Susan Eich Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Consultant ready to help companies effectively communicate to achieve their business goals. I understand the pressures and demands of being in a senior communications role inside a company, and how outside counsel can provide value and be a trusted partner. Contact me if you need: -- Crisis communications counsel and planning -- Financial communications, including quarterly earnings results; acquisitions and divestitures; conference call scripts; annual report development; shareholder communications-- Help planning and managing difficult issues that are receiving or could receive public attention-- Speechwriting for your CEO or other senior leaders; op-ed writing; other editorial writing-- Media training for your executive team, or specific interview preparation-- Executive/CEO communications and positioning-- Thought leadership plan development -- Corporate responsibility and sustainability communications; Corporate responsibility report development-- Audits or assessments of your communications function, to ensure you are organized most effectively to address current challenges and opportunities-- Interim onsite communications support/leadershipAreas of expertise: corporate and financial communications, investor relations, speechwriting, executive communications, crisis communications, corporate responsibility, media relations, corporate reputation management and issues management.susanmeich@comcast.net

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Served as interim head of communications and marketing for Minnesota's largest home care provider. Accra's vision is to build the ecosystem that delivers personalized care in the home to better meet the needs of those served by the current healthcare system. Responsibilities included internal communications, public relations, marketing and digital. Served as a member of the senior leadership team.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Served in an interim role as head of marketing and communications for one of the largest freestanding pediatric health systems in the United States. Led the 25-person department during a time of significant change, including a function reorganization and several high-profile issues. Responsibilities included a broad range of internal and external marketing and communications activities, including brand positioning and identity; public relations and reputation management; marketing strategy; advertising; digital and social; employee communications and engagement; physician/clinician communications; and donor communications.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for financial communications, executive leadership communications, issues management, media relations, thought leadership, publicity and internal communications for the 550-store retailer.

Responsible for global communications strategy and execution for $134 billion food and agriculture company's corporate responsibility efforts. Lead global Corporate Affairs team responsible for positioning the company as a leader in food security; lead corporate communications key projects; speechwriter for senior management

Responsible for public relations, marketing, investor relations, employee communications, executive communications and website development for $100m software company. Member of executive leadership team.

Provided counsel to firm's clients, including investor relations, corporate communications, crisis communications. Leader of corporate consultling practice.

Responsible for financial communications, public relations, and media relations for nation’s third largest retailer. Primary company spokesperson. Provide counsel to divisional public relations functions. Speechwriter for senior management. Provide public relations support for Target Stores. Member, Management Council.

One of five founders of Minneapolis public relations firm. Officer and director.

Directed media relations and financial communications through a series of restructurings. Principal company spokesperson

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing

Ba, Economics/Government