Navigate Complexity. Communicate with Confidence.
Many communications consultants are either strategists or executors.
Steady Helm is positioned at the intersection of both.
Strategic enough for the boardroom. Experienced enough to know what happens in the field.
Strategic Communications • Public Relations • Fractional Communications Executive
STRATEGY: Find the right direction.
ENGAGEMENT: Reach the people who matter.
NAVIGATION: Lead through complexity.
About Us
Steady Helm Consulting provides senior-level strategic communications, public relations, and executive consulting to organizations navigating growth, change, complex issues, and high-stakes communications challenges.
With nearly three decades of experience leading national campaigns, public relations programs, stakeholder initiatives, media relations, social strategies, grassroots engagement, crisis communications, and integrated communications programs, Steady Helm brings both strategic perspective and practical communications expertise to every engagement.
The firm serves as a trusted senior communications partner—helping organizations determine where they need to go, what they need to say, who they need to reach, and how to move people to action.
Experienced leadership for complex communications challenges.
Kimberley Collins is an accomplished communications executive, strategic advisor, and organizational growth leader with nearly 30 years of experience leading high-impact public relations, strategic communications, social marketing, stakeholder engagement, business development, and integrated campaigns. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations navigate complex communications challenges, accelerate growth, build high-performing teams, strengthen reputations, and translate ambitious goals into measurable action.
Kimberley has played a leadership role in nationally recognized public health initiatives, including the launch of the truth® and EX® campaigns, strategy for Tobacco Free Florida, and consulting on the CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® campaign. Her experience spans media relations, crisis communications, message development, media training, grassroots engagement, social media, strategic partnerships, and paid, earned, and owned media.
Her executive experience also includes business development, agency growth, organizational scaling, and mergers and acquisitions, giving her a broader perspective on the operational and cultural challenges organizations face as they evolve. She has helped build teams, identify and develop talent, expand capabilities, integrate organizations following acquisitions, and align people, clients, and business strategy around sustainable growth.
She has led communications and public relations initiatives for high-profile organizations including the Florida Lottery, Florida Department of Citrus, Walmart, and the American Legacy Foundation (Truth Initiative), as well as numerous government, healthcare, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations.
As founder of Steady Helm Consulting, Kimberley brings together strategic perspective, communications expertise, and executive leadership experience to serve as a trusted senior advisor and fractional communications leader. She helps organizations navigate growth, change, complexity, and opportunity with the perspective of someone who has been responsible for both setting the course and delivering the work.
Her approach is grounded in a simple philosophy: Clear direction. Experienced counsel. Meaningful impact.
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Experienced leadership for complex communications challenges.
Steady Helm’s decades of experience prove our ability to translate complex research, policy, science, and public health issues into compelling communications for media, policymakers, stakeholders, and the public.
