Moonshot

STRATEGIC MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS

Collaborating with diverse and project teams to shape marketing and communication strategies, leading to the successful launch of 110+ startups, generating thousands of pieces of earned media worth millions of dollars in advertising equivalent.

AWARD WINNING BRAND DEVELOPMENT + MANAGEMENT

Crafting breakthrough categories and strategic narratives, enhancing brand positioning, culminating in prestigious client awards, including "Best State Court Research and Analytics Platform 2023," "Fast Company Innovative By Design 2021,"  and " Central Banking Finnovator of the Year Award 2021".

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS + THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Devising and implemented marketing and comms plans with project leads, coordinating w/ subject matter experts to drive national and industry-specific media messaging. Successfully prepared an executive client for testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services and Task Force on Financial Technology.

Orchestrating speaker and influencer programs featuring high-profile figures such as Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan.

CREATIVE CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT

Utilizing a range of storytelling mediums (short-form video, image carousels, social audio events, podcasting, and online courses) to engage key audiences and convey compelling project narratives.


Staying ahead of digital and traditional marketing trends, executing integrated marketing initiatives like a street marketing campaign at SXSW involving a 10-person team, and art directing out-of-home advertisements in Times Sq.

Proactively exploring new technologies and trends, venturing into diverse fields such as remote sensing, hyper spectral imaging, agricultural water rights management, and legaltech.

EVENTS AND INFLUENCER PROGRAMS

Masterminding notable events, including the private hedge fund investor summit Compound:Thesis, and a high-profile launch event for 300+ Atrium stakeholders, raising over $35,000 in event sponsorship.

Founder | Global Director of Marketing and Public Relations

First Round Fast Track

Working 1:1 with First Round network founders to identify opportunities to share their stories and build personal and professional brands that deliver on business objectives such as fundraising, recruiting and customer development. First Round Fast Track mentors meet bi-weekly for 12 weeks per cohort.

Mentor - Public Relations 

Alchemist Accelerator

Founder pitch practice, message crafting and PR roundtables with leading technology industry reporters from The Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch.

Mentor - Public Relations

StartX.

Empowered early-stage startups with strategic insight into marcomms, effectively positioning their unique stories to reach key audiences, including mainstream media, and key stakeholders. Leveraging my 10+ years of experience in PR, marketing, and branding, I've developed and implemented repeatable frameworks spanning content, social media, and events to elevate early stage founders and teams. My deep understanding of the innovation ecosystem and climate sustainability has resulted in notable brand growth and industry awareness for StartX companies.

500 Startups

Supporting multiple cohorts of portfolio companies with public relations training and hands-on growth communications and go-to-market mentorship  with global early stage founders from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Nigeria Poland Mexico, South Korea, etc.

Mentor - Marketing and Communications 

SparkPR

Senior Communications Manager

Cleantech Law Partners

VP Business Development

Google

Intern, Google News

Viacom

Marketing Intern - MTV

Strategic storyteller and publicist driving scalable marketing outcomes for Silicon Valley executives and brands. I craft category-defining narratives that have helped companies raise $1.5 billion in new investment

Every great company is actually a social movement.

Bring me a highly-technical founder with a muddy storyline, and I will deliver a movement leader with a sparkling new narrative that dominates headlines, and drives business results. 

I’m a media storyteller, community-builder, and thought partner to high-performing executives, investors and visionary founders. 

Together we activate audiences to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges with ingenuity, passion and deep expertise.  

Everyone says they’re result-driven, but over the past decade I’ve consistently transformed high-growth technology founders into category leaders, launching more than 80 startups that have earned thousands of media features. 

Collectively my clients have raised more than $1.5 billion from the top venture capital funds and private equity groups. 

Leveraging my extensive network of investors, operators and media, I curate unforgettable events that lead to strategic relationships and unlock opportunities that propel my clients to the head of the line. 

I don’t win awards, but my clients do. 

Whether it's being recognized as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company, Central Banking Magazine’s Finnovator of the Year, or receiving the Core77 Design Sustainability Award, the founders I support stand out among their peers year after year.

After 14 years in the heart of Silicon Valley, I remain fired up about technologies that tackle humanity’s greatest challenges, including food security, global warming, and how the rise of artificial intelligence will impact small business owners, knowledge workers, creative professionals and educators.

When I’m not working you can find me coaching my son’s soccer team, nerding out about all things Arsenal Football Club, or exploring San Francisco’s bounty of mysterious nooks and crannies on two legs. 

I’m a lover of spicy food, black coffee and true crime documentaries. 

Lifetime learner.

I only work with clients I know I can help. 

Reach me at: chikodi@moonshotpr.com

Chikodi Chima

Spatial Data Logic

Chief of Staff

Management Consultant

Quorum1

Projects include change management and operational improvement initiatives for external clients as well as leading communications and investor relations efforts internally.

Consultant, Team Leader

Rock Solid Technology, Inc. (now part of Granicus)

Continuing my role from PrimeGov and building cross-departmental collaboration and efficiencies and company culture at Rock Solid as part of the executive team. 

Part of the team that executed the acquisition by Granicus, Inc. in October 2022.

Chief Of Staff

PrimeGov (By Rock Solid Technology)

Focus on cross-departmental initiatives and projects to support operational excellence, build scalability, and achieve business goals in a rapidly growing legislative management software company. 

PrimeGov was acquired by Rock Solid Technologies in April 2021. Part of team that led the integration.

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Gomel Consulting, LLC

Gomel Consulting, LLC worked with organizations and philanthropists to design and implement programs that build new audiences, nurture relationships, and advance nonprofit missions. Projects included work for The Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and private family foundations as well as small to mid-sized nonprofits.

Founder, Philanthropic and Nonprofit Consultant

Granicus

Led operational, change management, and organizational development initiatives.

Consultant Project Management

Member of Executive Team leading initiatives and projects in strategy formulation, strategic plan execution, and strategic process improvements. Special focus on operational efficiency projects. Developed and program-managed new acquisition integrations by working with senior-level executives and the private equity firm. Led and managed ad hoc initiatives by the CEO and acted as a “Swiss Army knife” for the organization.

VP of Strategic Planning

I returned to Granicus to work directly with the CEO on operational initiatives, including strategy development, process design, and implementation.

Supported Executive Team in strategy formulation, strategic plan execution and strategic process improvements. Led and managed ad hoc initiatives by the CEO and act as a "Swiss Army knife” for the organization, including strategic client project management, partnership management and negotiation, and employee engagement initiatives and programs. Responsible for multi-level stakeholder communications and presentations and provided analysis for board meetings, executive updates, departmental notifications, etc.

The Kinship Foundation

Kinship Foundation is a family foundation in Chicago that works on education, biomedical research, community development, and environmental issues.  During the Focus 2012 refocusing and evaluation year, I worked directly with the Vice President on designing and implementing new strategic initiatives in both the conservation leadership program and the biomedical grantmaking program.

Strategic Initiatives Coordinator

Granicus, Inc.

I began at Granicus as the Special Projects Coordinator by taking the CEO's big, company-wide ideas and turning them into projects, programs, and results. Promoted to Corporate Chief of Staff to negotiate and manage all 550+ contracts with government clients and vendors, create the management by objective (MBO) goal-setting and goal management process, assist with business partnerships, and plan and direct all administrative activities for the CEO and Board of Directors. Founded and led the corporate social responsibility program that encompassed employee volunteerism, corporate giving, and sustainable purchasing and operational practices.

Corporate Chief of Staff

Sarah Hurwit Gomel is a chief of staff with over 10 years of experience in the SaaS and GovTech sectors, and a proven track record of managing cross-functional projects, scaling operations, and facilitating change in dynamic and complex environments.

Sarah specializes in strategy and planning, operational excellence, change management, M&A, internal communications, people operations, CSR, and board development and governance. She has led multi-layered teams and supported executive leadership in achieving business goals and building organizational culture. She is passionate about creating ethical and sustainable solutions for social, professional, and civic challenges, and leveraging her skills and network to empower and mentor others.

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