Mara was instrumental in launching our home THX product into the marketplace. She comes up with creative solutions to challenging problems and always goes the extra mile to provide service to her clients. She is a strategic thinker and consummate professional. Lynne Hale Director of Communications LUCASFILM LTD. Brazer Communications put our firm on the national map through a carefully crafted publicity campaign around our most ambitious real estate project to-date. Victor MacFarlane Managing Principal MACFARLANE PARTNERS With Brazer Communications you get focused attention from senior-level, top-notch professionals, without the overhead and hierarchies found in large agencies. The team is very results focused, and delivers cost-effectively and quickly. They are the ideal combination of professionals with large agency experience operating in a boutique setting. Alison Davis Managing Director BELVEDERE CAPITAL PARTNERS Many public relations firms provide off-the-shelf solutions and a series of predictable tactics, but Brazer Communications looks at the particular needs of their clients – starting with listening carefully, then determining best possible results and ultimately executing precise, strategic means to exceed expectations. Because Brazer Communications offers deeply experienced professionals, I always felt that we got high value for the investment we made. John Pachtner, former Director of CommunicationsS BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON When tackling a challenge for the San Francisco Partnership, Mara developed a strategic vision and executed it in a highly proficient manner. She is able to work collaboratively with CEOs at many of San Francisco's major companies. Mara has earned the respect, confidence and admiration of San Francisco's top CEOs and elected officials. Donald G. Fisher Chairman GAP INC. Mara created highly unusual, creative promotions for Pepsi that not only garnered outstanding media results but drove sales through the roof. David Vargas former Area General Manager, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, PEPSI We hired Mara and her team to help launch a new professional hockey team into the marketplace where there was already a lot of entrenched competition and little familiarity with our sport – either in the media or the market. Partnering with us as a virtual in-house team, they understood our business challenges and quickly helped us earn credibility as an established enterprise with sports enthusiasts, Northern California sub-communities, local and national media. Mara and her team were unquestionably critical to the early commercial and popular success of the San Jose Sharks. Matt Levine former Executive Vice President Marketing and Broadcasting SAN JOSE SHARKS Mara quickly sizes up a business situation and has outstanding problem-solving skills. As a partner, she helps organizations aim high, create a vision beyond the ordinary and deliver superior results. Dave Pottruck former Chief Executive Officer CHARLES SCHWAB Media Training Testimonials Many highly qualified executives shun the media or are intimidated by it; most of our senior management team was no exception. As a result of Mara’s media training workshop, tailored to the individual capabilities and needs of each executive, we gained the confidence and willingness to tackle any media interview; moreover, to take control. Matt Levine former Executive Vice President Marketing and Broadcasting SAN JOSE SHARKS