, event moderation, on-camera and voice talent.
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Crisis planning, scenario development, interview preparation, stakeholder messaging and real-time communications counsel.
Expertise
Where nuance counts
From operating rooms and state capitols to boardrooms, national newsrooms and international conferences, effective communications often depend on understanding the environment before saying a word.
Health care & life sciences
Hospitals and health systems, academic medicine, organ donation and transplantation, surgery, nursing and health professions, community health, biotechnology and specialty care.
Business & community
Automotive, home building, real estate development, senior living and other relationship-driven industries.
Higher education
Colleges and universities, academic programs, faculty expertise, research, innovation and institutional storytelling.
Associations & advocacy
State and national associations, member communications, public affairs, advocacy and industry storytelling.
Experience that translates
Carrigan Strategic Communications brings together experience from global agencies, health systems, government, journalism and executive-level consulting.
The work has included preparing executives for national media, leading communications around major health care and biopharmaceutical announcements, advising organizations through crises and complex public issues, securing national earned media and developing storytelling programs recognized by industry peers.
But experience only matters if it translates into better work for the client.
That means asking the right questions, simplifying complexity and staying close enough to the work to help move it forward. That’s what we do best.
Meet Dan
Dan Carrigan is a strategic communications leader, former journalist and trusted counselor to executives and organizations navigating moments that matter.
His career has spanned global communications agencies, integrated health systems, state government and broadcast journalism.
Today, he brings that experience directly to clients through a collaborative model built around senior-level counsel, strong storytelling and hands-on execution.
Have a communications challenge?
Maybe you need a strategy. Maybe you need senior leadership support. Maybe you simply need to get the story right.