Our Mission: To Elevate Founders and Startups with Impactful Communication
Founded by Ellyn Kirtley, a seasoned chief of staff and strategic communications leader, Kirtley Communications partners with technical founders and startups to bring vision and influence to the forefront. Our philosophy is built on clarity, authenticity, empathy, and visibility to ensure every communication — from your internal updates to public messaging — aligns with your brand’s mission at scale.
What Sets Us Apart
With nearly 15 years of experience leading communications in fields such as technology, cybersecurity, ad tech, and AI, Ellyn has developed high-impact strategies for founder-driven companies. Her approach focuses on bringing external communications, internal communications, and executive communications together for a single, comprehensive communications program, making Kirtley Communications uniquely suited to support founders and startups navigating high-stakes growth, M&A activity, executive transitions, critical brand and product pivots, and more.