CCA

Name

CCA

Legal name

CCA, Inc.

Website

https://cca-consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Communication Consulting: Professional services fees for crisis communication strategy, witness preparation, media training, leadership coaching, and regulatory hearing preparation. Services are delivered through tailored consulting engagements, typically multi-day preparation labs and ongoing strategic counsel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CCA is a crisis communication and strategic advisory consulting firm that prepares executives, witnesses, and organizations for high-stakes, high-risk situations. Services include strategic counsel, crisis strategy, witness development, regulatory hearing preparation, FDA advisory committee preparation, media training, oral proposal preparation, and executive leadership coaching, delivered through tailored, multi-day preparation labs and ongoing advisory engagements.

Product overview

CCA (The Communication Counsel of America) is a professional services firm offering a portfolio of consulting services organized around three categories: Strategy, Preparation, and Coaching. Core offerings include Strategic Counsel and Crisis Strategy for navigating high-risk situations; Event-Driven Preparation, Crisis Readiness, Witness Development, Health Authority Approval Preparation, Stakeholder Communication Labs, INPO Preparation, Media Labs, Issue Resolution Workshops, and Oral Proposal Preparation for intensive preparation labs; and Leadership Coaching for executive development. The firm's proprietary methodology emphasizes truth-telling, no-spin communication, and has been refined since the company was founded in 1975.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Counsel
• Crisis Strategy Strategic counsel for clients dealing with current or potential crisis situations across Green, Amber, and Red Zone phases of crisis evolution. For organizations navigating active or emerging crises.
• Managing Controversial Issues Equips client teams to handle issues that could erode an organization's reputation, including issue identification, stakeholder analysis, and communication lab sessions. For organizations facing potentially reputation-damaging controversies.
• Event-Driven Preparation Preparation services for specific high-stakes events including Congressional testimony, contentious stockholders meetings, and high-level regulatory briefings. Uses CCA's Live Ammo Training methodology with real, researched issues.
• Crisis Readiness Helps clients protect credibility by preparing for crises before they strike through plan development, skills training, and testing using the plan + skills + test formula. For organizations seeking proactive crisis preparedness.
• Witness Development Prepares witnesses to present powerful testimony and respond to difficult cross-examination questions in trials and regulatory hearings, using Phase I (core skills) and Phase II (case-specific) preparation sessions. For executives and experts serving as witnesses in litigation and regulatory proceedings.
• Health Authority Approval Preparation Prepares executives and scientists for FDA Advisory Committee meetings and other health authority interactions, including sponsor presentations and Q&A preparation. For pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies seeking regulatory approvals.
• Stakeholder Communication Labs Develops tools and skills for communicating with critical stakeholders including regulators, community leaders, and oversight groups. For organizations needing to build durable stakeholder relationships.
• INPO Preparation Prepares nuclear plant operators for Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) board meetings with Q&A frameworks and team coordination. Specifically for nuclear power companies facing INPO evaluations.
• Media Labs Prepares executives and technical personnel for media interviews including broadcast, print, and online outlets through hands-on coaching and issue card development. For executives likely to face high-profile media scrutiny.
• Issue Resolution Workshops One-day workshops using the Straight Question Model and issue cards to help personnel communicate on a broad range of issues and develop Smart eBooks. For organizations seeking to scale communication skills across departments.
• Oral Proposal Preparation Prepares teams for competitive procurement situations including RFP oral presentations and evaluation board question responses. For contractors pursuing high-value government and enterprise procurements.
• Leadership Coaching Highly specific coaching for senior leaders to help them communicate effectively with internal and external audiences and move organizations forward. For C-suite and senior executives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prepared witnesses for more than 400 federal/state hearings and civil litigation cases
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• APCO Worldwide: Global public affairs and strategic communications consultancy. Overlaps with CCA in regulatory and crisis communication advisory but operates at significantly larger scale across public policy and corporate communications.
• FTI Consulting: Large global advisory firm with a Strategic Communications segment covering crisis, M&A, public affairs, and litigation support. Overlaps with CCA in crisis communications but operates at much broader scale across multiple service lines.
• Brunswick Group: Global critical issues advisory firm advising on M&A, crisis, investor relations, and public policy. Comparable to CCA in crisis and regulatory communication advisory but with far larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Joele Frank: Boutique strategic communications and investor relations advisory. Comparable to CCA in serving corporate clients facing complex, high-stakes situations requiring senior-led counsel.
• ICR Inc. Strategic communications and advisory firm serving public companies, private companies, and PE-owned businesses. Comparable to CCA in serving senior executives in regulated and high-stakes industries.
• Sard Verbinnen & Co. Strategic communications advisory specializing in M&A, crisis, litigation support, and special situations. Direct peer to CCA in high-stakes corporate communications counsel.
• Kekst CNC: Global strategic communications consultancy advising on M&A, crisis, investor relations, and public affairs. Direct competitor to CCA in crisis readiness and strategic counsel for regulated, high-stakes engagements.
• Sloane & Company: Strategic communications advisory serving corporations, boards, and executives in M&A, crisis, IPOs, and shareholder activism. Closely comparable to CCA in senior-led, high-stakes communications counsel.
• Levick: Crisis communications and public affairs firm specializing in high-stakes reputation management, litigation support, and regulatory communications. Directly comparable to CCA in crisis readiness and witness preparation.
• Abernathy MacGregor Group: Specialist strategic communications firm focused on proxy fights, M&A defense, crisis, and shareholder activism. Closely comparable to CCA in serving Fortune 500 executives in adversarial, high-pressure situations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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