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In a Perma-Crisis World, Leaders Are Losing Sleep. Why?

Data breachesFederal funding threatsContamination recallsDEI rollbacksSystem outagesLabor disputesRegulatory crackdownsSocial backlashProtests and board tensionSpeech battlesBoycottsData breachesFederal funding threatsContamination recallsDEI rollbacksSystem outagesLabor disputesRegulatory crackdownsSocial backlashProtests and board tensionSpeech battlesBoycotts

Enter CrisisCommand.

Clarity when every second counts.

Your Crisis Brain,
Always On

CrisisCommand delivers structured strategies and crisp communications in minutes.

Founding Customer Rates — Limited to First 100 Customers

The Cost of Chaos

Without preparation, crises destroy value — fast

Billions in higher-ed funding are at risk as scrutiny over DEI and federal compliance intensifies.

Chronicle of Higher Education 2025; Inside Higher Ed 2025

Higher-ed crisis headlines have more than doubled since 2023 — from protests to investigations.

CrisisCommand Research 2025

The average cost of a data breach is USD $4.44 million.

IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

Mega-breaches can exceed USD $400 million in total losses.

F24 Crisis Cost Index 2025

Food recalls routinely cost $10 – 100 million, depending on distribution scale.

International Association for Food Protection 2024

Share prices fall ~35% on average following major reputational crises.

SenateSHJ Crisis Index 300 2024

Only 49% of organizations maintain a formal crisis plan — even fewer practice it.

PR News Crisis Preparedness Survey 2024

The Traditional Crisis Response Tax

Elite crisis advisors bill $500/hr. During live crises, firms often double those rates.

A single live crisis plan for a top global company costs $30,000 – $50,000.

Internal teams typically abandon day jobs, working +25% more hours.

How It Works

CrisisCommand works in two powerful modes, depending on your needs. In Live Mode – when you're in the heat of a crisis – it structures chaos into clear objectives, stakeholder maps, and pressure-tested messages in real-time. In Planning Mode, it builds playbooks, runs simulations, and prepares your team for what's next.

Get Ready

Build your crisis strategy before the storm

Assess risks across reputation, legal, financial, and operations. Ground your playbook in case insight — what works and what doesn't — so you act with clarity, not guesswork.

Risk Mapping
Case Insight: What Works / What Doesn't
Stakeholder Snapshots

Act Fast

Turn strategy into crisp communications

Activate dynamic outputs tailored to your crisis: effective messages, coordinated channels, and team alignment playbooks. Every option is vetted through stakeholder pressure testing to ensure credibility holds under fire.

Message Development
Stakeholder Pressure Testing
Rapid Communications Assets
Channel & Team Coordination

Build Stronger

Learn fast, adapt faster

Run dynamic simulations that capture lessons, analyze impact, and refine readiness. Every incident makes your strategy sharper.

After-Action Reviews
Dynamic Simulations - Tabletop or Game Mode
Continuous Improvement

Ready to transform your crisis management?

Founding customers receive white-glove onboarding and exclusive early pricing.

Built by Communicators, for Communicators

We've been in the room when reputations were on the line. From universities under federal investigation to Fortune 500 product recalls, our team has lived the high-stakes moments. That's why we built CrisisCommand — to give every communicator the clarity we once had to improvise under fire.

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Paul Walker
Founder

Veteran strategist with a career spanning PulsePoint Group, Accenture, Y&R/Burson-Marsteller, Cohn & Wolfe, and The University of Texas. Paul has built and led businesses across the U.S., Asia, and Europe — from startups to major universities to Global 1000 companies.

Expertise

StrategyCrisis Strategy
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Brooke Hovey
Founder in Residence

Most recently, Global Chief Strategy Officer to Burson, one of the world's largest communications agencies. Previously, Global President of BCW, where she led growth and counseled clients at the intersection of innovation and reputation.

Expertise

Global StrategyInnovation
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Geoff Beattie
Crisis Fellow

Global crisis and reputation strategist with more than four decades at the intersection of media, government, and corporate leadership. Former senior roles at BCW, APCO Worldwide, Cohn & Wolfe, and Pleon.

Expertise

Crisis StrategyMedia Relations
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Brad Englert
CIO Adviser

Founder of Brad Englert Advisory. Former Accenture Partner and Chief Information Officer at The University of Texas at Austin. Author of Spheres of Influence: Career Management in the Digital Age.

Expertise

Higher Education ITStrategy
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Michael Hovey
CTO Adviser

Technology entrepreneur and systems architect. Founder & former CTO of Bound, a personalization and targeting platform acquired by DemandScience, where he now serves as VP of Software Development.

Expertise

Platform Design & ArchitectureAI Systems

Clarity Under Pressure.
Before and During a Crisis.

Join forward-thinking organizations securing their crisis advantage. Founding Customers receive white-glove onboarding and priority access.