
MESSAGING that moves people.
VOICE that sounds like you.
STRATEGY you can stand on.
Why Clarity
Changes Everything
You or your team knows what you do. Your audience...not so much. The disconnect isn't your fault.
Here's the thing: most content creators have never been given a proper messaging strategy to work from. Most brands, departments, and people building businesses don't have one to give.
The result? Content that doesn't convert. Campaigns that don't connect. Revenue left on the table.
Without strategic messaging, you're asking your team to hit targets they can't see with tools that don't work. Your brand reputation suffers. Your goals stay out of reach. Your bottom line takes the hit.
Here's what changes everything: A messaging strategy that drives actual results.
I develop messaging frameworks and verbal identity systems that give your team the clarity to communicate consistently and your target audience a reason to choose you.
Here's what clarity actually means:
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Messaging Frameworks: So everyone says the same thing in their own voice (not whatever voice comes out that day).
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Verbal Identity Systems: So your brand doesn't need personality therapy every six months.
Whether you're launching, pivoting, or just tired of deciphering vague instructions, let's get your voice and messaging clear enough to stand out (and hold attention).

How Strategic Messaging
+ Verbal Identity Help You Win
Because honestly, aren't you tired of guessing?
Clarify Your Message
Because "make it sound better" isn't a brief. It's a cry for help.
Reduce Creative Chaos
Frameworks that help your team focus on saying something meaningful, instead of debating commas.
Unify Your Voice
Your social media shouldn't sound like your emails' distant cousin.
Drive Real Results
When the message is clear, people actually get what you’re trying to say. Wild concept, right?
Built for Strategic Communicators 🥇 Trusted for Message Clarity ⚓️ Used Across Brands, Roles & Platforms 🧱
Built for Clarity. Backed by 20+ Years of Experience.
Meet Your Messaging Strategist
I’m Vanessa C. Matthew. Messaging strategist, verbal identity architect, and professional decoder of corporate-speak.
After over twenty years of creating brand content, I kept seeing the same problem: teams would spend weeks perfecting copy that never moved the needle. Why? Because they were polishing words built on shaky ground. No messaging strategy. No clear direction. Just "make it sound better" and hope for results.
I decided to build the infrastructure I wish every team had. Now I help brands:
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Get clear on what they're actually saying (and why it matters)
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Build messaging that drives real brand and business outcomes
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Scale their brand voice without losing what makes it effective
Because good messaging isn't about sounding nice—it's about clarity that converts.
Messaging that Works Across Sectors, Voices, and Audiences
Long before frameworks, there was me—revising email newsletters at 2 AM, translating executive notes from "visionary" to human, and navigating brand pivots that felt like they required a GPS. Here’s who’s trusted me with their messages:
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Animal Care Centers of NYC
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Donorly*:
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GeoKids
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New Federal Theatre
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Undue Medical Debt
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F2M Fire & Drafting Designs
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Fulp Diversity
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Harlem Commonwealth Council
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Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund
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Herbal Habits
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HBO / Warner Media
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KQH Mental Health Counseling
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Swing It, Inc
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The Leap Network
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National Association for Women Business Owners
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Public School 30M
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South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation
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Ketchum* (shortlist):
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AAA Mountain West Group
BMW
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Cleveland Clinic
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Frito-Lay
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Grey Goose
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Gillette
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Hublot
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IKEA
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JPMorgan Chase
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Kimberly-Clark
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Keurig Dr Pepper
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Mastercard
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National Science Foundation
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NBCUniversal
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PepsiCo NAB
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Proctor & Gamble
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Mount Hope Housing Company
- Town of Manchester, CT
*Agency Work: Recognized for strategic insights, research mastery, excellence under pressure, patience, presentation and poise with executives, consistency, leadership, emotional intelligence, and team spirit.
Working Geniuses: Discernment and Tenacity