Speakeasy Strategies
Chad Torbin is a seasoned professional in public relations and business strategy, currently serving as Principal at Speakeasy Strategies since July 2013, where strategic and digital communications for Fortune 500 and emerging growth companies are prioritized. Prior experience includes a role as Media Relations Manager at McDermott Will & Emery from April 2011 to July 2013, where media relations campaigns were managed for key practice groups, and as Vice President at Hill and Knowlton from September 2006 to April 2011, overseeing global media strategies for technology firms. Chad began the career as an Account Executive at Blanc & Otus from February 2005 to August 2006, focusing on strategic media counsel for executives. Chad holds a Master of Science in Public Policy and International Relations from the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Speakeasy Strategies
We are a global agency of seasoned professionals. All experts in fields as diverse as public relations, journalism, research and brand strategy. We come together as Speakeasy to bring a new perspective to technology communications. Our goal is to turn challengers into leaders and leaders into game changers. We have a few fundamental beliefs: • Better results come from specialists rather than PR generalists • No one ever stood out by saying the same as everyone else • We don’t expect our clients to do the hard work Speakeasy thrives on agile content relations, delivering the right content at the right time to engage both highly technical and C-suite audiences. Our specialists draw on deep subject matter expertise and audience understanding to create credible and compelling narratives. In this way, we help our clients find their singular voice and elevate themselves above the morass of companies clamoring for attention. Our results speak for themselves. Founded in 2013, Speakeasy works with B2B technology companies of all sizes, from established enterprises to emerging start-ups, and we are known for our experience with open source and developer communities. Clients include the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Red Hat, Workday, GitLab and Apollo GraphQL. We have been global from day one, with operations in the U.S. and Europe and partners across APAC. Our team provides a full spectrum of core communications services including public relations, content relations, analyst relations and paid and organic social. Knock on our door. The password is ‘different.’