Clarity Up Wins Two Anthem Awards for Message Design Work Supporting Social Impact Leaders
Virginia Beach-based messaging firm earns Silver Award and Community Voice Award for TEDx talk script that distilled 20+ years of activism into 18 minutes
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Contact: Brian Miller, Founder & Principal Consultant
Email: brian@clarityupconsulting.com
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — November 18, 2025 – Clarity Up Consulting announced today that it has won two Anthem Awards in the 5th Annual Anthem Awards: a Silver Award under Special Projects for Humanitarian Action and the Community Voice Award. The recognition honors the firm's message design and speechwriting work on "How to be an activist who creates real change," a 14-minute talk delivered by animal rights activists Carey Theil and Christine Dorchak at TEDxAlexanderPark.
The dual recognition—one from judges at the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, one from public voting—places Clarity Up alongside notable winners including Google, World Central Kitchen, Paramount Pictures, and The Daily Show. Winners were selected from more than 2,000 submissions from 42 countries.
"Carey Theil and Christine Dorchak spent over 20 years ending commercial greyhound racing in the United States," said Brian Miller, Founder and Principal Consultant of Clarity Up LLC. "They had already succeeded in the anil rights space. They had a book. They had a sweeping narrative. But a TEDx talk is a different challenge—less than 15 minutes to reach a general YouTube audience who may not care about greyhounds, with no time for wandering narratives and a need for actionable takeaways. Our job as message designers was to clarify their message, condense their story, and help produce a script that delivers something meaningful without losing the heart of their work."
The recognized work tells Theil and Dorchak's story of persisting through repeated failures, learning to change laws rather than just minds, and ultimately building a movement that ended dog racing across the United States. For their work on the script, Miller and Clarity Up’s story specialist Francisco Mahfuz previously won the 2025 Cicero Speechwriting Award for Social Justice.
Miller emphasized that message design is not embellishment or invention, but translation. "Ideas don't speak for themselves. People do," he said. "Doing important work is necessary but not sufficient for creating change. You have to communicate that work clearly and powerfully. These awards validate something most people miss: the craft of translating important work into messages that move people to action."
Clarity Up specializes in message design and speechwriting for mission-driven leaders across five continents and 20+ industries, including animal welfare, marine science, LGBTQ+ rights, cybersecurity, women in STEM, disability rights, parenting, domestic violence, and human trafficking. In addition to their work on keynote speeches and critical communication campaigns, the firm has also supported 40 talks that have been uploaded to the TEDx Talks YouTube channel, which have earned over 14 million combined views and six Editor's Picks.
About Clarity Up LLC
Clarity Up LLC is a boutique messaging and speechwriting firm founded by Brian Miller. The company teaches smart people how to explain their big ideas to the rest of us. With a career spanning 20 years and five continents, Miller and his team have supported hundreds of experts and leaders across 20+ industries to clarify and communicate their most important work.
Through signature programs including Conquer the Red Dot® (elite coaching for TED-style speakers), The SpeakerPath® (a roadmap for building professional speaking careers), and 2-Day Messaging Intensives (rapid transformation for experts with a message), Clarity Up helps mission-driven leaders book, write, deliver, and leverage high-stakes talks on the world's most prestigious stages.
Miller's own TEDx talk, "How to Magically Connect with Anyone," has been viewed 3.6 million times. He is the 2025 Cicero Speechwriting Award recipient for Social Justice and believes everything can be said clearly.
Visit https://clarityupconsulting.com for more information on Clarity Up’s work.
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About The Anthem Awards
Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose and mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the awards define a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities. The Anthem Awards honors work across seven core causes: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Responsible Technology; and Sustainability, Environment & Climate.
Finalists are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, with judges including leaders from the American Heart Association, Born This Way Foundation, Gates Foundation, NAACP, Planned Parenthood, and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios at Paramount.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites and Mobile Sites; Video; Advertising; Media & PR; Apps & Software; Social; Podcasts; Games and AI, Metaverse & Virtual. Established in 1996, The Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from all 50 states and over 70 countries worldwide this year. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS).
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