At Engage + Empower, collaboration isn’t just part of our process; it’s the whole foundation. Every project gets stronger when we bring in people who know their craft and care about how their work...
Stewardship as Leadership: Holding Power with Purpose
By Erin Beattie, Founder and CCO, Engage + Empower Consulting Some words find you when you’re ready for them. For me, that word has been stewardship. It’s appeared again and again in unexpected...
Where Strategy Meets Humanity: A Conversation About Leadership, Clarity, and Connection
At Engage + Empower, everything starts with people, the way we communicate, collaborate, and connect. That philosophy comes from Erin Beattie, Founder and Chief Communications Officer, who has spent...
Starting Out Strong: A Conversation About Curiosity, Growth, and Gaining Experience
At Engage + Empower, strong communication starts with curiosity. The best teams are built from a mix of experience, fresh perspectives, and a genuine desire to learn. That blend is exactly what...
Funding in Tough Times: A Real-World Guide for Leaders, Teams, and Changemakers
When budgets tighten and timelines shrink, many organizations find themselves asking the same question: how do we keep our communications, branding, and community outreach alive when resources are...
The Power of Quiet Leadership
Post by Erin Beattie, Founder + CCO I’ve spent most of my career in rooms where the loudest voices are the ones that get heard. You know who I mean: confident, charismatic, unflinching in their...
MarCom: All the Hats, All the Time, But What’s the Strategy Cost?
Post by Erin Beattie, Founder & CCO, Engage + Empower Consulting For most of my career, MarCom has lived in my title. It sounds tidy: Marketing + Communications. One neat package. But in...
September is the reset button we all need
That weekly report that nobody reads.The meeting agenda that has not changed in years.The slide deck has been recycled so often that it has lost its meaning. We have all been there, running on habit...
The stories that sustain us
I recently facilitated a session on my experiences with perimenopause. Every few slides, I included reflection prompts, inviting the group to share if they had similar experiences. At first, the...
What’s worth protecting in the age of AI?
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Design That Lasts: What Experience Still Teaches Us
At Engage + Empower, collaboration isn’t just part of our process; it’s the whole foundation. Every project gets stronger when we bring in people who know their craft and care about how their work...
Stewardship as Leadership: Holding Power with Purpose
By Erin Beattie, Founder and CCO, Engage + Empower Consulting Some words find you when you’re ready for them. For me, that word has been stewardship. It’s appeared again and again in unexpected...
Where Strategy Meets Humanity: A Conversation About Leadership, Clarity, and Connection
At Engage + Empower, everything starts with people, the way we communicate, collaborate, and connect. That philosophy comes from Erin Beattie, Founder and Chief Communications Officer, who has spent...
Starting Out Strong: A Conversation About Curiosity, Growth, and Gaining Experience
At Engage + Empower, strong communication starts with curiosity. The best teams are built from a mix of experience, fresh perspectives, and a genuine desire to learn. That blend is exactly what...
Funding in Tough Times: A Real-World Guide for Leaders, Teams, and Changemakers
When budgets tighten and timelines shrink, many organizations find themselves asking the same question: how do we keep our communications, branding, and community outreach alive when resources are...
The Power of Quiet Leadership
Post by Erin Beattie, Founder + CCO I’ve spent most of my career in rooms where the loudest voices are the ones that get heard. You know who I mean: confident, charismatic, unflinching in their...
MarCom: All the Hats, All the Time, But What’s the Strategy Cost?
Post by Erin Beattie, Founder & CCO, Engage + Empower Consulting For most of my career, MarCom has lived in my title. It sounds tidy: Marketing + Communications. One neat package. But in...
September is the reset button we all need
That weekly report that nobody reads.The meeting agenda that has not changed in years.The slide deck has been recycled so often that it has lost its meaning. We have all been there, running on habit...
The stories that sustain us
I recently facilitated a session on my experiences with perimenopause. Every few slides, I included reflection prompts, inviting the group to share if they had similar experiences. At first, the...
What’s worth protecting in the age of AI?
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...










