Vance Richardson Email & Phone Number

Worthington, Massachusetts

Advise C-suite leaders on communications strategy to engage target audiences and drive business results. Craft speeches, presentations, talking points, articles, blogs, letters, video scripts and sound bites that capture an executive's voice and resonate with target audiences.

Boston

• Led executive visibility strategy and supported communication needs of CEO, CHRO, CMO and other Management Committee members for global financial services firm with $11B in annual revenue and 40,000 employees serving.
• Wrote and edited wide range of content including speeches, presentations, talking points, articles, memos, video scripts, social media and blog posts.
• Significantly increased executive visibility by assessing and securing speaking opportunities at high-profile forums aligned with the company’s brand and business strategy.
• Researched all aspects of executive speaking commitments, prepared briefings and drafted remarks or talking points for 100+ speeches, presentations, panels, town halls and other speaking events per year.

Boston

• Recruited to serve as speechwriter and communication consultant to executive leadership of privately held financial services firm with $12B in annual revenue and 40,000 employees.
• Wrote internal and external speeches, presentations, talking points, memos, articles and video scripts for Chairman, CEO and heads of key business divisions. Managed production of Annual Report.
• Developed and executed communication strategies to support key business objectives.
• Collaborated across business units to ensure consist corporate messaging and editorial standards.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Communications manager, consultant and speechwriter for Fortune 200 financial services and consumer marketing company with 50M customers, 20,000 employees and annual revenue of $12B.
• Worked closely with CEO, COO and CIO to enhance effectiveness of speeches and presentations in support of overall communication strategy.
• Conducted employee focus groups and summarized findings for CEO/COO in advance of town halls and road shows in multiple locations.
• Developed and implemented communication plans that drove organizational change and facilitated technical system rollouts within 3,000-employee IT unit.

Richmond, Virginia

• Primary speechwriter for John W. Snow, chairman and CEO of CSX, an international transportation services company with 45,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $10B.
• Wrote press releases and handled media relations for parent company and approved releases for operating units.
• Developed financial analyst presentations; managed production of Annual Report; edited employee magazine; and managed desktop publishing and computer graphics functions.
• Coordinated media relations and assisted with public affairs during fiercely contested merger with Conrail Inc.