JASON TAYLOR
San Jose,CA
Summary
Communications professional specializing in executive, corporate and employee communications programs designed to increase brand awareness, establish a tone-of-voice for C-level executives, and increase customer sentiment. Representing Fortune 100 brands; advisor to well-known CEOs, and expert in messaging for internal and external audiences – product or services, crisis, corporate strategy, social media, PR and analyst relations, blogs, and more. Creating strategic communications programs to ensure employees are informed on business objectives, establish positive and consistent morale, promote diversity and inclusion, and safe work environments/experiences.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Advisor, Employee & Executive Communications
Communications Consultancy
01.2021 - Current
- Working with a variety of CEO, venture capital and private-family individuals on communications strategies
- Increasing executive visibility to garner specific market exposure, reach new demographics or introduce unknown executives
- Establish clear and consistent communications programs to keep employees knowledgeable about the business – quarterly all hands, video updates by CEO, podcasts, etc
- Helping increase recognition in the financial/venture, business, influencer press
- Clients include entertainment, technology startups, generative artificial intelligence, enterprise, and consumer companies
Director, Employee & Executive Communications, CEO/CSO Staff
Cisco Systems
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Developed strategy and key messaging for internal and external events
- Managed communications for Chief Strategy Officer promoting Cisco’s push into cloud, enterprise, IoT, generative AI, ML, CX and SaaS
- Responsible for creating speaker program, increasing media, social and analyst relations exposure for CSO (up 300% in year one)
- Liaison for CEO communications creating content for Cisco’s newest strategic priorities: ‘reimagine your apps, secure your data, transform your infrastructure, empower your teams’
- Helped implement a global employee engagement strategy and rebranding across 100K employee population
Director, Employee & CEO Communications
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Managed all CEO internal and external speaking opportunities, focusing on cloud, edge, SaaS, enterprise business units
- Developed messaging for broadcast, print, social and analyst interviews/activities
- Responsible for CEO’s internal broadcast updates to employees in 100 countries
- Accompanied CEO to international venues, managed content, design for keynote materials and live broadcasts
Employee & Executive Communications Lead
Intel Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Managed strategic communications for EVP of enterprise business reporting to CEO – spanning cloud, AI, ML and autonomous driving, SaaS and more, partnering with internal and external communications, corporate marketing, business unit stakeholders, and CEO staff
- Responsible for executive communications planning, material development, speaking, social and influencer strategy
- Interim executive communications lead for President, speaker strategy for DCG EVP, and flex support
SVP, Employee & Corporate Communications
Tribal Brands
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Responsible for executive communications strategy for C-Level leaders at Royal Dutch Shell, Verizon, and The United Nations (UN)
- Led communications initiatives for other clients including AEG, Elizabeth Arden, Verizon, Chrysler-Fiat, US Department of Transportation
- Utilized social/mobile platforms we provided partners/media/clients with behavioral insights, and sales opportunities
- Oversaw mobile/platform services strategy for Fortune 100, NGOs, social investment programs, auto, energy, and healthcare
Director, Employee & Executive Communications
Yahoo
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Managed international communications for Yahoo’s CIO, CTO, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Chief Customer Officer
- Acted as executive brand strategist and liaison for internal and external executive communications programs designed to extend the voice, personality, innovation, and experience of the Yahoo! leadership team globally
- Created specialized social media programs and worked with global comms to implement international message delivery
- Responsible for speech writing, media, keynotes, global all hands and internal communications programs
Head of Global Corporate Communications
MobiTV
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Responsible for global internal and external communications, executive communications for the C-suite
- Managed multiple agencies and personnel across North America, Latin America, EMEA, Asia (multi-million-dollar budget)
- Corporate spokesperson – responsible for all media, social media, analyst, and influencer markets
- Managed TV and film product placement program, celebrity seeding and product reviews
- Oversaw tradeshow and speaker activities, award initiatives including Emmy Awards, WEF, Fortune’s Best Places to Work, and more
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Mass Communications
Sonoma State University
Reimagining Strategy -
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Skills
- Executive communications
- public relations
- crisis communications
- corporate communications
Affiliations
- Alumni Advisory Board, Sonoma State University
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Emmy Awards
- The Recording Academy, Grammy Awards
Executiveleadershiprepresentedpersonally
- Carol Bartz (CEO) Yahoo!
- Chuck Robbins (CEO) Cisco
- Jerry Yang (CEO/founder) Yahoo!
- Mark Cuban (CEO/Founder) Broadcast.com
- Thomas Dolby (80’s Recording Artist/Founder) Beatnik
- Tom Rogers (CEO) NBC, TiVo
Roles And Responsibilities
- VP, Corporate Communications, Tribal Brands, BowieNet, Beatnik, Mattel, MTV, Verizon
- Director, Media Relations, Burson, TiVo, Ofoto/Kodak, Sun Microsystems/Oracle, Qualcomm
Timeline
Senior Advisor, Employee & Executive Communications
Communications Consultancy
01.2021 - Current
Director, Employee & Executive Communications, CEO/CSO Staff
Cisco Systems
01.2019 - 01.2021
Director, Employee & CEO Communications
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
01.2018 - 01.2019
Employee & Executive Communications Lead
Intel Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2018
SVP, Employee & Corporate Communications
Tribal Brands
01.2011 - 01.2015
Director, Employee & Executive Communications
Yahoo
01.2009 - 01.2011
Head of Global Corporate Communications
MobiTV
01.2005 - 01.2009
Bachelor’s Degree - Mass Communications
Sonoma State University
Reimagining Strategy -
Harvard Business School Executive Education
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