Private advisory

Narrative counsel, kept quiet.

For executives, candidates, and communications principals. A small roster. Every application reviewed personally.

Three kinds of rooms.

Executives & boards

When the story moves faster than the facts.

Candidates & campaigns

Message, posture, the hard interview.

Communications principals

A second chair in the room.

Quiet, defined, and finite.

A small number of engagements at a time, typically three to five concurrent.

Initial consultations begin at $500 for a 30-minute intake.

01
A private conversation
What is actually at stake.
02
The narrative map
The sentence, and what surrounds it.
03
Counsel in the moment
The room, the record, the reply.
04
The debrief
What held. What changes next.

What I don't do.

Reputation laundering.
Account, box, or paid outrage.
Words I wouldn't say myself.
Ghost-posting from your accounts.

Apply for a conversation.

I keep a small roster. Most inquiries are reviewed; not all become engagements.

You'll hear back within two business days, either with a next step or a candid 'not the right fit right now.'

Initial consultations begin at $500 for a 30-minute intake.

If accepted, you'll receive a link to pay the $500 consultation fee on this site before we schedule.

NameEmail

OrganizationYour role / title

Type of organizationCitizenshipIs your organization owned or controlled by a non-U.S. person or entity?Is your organization owned, funded, or directed by a foreign government or political party?What is at stake?What's your timeline?Why me?What do you need?Anticipated engagement budget (optional)

Important disclosures

Monica Matthews is not registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq. She does not represent foreign governments, foreign political parties, or entities they own, fund, or direct, and does not undertake political activities or efforts to influence U.S. policy or public opinion on behalf of any foreign principal. Engagements with foreign private companies are limited to private, non-political commercial matters (see 22 U.S.C. § 613(d)).
Not legal advice. Monica Matthews is not an attorney, and nothing in an engagement constitutes legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship or privilege.
Not a licensed counselor. Monica Matthews is not a licensed therapist, counselor, or mental-health professional, and advisory services are not therapy or clinical care.
Not financial or investment advice, and not a registered investment adviser or broker.
Strategic and communications advisory only. No outcome, result, media placement, or policy decision is guaranteed.
Do not share classified, export-controlled, or otherwise legally restricted information.
Mutual discretion. By submitting this application, you and Monica Matthews each agree to keep confidential any non-public information exchanged through this application and any resulting conversations, including the fact and substance of the inquiry. Neither party will disclose it to third parties or use it for any purpose other than evaluating and conducting a potential engagement, except as required by law. This obligation does not create attorney-client or other legal privilege, and it continues whether or not an engagement results. A fuller written agreement may govern any engagement.
Submitting an application does not create an engagement. Any engagement is governed by a separate written agreement.

I confirm that I am not applying on behalf of, or at the direction or control of, a foreign government, foreign political party, or an entity owned, funded, or directed by one, and that this engagement is not intended to influence U.S. government policy or U.S. public opinion on behalf of any foreign interest.I have read and agree to the disclosures above, including the mutual discretion terms.I understand initial consultations begin at $500 for 30 minutes and, if I'm accepted, are paid on this site before we schedule.

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