KK Strategies LLC · Redmond, WA
Helping organizations promote and protect their ideas through strategy, message development, executive training, and issues management.
About
Kevin Kutz is Principal of KK Strategies LLC, a communications strategy consultancy founded in 2015. He builds and implements communications campaigns to help clients persuade their audiences to take action.
Drawing from experience spanning politics, Fortune 500 companies, global startups, and nonprofits, Kevin helps clients focus on strategy, message development, executive training, and issues management to deliver measurable, meaningful results.
Since its inception, KK Strategies has helped more than twenty clients achieve their goals through fractional CCO roles, long-term retainer relationships, and quick-turn projects — across sectors including technology, healthcare, consumer products, legal affairs, and the nonprofit world.
Prior to founding KK Strategies, Kevin spent ten years as a corporate communications executive at Microsoft, leading global teams for divisions responsible for Windows, Microsoft Research, and Legal & Corporate Affairs. Before Microsoft, he led the technology practice at Burson-Marsteller's Chicago office, guiding it to fourfold revenue growth.
His career began in U.S. politics, international humanitarian work, and state government communications. Kevin holds a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. in Political Science from Wittenberg University.
Career Highlights
What We Do
Developing the overarching plan to reach and persuade your most important audiences — from narrative architecture and message frameworks to channel strategy and campaign design.
Crafting clear, compelling, and durable messages that reflect your organization's values and resonate with the audiences who matter most — journalists, analysts, investors, policymakers, and the public.
Preparing leaders to communicate with confidence and authority in any setting — media interviews, board presentations, analyst briefings, congressional testimony, and high-stakes public appearances.
Advising organizations navigating litigation, regulatory scrutiny, reputational threats, and other high-stakes challenges — with strategic counsel, rapid response, and a steady hand under pressure.
Building and sustaining relationships with the journalists and publications that shape opinion in your industry — and driving coverage that advances your business objectives.
Serving as an embedded senior communications leader — available for ongoing retainer relationships, long-term fractional CCO roles, or focused quick-turn projects when the moment demands it.
Client Results
Developed and implemented the communications strategy for a leading consumer audio company to protect its intellectual property and publicly establish its innovation credentials. Wrote the company's origin story and managed media relations through successful patent infringement litigation — including on-site staffing during trial. Built and managed the IP lead's executive profile with key journalists in major markets.
Result: Litigation won; narrative of innovation secured across major media outlets.
Led global communications for an emerging AI company specializing in computer vision, earning coverage across the world's most influential technology publications. Leveraged existing journalist relationships to arrange executive meetings in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, and New York. Secured an exclusive CNBC appearance for a major funding announcement. Represented the company at conferences and World Economic Forum planning meetings across four continents.
Result: Coverage in The New York Times, CNBC, Financial Times, Forbes, The Verge, and Fast Company.
As fractional communications executive, conceived and led the inaugural marketing communications program for a new healthcare technology consultancy backed by a major health system. Led naming, logo, branding, and messaging decisions. Launched the company's website, blog, and social media channels from scratch. Established its analyst relations and media programs, trained executives, and managed acquisition announcements. Grew the company's LinkedIn audience from zero to more than 20,000 in under two years.
Result: Successful October 2020 launch; sustained brand growth across all channels.
Led PR strategy for Microsoft's most sensitive legal and regulatory matters over four years — including the global smartphone patent wars, U.S. and European antitrust proceedings, Supreme Court litigation, and a landmark anti-piracy public affairs initiative. Coordinated traditional and social media engagement across Washington D.C., Brussels, Beijing, and courtrooms in three countries.
Result: Regulatory resolution achieved in EU; major licensing agreements and patent campaigns navigated successfully.
Providing strategic communications counsel to nonprofit organizations serving formerly-incarcerated individuals and communities of refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers — helping each organization clarify its message, reach new audiences, and build credibility with donors, policymakers, and the press.
Result: Stronger public narratives; expanded visibility with key stakeholder audiences.
Advising a property management firm facing legal action from a state attorney general — developing the communications strategy to protect the company's reputation, engage relevant stakeholders, and navigate public scrutiny with clarity and discipline throughout the legal process.
Result: Ongoing; communications strategy established and operating.
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Whether you're facing a communications challenge, planning a launch, or navigating a high-stakes moment, KK Strategies is ready to help.
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