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AMY DAMIANAKES
Amy Damianakes has spent more than 25 years improving business performance through communications.
EXPERIENCED ADVISOR
Amy specializes in helping companies get results by effectively telling their story, galvanizing employee efforts and navigating change. She has successfully positioned, launched and promoted a wide array of companies, technologies, initiatives and programs. Her clients have effectively engaged employees to deliver results. Amy has coached hundreds of executives and managers to make the most of all communications, media and public speaking opportunities.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATOR
Amy's work often entails partnering with business leaders to build and sustain high-performance organizations where employees understand how to achieve company goals. She has been instrumental in the development of Vision, Mission and Values statements and ensuring alignment with practices for hiring, orienting, rewarding and recognizing employees. Her work also involves generating employee support during times of change.
Drawing on a wealth of experience in marketing communications, public relations, employee communications, organizational development, crisis avoidance, customer satisfaction and change management, Amy helps client companies deliver strong results through values-based leadership and strategic marketing and employee communications.
PAST AFFILIATIONS AND CLIENTS
Before starting her consulting venture in 1999, Amy held a variety of communications management positions for telecommunications and wireless companies including Pacific Telesis Group, PacTel Corporation, AirTouch and Vodafone AirTouch. Her clients include start-ups and global giants in the telecommunications, biotech, healthcare, service and technology sectors. She had been retained by companies such as Advanced Skincare MedCenter, Cisco, Equity Administration Solutions, Inc., Comergent, Genentech, Gilead, McKesson, Natural Image MedCenter, Pacific Gas and Electric, Plantronics, Prospect Consulting Group, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone.
PAST AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENTS
- Speech writing for the CEO of Vodafone
- Coaching a PG&E District Supervisor to improve productivity and leadership skills
- Meeting design and facilitation for Cisco
- Repositioning and launching Advanced Skincare MedCenter
- Directing launch communications for a new Genentech BioOncology Vision
- Developing the positioning platform and messaging to launch a new wireless location technology company
- Launching the Genentech Employee Resource Center
- Developing the change communications plan for McKesson's SAP introduction
- Managing change communications for Verizon Wireless customer service initiatives
- Marketing communications and brand building for EASi
- Vision, Mission, Values development for Gilead, OTN and Visage Mobile
- Employer branding for Plantronics
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