Strategic communications that build trust, clarity, and connection.
Restoring connection through messaging grounded in real-world context and innovation.
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It Starts With Me! is a woman-owned, Philadelphia-based strategic communications and innovation firm partnering with mission-driven, values-led organizations to translate complexity into trust, alignment, and lasting impact.
Why Work With It Starts With Me?
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We build trust, not just messages
Our work centers audience reality, lived experience, and institutional context—helping organizations communicate with credibility over time.
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We prioritize alignment over optics
We design messaging systems and narrative frameworks that bring clarity across teams, initiatives, and stakeholders.
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We focus on work that lasts
Rather than one-off campaigns, we create strategies and tools built to adapt, endure, and support long-term impact.
Hi, I’m
Nicole
Nicole is an award-winning social impact strategist and speaker with nearly 20 years of experience across strategic communications, policy, and program design.
She founded It Starts With Me! to help mission-driven organizations communicate with clarity, care, and trust — translating complex ideas into messages that build alignment and long-term impact.