Confidant
Garland Harwood has experience working as a Co-Founder, Principal, and Communication Strategist at Confidant, with clients including Amazon, Shake Shack, and Diageo. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Vice President at Weber Shandwick, working with companies like Samsung, Sonos, and WebMD. They also worked as an Account Manager at Maloney & Fox, handling clients such as Microsoft and Shutterfly. Garland began their career as a Field Representative for Election 2002, organizing volunteer efforts for congressional races. They hold a BS degree in Management & Computer Science from The University of Alabama.
Confidant
Confidant is a creative and strategic communications agency named for the role we play with brands. We’re an experienced team of big agency defectors paving the way for a new, agile communications agency model. With a vision for serving clients better through smaller, more dedicated teams of experienced and well-cared for professionals, Confidant is built to serve strong in-house teams with big agency thinking and boutique agency agility. With offices in NYC (PR Studio) and Nashville (Creative Studio), clients include Amazon, Diageo, Sony, SunPower, Shake Shack, BarkBox, Getaway, Perfect Day and MadeGood. Confidant has been recognized at industry awards, including Inc.’s Best Workplaces 2021 & 2023, PRWeek’s Best Boutique Agency 2021 (Honorable Mention); PRovoke’s Outstanding Boutique Agency (Finalist); PRovoke’s Top 5 Micro Boutique Agencies to Work For (2021, 2022 & 2023); PRNews Agency Elite Top 100 (2021 & 2022) and PR Net’s 2023 Next Gen Awards. Learn more at confidant.co.