Eo Ipso Communications

What Eo Ipso Communications does

Eo Ipso Communications is a Berlin-based communications consultancy founded in 2011 that helps founders, CEOs, and corporate executives develop executive communication skills, build personal brands, and manage crisis communications. Operating with a small international team of 1–10 communications consultants, the firm has served hundreds of leaders and companies across Europe since its founding, including clients at Fortune 50 and DAX40 corporates as well as venture-backed startups and VC firms. The company is incorporated as Eo Ipso Communications GmbH (HRB 135835B) in Berlin, Germany, and is founder-led by Oliver Aust as Managing Shareholder and CEO.

Name

Eo Ipso Communications

Legal name

Eo Ipso Communications GmbH

Website

https://eoipsocommunications.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eo Ipso Communications is a Berlin-based communications consultancy founded in 2011 that helps startup founders, CEOs, and corporate executives master executive communication, build thought leadership, and manage crisis communications through coaching, consulting, a podcast, an online academy, and published books.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. CEO Communications Coaching: One-on-one coaching and consulting services for CEOs and business leaders to improve their communication skills and become thought leaders.
2. Speak Like a CEO Academy: Online academy with enrollment-based courses for communication and presentation skills development.
3. Books and Publications: Sale of books including Message Machine, Unignorable, Mastering Communications, and How to Speak Like a CEO in print and e-book formats.
4. Crisis Communications Services: Preparation and response services for companies facing reputational challenges and crises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eo Ipso Communications is a Berlin-based communications consultancy that helps startup founders, CEOs, executives, and organizations master strategic communications to become thought leaders and build "Message Machines" that attract investors, customers, and talent. Its core services span one-on-one CEO communications coaching, startup communications strategy, and crisis preparedness and response. Offerings are reinforced by the Speak Like a CEO Academy (online courses), a weekly newsletter, a CEO communications podcast, and four published books including the bestsellers "Message Machine" and "Unignorable."

Product overview

Eo Ipso Communications is a Berlin-based communications consultancy founded in 2011, offering professional coaching and consulting services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of three main service pillars: CEO Communications coaching, Startup Communications consulting, and Crisis Communications services. These are complemented by the Speak Like a CEO sub-brand, which includes a weekly newsletter, a leading podcast featuring CEO interviews, and the Speak Like a CEO Academy for structured online learning. The company has published four books on communication and leadership, including the international bestsellers 'Message Machine' and 'Unignorable'. A complimentary communications assessment tool helps prospective clients evaluate their current capabilities. The portfolio is unified under the 'Message Machine' methodology, which teaches organizations to use communications strategically to achieve business objectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Speak Like a CEO Academy: Online learning platform for communication training, accessible at speaklikeaceoacademy.com
• Speak Like a CEO Newsletter
• Speak Like a CEO Podcast

Products and services

• CEO Communications Coaching One-on-one coaching and consulting for CEOs and executives to master communication skills, positioning communication as leadership in action to help companies grow beyond their CEO's communication abilities.
• Startup Communications Consulting Strategic communications consulting for startups and scale-ups to attract investors, customers, and top talent through the firm's "Message Machine" methodology.
• Crisis Communications Services Crisis preparedness, training, and response services equipping companies with the skills and playbooks to react swiftly and professionally to reputational crises.
• Speak Like a CEO Academy Online learning platform providing structured, enrollment-based courses on communication, leadership, and presentation skills for founders, executives, and aspiring leaders.
• Message Machine: How Communications Will Make You an Unstoppable Founder International bestseller providing founders with an ultimate blueprint for gaining message-market fit, becoming thought leaders, and achieving visibility to attract investors, customers, and talent.
• Unignorable: Build Your Personal Brand and Boost Your Business in 30 Days International bestseller guiding readers through a 30-day process to build their personal brand online and offline, positioning reputation as their most valuable asset.
• Mastering Communications: How CEOs and Executives Can Build a Great Reputation in the Digital Age Book providing practical solutions for navigating communication challenges, combining timeless CEO communication principles with digital trends and developments for reputation building in the 2020s.
• How to Speak Like a CEO: How Successful Leaders Communicate Book revealing secrets and pitfalls of CEO communication drawn from over 30 in-depth podcast interviews exploring how CEOs and entrepreneurs become master communicators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies don't grow beyond their CEO's communication skills - communication is leadership in action
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FGS Global: FGS Global is a large strategic communications consultancy focused on reputation, crisis, corporate positioning, and stakeholder communications. It overlaps with Eo Ipso’s reputation management, crisis preparedness, and executive communications offerings, but at a much larger scale.
• Teneo: Teneo provides CEO advisory, strategic communications, reputation, and crisis advisory services to senior executives and enterprises. It is comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same executive decision-maker layer that Eo Ipso targets.
• Brunswick Group: Brunswick Group is a global strategic communications advisory firm covering corporate reputation, crisis, financial communications, and leadership counsel. It is a broader incumbent comparable to Eo Ipso’s crisis communications and CEO advisory work.

Direct peers

• Duarte: Duarte provides presentation, storytelling, and executive communication training for leaders and organizations. It is comparable to Eo Ipso’s CEO communications coaching and Speak Like a CEO training proposition.
• Decker Communications: Decker Communications offers executive communication, presentation, and leadership presence training. It is comparable to Eo Ipso’s one-on-one CEO communications coaching and leadership communication development services.
• Clarity: Clarity is a global communications agency focused on technology, startups, and scale-up companies. It overlaps with Eo Ipso’s work helping startup leaders communicate effectively to investors, customers, and talent.
• Ballou PR: Ballou PR is a European technology communications agency serving startups and high-growth technology companies. It is comparable because both firms help founders and growth companies build market visibility and reputation.
• PIABO Communications: PIABO is a Berlin-based communications and PR agency focused on technology companies, startups, and scale-ups. It is comparable because Eo Ipso also serves startup founders and growth companies seeking visibility with investors, customers, and talent.
• Archetype: Archetype is a global communications agency specializing in technology brands and executive storytelling. It is comparable because Eo Ipso also combines technology/startup communications with leadership messaging and thought-leadership development.
• RCKT: RCKT is a Berlin communications agency known for supporting startups, technology companies, and venture-backed brands with PR and growth communications. It is directly comparable to Eo Ipso’s startup communications and founder-visibility positioning in the German ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_L5I1LLUrTvZv7ykpcgxHA/videos
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/eo-ipso-communications
• Instagraminstagram.com/eoipsocomms/?hl=de
• Xx.com/EoIpsoComms

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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