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Douglas Spencer, Speaker and Podcast Guest

Fresh and entertaining perspectives on the power of 
focus and strategic messaging!

Do you need a messaging and branding strategy expert to speak at your next virtual event or be a guest on your podcast? Drawing from more than 30 years of experience helping organizations reframe their focus and remaster their message, Spencer Brenneman, LLC founder Douglas Spencer gives audiences fresh and entertaining perspectives on the power of focus and strategic messaging!

Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, someone to moderate or sit on a panel discussion, or join you as a guest on your podcast, Douglas has a proven track record of engaging and energizing audiences.

Douglas has a special talent for finding the right balance of tailored content and appropriately-edgy humor to keep the focus on what you audience wants and needs to hear. If your organization is looking for an experienced messaging and branding expert, Douglas Spencer is happy to take the mic.

What Douglas' Demo Video

Douglas Spencer, Speaker and Podcast Guest

Fresh and entertaining perspectives on the power of 
focus and strategic messaging!

Do you need a messaging and branding strategy expert to speak at your next virtual event or be a guest on your podcast? Drawing from more than 30 years of experience helping organizations reframe their focus and remaster their message, Spencer Brenneman, LLC founder Douglas Spencer gives audiences fresh and entertaining perspectives on the power of focus and strategic messaging!
Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, someone to moderate or sit on a panel discussion, or join you as a guest on your podcast, Douglas has a proven track record of engaging and energizing audiences.

Douglas has a special talent for finding the right balance of tailored content and appropriately-edgy humor to keep the focus on what you audience wants and needs to hear. If your organization is looking for an experienced messaging and branding expert, Douglas Spencer is happy to take the mic.

What Douglas's Demo Video

About Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer is founder and president at Spencer Brenneman, LLC. He has more than 20 years of branding and marketing experience, working with professionals from around the world in verticals such as financial and professional services, tech, higher education, healthcare, and not-for-profits. Before starting Spencer Brenneman, LLC he was Vice President, Global Head of Brand Management for Thomson Reuters. In that role, he guided the migration of the multiple Thomson and Reuters businesses to form the then-new Thomson Reuters brand.

He is also the author of Do They Care? The one question all brands should ask themselves, continually, a book that shows leaders how they can create meaningful connections with everyone important to their organization’s success.

A life-long volunteer, Douglas is active in Boston’s not-for-profit community and once served as the Board Chair of a $100 million community health and research center.

Douglas Spencer is founder and president at Spencer Brenneman, LLC. He has more than 20 years of branding and marketing experience, working with professionals from around the world in verticals such as financial and professional services, tech, higher education, healthcare, and not-for-profits. Before starting Spencer Brenneman, LLC he was Vice President, Global Head of Brand Management for Thomson Reuters. In that role, he guided the migration of the multiple Thomson and Reuters businesses to form the then-new Thomson Reuters brand.

He is also the author of Do They Care? The one question all brands should ask themselves, continually, a book that shows leaders how they can create meaningful connections with everyone important to their organization’s success.

A life-long volunteer, Douglas is active in Boston’s not-for-profit community and once served as the Board Chair of a $100 million community health and research center.

About Spencer Brenneman, LLC

Spencer Brenneman helps mission-driven organizations reframe their focus and remaster their messaging to thrive in any environment. We’re a virtual team of strategic and passionate thinkers and creatives who share a common goal: to tell the stories of the indispensable work mission-driven organizations do.

We apply the best strategies from both the nonprofit- and for-profit worlds and are always exploring new, original ways to drive and reshape your mission. As a result, we continually refresh our proven methodology, saving us from the deadly, “but we’ve always done it that way” curse.

In our shifting reality, many leaders find themselves rethinking their relevance and roles. They continue to see the potential for a better world, but struggle to articulate their purpose and turn their vision into strategy and operations. Their dedication humbles and inspires us to act in the best ways we know how: helping those who help us all.

Spencer Brenneman helps mission-driven organizations reframe their focus and remaster their messaging to thrive in any environment. We’re a virtual team of strategic and passionate thinkers and creatives who share a common goal: to tell the stories of the indispensable work mission-driven organizations do.

We apply the best strategies from both the nonprofit- and for-profit worlds and are always exploring new, original ways to drive and reshape your mission. As a result, we continually refresh our proven methodology, saving us from the deadly, “but we’ve always done it that way” curse.

In our shifting reality, many leaders find themselves rethinking their relevance and roles. They continue to see the potential for a better world, but struggle to articulate their purpose and turn their vision into strategy and operations. Their dedication humbles and inspires us to act in the best ways we know how: helping those who help us all.

Sample engagements

Live Events

  • World Brand Congress
    Mumbai, India
  • AMPlify Social Amplification Conference (four years)
    Boston, MA
  • Internal Comms Pro
    Boston, MA
  • HOW Design Live
    Boston, MA
  • Gramercy Institue Events
    Boston, MA and Philadelphia, PA
  • Richmond Events
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • IFA Senior Executive Annual Meeting
    Papagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Multiple client, corporate, and nonprofit events around the globe

Podcasts

Live Events

  • World Brand Congress
    Mumbai, India
  • AMPlify Social Amplification Conference (four years)
    Boston, MA
  • Internal Comms Pro
    Boston, MA
  • HOW Design Live
    Boston, MA
  • Gramercy Institue Events
    Boston, MA and Philadelphia, PA
  • Richmond Events
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • IFA Senior Executive Annual Meeting
    Papagayo Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Multiple client, corporate, and nonprofit events around the globe

Podcasts

Reviews

“Douglas came highly recommended to Internal Comms Pro. His quick wit coupled with his expertise kept our audience engaged throughout. We will definitely partner with Douglas again as he personalized his presentation according to our audience's needs and delivered practical and tactical takeaways that attendees could implement the very next day.”

Sarah JacksonExecutive Director, Internal Comms Pro

“Douglas is always a wonderful speaker to work with. He’s able to energize the audience with his fun yet informative presentations packed with actionable takeaways. Douglas’s sessions are always among our highest rated and that’s why we’re happy to have him back to present year after year.”

Bradley YeaterProducer, AMPlify

“Douglas has a gift for public speaking. Pure and simple, a gift. What Douglas is able to accomplish goes beyond having good public speaking skills. He somehow connects with everyone in the room and makes them feel as if he is speaking only to them. I would sign up for any conference where he’s speaking.”

Hakan SjooChief Operating Officer EF Education First Ltd

“I have seen Douglas Spencer speak informally in front of 10 people and formally in front of 2,000. In every setting, from boardrooms to ballrooms, he is commanding yet relaxed, spontaneous yet on point and humorous yet targeted in his messaging and delivery. He’s a tremendous asset to any gathering where fresh, concise communication matters.”

Liz PagePrincipal, Liz Page Associates

“Douglas is smart, witty and incredibly knowledgeable about branding. When he spoke to my class of undergrad PR and Advertising majors, they laughed along with the learning. It was wonderful to have someone of Douglas' caliber share his expertise with students at the very beginning of their career journeys.”

Ginna HallLecturer, Boston University

“Douglas led my team in a discussion that was perfect in substance and tone. The group really enjoyed it and has subsequently talked a lot about staff engagement and development anchored into brand behaviors. Nice to see an impact so quickly.”

Bill HaneyCEO, BI-SAM

“Brilliant! …He has spoken at many Gramercy Institute financial marketing conferences in the past and he has consistently (always!) demonstrated on stage a profound understanding of not only the strategic foundations of financial marketing, but also a practical knowledge of how to effectuate positive change and real results through the most leading-edge marketing tools and tactics…”

Bill WreaksChief Executive Officer, Gramercy Institute
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