Each Engagement Starts With a Conversation
We don't put you in a program until we understand who you are, where you’re going, and what it would take to get you there.
We always begin with Core Messaging
Most communication problems aren't delivery problems. They're design problems.
And at the center of every design problem is a missing core message — the one clear idea that everything else should flow from.
Core messaging is a discipline, not a marketing tagline exercise.
Clarity Up founder Brian Miller and lead consultant Francisco Mahfuz are two of its five co-founders. Core messaging is the foundation beneath every service we offer — whether you're building a speech, preparing a boardroom pitch, or aligning an entire organization around a single idea.
Get the core message right, and everything else gets easier.
Three Paths to Clarity
How it Works
Path 1
I Have a Talk to Build
You've been invited to speak — or you're about to be. You know your content, but you’re unsure how to streamline it and organize it. You need a structure that works.
We'll help you:
Design a talk that earns attention
Changes how your audience thinks
Moves them to action
Whether it's a TED-style talk, a keynote, or a high-stakes presentation, we work on the same foundation principle: audience first, always.
"After only 10 minutes into my workshop with Brian and Francisco, I knew I needed to throw out that talk and start from scratch with professionals. I am so glad I did. The tools and insight he gave me went well beyond simply writing a TEDx talk — they ensured that I walked onto that stage fully confident in my story and delivery. When you are delivering a talk you know has the chance to change your life, having confidence in your piece is priceless."
Captain Larkin Bohn, SpaceTrek Brand Ambassador, U.S. Army Veteran
Path 2
I Want to Become a Thought Leader
You have ideas worth spreading and a growing sense that a stage is where they belong. You don’t need a pep talk, you need a path.
We'll help you build:
The core message
The speaker materials
The outreach strategy that turns subject-matter expertise into a thought leadership platform.
There are no shortcuts. This takes patience and relationship-building, and we’ll guide you every step of the way.
"Brian provided me with all the necessary tools and frameworks to help me transform from being an experienced PR professional — with no unique profile, very few proven frameworks, and imposter syndrome — into becoming a clear and confident thought leader within my niche. If you need to clarify your message, craft a wildly successful talk, or tell compelling stories, there's no better guide than Brian."
Peder Tellefsdal, Former Political Advisor & PR Specialist
Path 3
Our Message Needs to Land Consistently
Whether you're a founder pitching investors, a nonprofit leader inspiring donors, or an organization whose people are all saying something slightly different — the problem is the same. Without a clear core message, everything downstream suffers.
We embed with your team as a fractional messaging lead
We help you design the message
Align the people who need to deliver it
Making sure the right people take action.
Common Questions
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It depends on what you need. Some clients work with us intensively over three to six weeks to build a single high-stakes talk. Others engage us over twelve months to develop their full speaker platform or redesign their organization's entire core messaging and communication strategy. Every engagement starts with a Discovery Call where we figure out the right fit together. Our work is bespoke — we don't discuss a specific program until we understand your situation.
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A focused project — one talk, one message, one keynote — typically runs four to twelve weeks. A full speaker development or organizational messaging engagement runs three to six months. We'll give you an honest timeline on the Discovery Call before anything is agreed. Rapid turnarounds — two to four weeks — and SOS projects are subject to availability.
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It varies significantly based on scope, timeline, and who you're working with. We don't publish pricing because a single speechwriting project and a year-long organizational consulting retainer are genuinely different conversations. What we can tell you is that our clients consistently describe it as the highest-return investment they've made in their professional communication. The Discovery Call is the right place to talk numbers.
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Working directly with our founder Brian Miller typically requires a three to six month wait. Engagements with our world class team of in-house consultants are often available to begin within one to three months. If you have a hard deadline, tell us on the intake form and we'll do our best to accommodate it or recommend the right path.
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Yes — almost exclusively. However, we love to work in-person whenever possible. Brian is based in Virginia Beach with simple access to major cities across the United States and Canada, while our in-house consultants are based in Spain and Denmark, with access to major European hubs — and our clients span five continents.
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Fill out our quick intake form — it takes about three minutes and gives us the context we need before we meet. Then book a Discovery Call. We'll take it from there.
Not sure which path fits?
That's normal. Book a Discovery Call and we'll figure it out together.
