Communication Inside.
We achieve your intended outcomes through effective communication inside your organization.
Communication Inside.
We achieve your intended outcomes through effective communication inside your organization.
Our Expertise
We have deep expertise in organizational and human resources communication.
Strategy and Planning
Enterprise Strategic Planning and Strategy, Audit and Assessment, Channel and Content Development
Leadership
Leadership Storytelling, Executive Announcements, Crisis and Sensitive Communication, Talking Points, Board Presentations
Change and Transformation
Change Readiness and Management, Strategic Alignment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology Deployment, Organizational Engagement
Policies and Governance
Employee Handbook, Policy Toolkits
Total Rewards
Open Enrollment Campaigns, Decision Guides and Tools, Employee Presentations
Employee Engagement
Internal Newsletters, Viva Campaigns, Wellness and Program Campaigns, Engagement Surveys
Learning and Development
Capability Building, Leadership and Manager Development, LMS Deployment, Leadership Engagement, Promotional Campaigns
Internal Branding and Employee Experience
Culture Storytelling, Employee Value Proposition, Employer Brand Alignment, Mission and Values
Recruitment and New Hire Onboarding
Recruitment Strategy, Campaigns and Tools, New Hire Guides
Our Services
Strategy
and Research
We build insight-driven communication strategies that align your audiences, integrate initiatives across your organization, sharpen messaging, and deliver measurable results.
Content Development and Storytelling
We curate and craft stories that bring your culture to life—cutting through the noise and driving real understanding, alignment and action.
Creative
Development
We turn your ideas into standout campaigns and branding that capture attention, create alignment and make your message impossible to ignore.
Project
Management
We bring your communication plans to life with disciplined execution that keeps everything on track, on time, and impactful.
Get to Know Us
We’re a hands-on team of strategists, storytellers, and doers who partner with you to build and execute communication strategies that drive real results.
Founder & President
Melissa Bruns Burke
A fierce partner to her clients, Melissa is known for her ability to solve not only communication challenges, but some of the toughest business challenges. Her commitment to her clients is unmatched as is her relentless focus on results.
Melissa has an innate ability to assess an organization’s needs and develop targeted communication strategies that result in action and impact. Melissa loves crafting employee narratives that recognize their contributions to organizational success and finding new ways to effectively tell her client’s story.
When she’s not working, you can catch her exploring new restaurants, spending time with her family or swimming in the Chesapeake Bay – even in the winter she’s been known to take a plunge.
Creative & Content Development
Kara Amore
Bring it on – that’s her mantra. Whether it’s decoding technical information into compelling content for employees, developing creative concepts or balancing client deadlines – there’s no challenge Kara backs down from.
She is the go-to-girl for complex annual enrollment campaigns – flawlessly executing for her clients year after year. A rare breed that loves creative just as much as the technical details that drive our business. Her clients love her for her attention to detail and ability to keep the team focused on the end goal.
Outside of work, Kara loves a good challenge, too. Whether it’s training for a race or cheering on her children court side.
Ricky3Sticks
Richard Bruns III
Raised by a sales executive, Richard Bruns III (with a nickname of Ricky3Sticks), our founder, Melissa Bruns Burke, learned early in life the importance of client satisfaction. At the payphone on family vacations; taking the time to know important details about his client’s lives, passions and expectations; and building long-term relationships with clients and vendor partners alike, Ricky3Sticks taught Melissa what it means to be successful – in business and in life. In later years, as he struggled with changes in his industry, he didn’t feel like he could leave the corporate world and still find success but he taught his daughter that she could.
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Contact us to learn how we can help you achieve your organizational goals.
Based in Silver Spring, MD, Ricky3Sticks is a full-service internal communications firm providing strategic communication solutions for global companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profits.
Silver Spring, MD
240-354-91441