Brands of consequence

Progressive
communications
for a fast-changing
world.

A Black- and Brown-owned firm helping leaders win moments, build movements, and navigate cultural, political, and regulatory complexity.

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Why Seeker

Forged in politics, our team is calm in crisis, collaborative by instinct, and laser‑focused on impact. Weʼve led nonprofits and campaigns, advised Fortune 500s, generated millions of audience interactions, and built durable media relationships.

Core strengths

  • Strategic storytelling & earned media
  • Coalition building & advocacy
  • Crisis navigation & message discipline

Certified HUB

Seeker Strategies is was certified by the State of Texas as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB). We work with partners who want communications that advance a more sustainable, equitable, climate‑conscious future.

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What We Do

Retained programs built to move audiences and decision makers—plus targeted engagements to launch, train, and accelerate.

Primary Offering

Communications & Messaging

Story development, earned media, op‑eds, and crisis protocols that build authority and trust.

  • Media strategy & press relations
  • Message audits & narrative development
  • Media training
Primary Offering

Advocacy & Outreach

Coalitions, stakeholders, and mobilization that shape policy and public will.

  • Political & legislative strategy
  • Stakeholder mapping & engagement
  • Campaign planning & events
Additional

Launch Packages

From product debuts to statewide tours—messaging, media, influencers, and measurement.

Additional

Media Training

Rules of engagement, message boxing, and practical drills to build confidence.

Additional

Seeker Intensives

Facilitated sessions that align goals, accelerate decision‑making, and strengthen teams.

Environmental Defense Fund Baylor University American Federation of Teachers Run for Something Energy Foundation Texas AFL-CIO Good blend Texas Future Project Clean Air Task Force Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Open Democracy PAC Texas Alliance Bedrock Energy Climate Power New Houston Texas Climate Jobs Project Texas Immigration Law The Texas Signal Media Foundation Unlocking America's Future United way for greater Austin

Seeker Standards

How Seeker Strategies operates: principled, practical, and press-ready. We keep calm in crisis, bring political chops, and deliver without the drama.

Structure

Flat monthly retainer, three‑month minimum—for focus, momentum, and no surprises.

  • Principal‑level lead
  • Added specialists as needed
  • Weekly check‑ins: progress, next steps, hurdles

Who We Are

Seeker Strategies is a Texas‑rooted, nationally active communications and advocacy firm.

  • Built on decades of Texas political experience — and tested on national stages
  • Strategy, message, and earned media — with preferred partners for digital and lobby

How We Show Up

We bring political instincts to every engagement — reading rooms, shaping narratives, and knowing when to push and when to hold.

  • We move fast, speak plainly, and keep your message buttoned up under pressure
  • Connected to the people, press, and power that move Texas — and beyond

Case Studies

A snapshot of how we help clients win coverage, shape narratives, and move policy.

Texas Redistricting
Advocacy Media

Texas Redistricting

In July 2025, Texas Republicans, under pressure from Donald Trump, called a rare mid-decade special session to redraw congressional maps to flip up to five Democratic seats...

Apprenticeship Program: Building Texas’ Workforce Future
Workforce Earned Media

Apprenticeship Program: Building Texas’ Workforce Future

The Texas Construction Career Pathways (TCCP) program, created by the Texas Climate Jobs Project, is a free...

Affordable Childcare Now: Prop A Passes
Ballot MeasureCoalitions

Affordable Childcare Now: Prop A Passes

In 2024, Travis County voters considered Proposition A, a measure to raise $75 million annually for child care by approving a modest property tax increase...

A Walkout on Voting Rights
Democracy National Media

A Walkout on Voting Rights

As Texas anti-voter legislation sped toward passage, Democratic lawmakers executed a rare quorum break—one of only a handful in state history...

Bedrock Energy: Early-Stage Geothermal
Clean EnergyLaunch

Bedrock Energy: Early-Stage Geothermal

Bedrock Energy, an early-stage geothermal tech company founded by former oil-and-gas and ag-tech experts, launched its first commercial project in Austin in spring 2024...

Driving the EV Future in Texas
TransportationEvents

Driving the EV Future in Texas

Electric vehicles offer huge savings for rural drivers, but uptake in rural Texas has lagged far behind cities. Seeker worked with EV advocates to close that gap...

Nonprofit Protection Network: Defending Texas Nonprofits
PolicyDigital

Nonprofit Protection Network: Defending Texas Nonprofits

Even before Trump’s second term, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had been steadily escalating investigations into nonprofits, filing baseless lawsuits...

Future-Proofing an Institution: Baylor Collaborative on Hunger & Poverty
InstitutionalFacilitation

Future-Proofing an Institution: Baylor Collaborative on Hunger & Poverty

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP) is a mission-driven team rooted in values of community, faith, and the power of food...

Driving Awareness for Medical Cannabis
HealthcareTour

Driving Awareness for Medical Cannabis

More than five million Texans qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), but awareness is low—most residents don’t know medical cannabis is legal...

Killing S.B. 624: Protecting Texas Renewables
PolicyDigital

Killing S.B. 624: Protecting Texas Renewables

During the 88th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 624 proposed a punitive permitting regime for new and existing renewable projects—threatening...

#Cutmethane Campaign: Take No Vote for Granted
Climate PolicyCongress

#Cutmethane Campaign: Take No Vote for Granted

The Trump administration’s cuts to methane-pollution rules endangered communities and cost the U.S. energy industry major international deals, like Shell’s reported $7B loss...

Texas Prop 4: An Investment in Water as Big as Texas
Climate Policy

Texas Prop 4: An Investment in Water as Big as Texas

Texas faces increasing strain on its water systems due to aging infrastructure, limited supply development, and rapid population growth projected to nearly double by 2050...

Our Team

Operators, strategists, and storytellers who roll up sleeves and deliver.

Claire Frueauff
Claire Frueauff

Director

Manny Garcia
Manny Garcia

Co‑Founder

Emma Pickering
Emma Pickering

Associate

Bailey Schumm
Bailey Schumm

Senior Associate

Kira Schwarz
Kira Schwarz

Associate

Tariq Thowfeek
Tariq Thowfeek

Co‑Founder

Cliff Walker
Cliff Walker

Co‑Founder

Letʼs build whatʼs next

Tell us about your challenge. Weʼll respond with a practical plan and a path to measurable results.

Email hello[at]seekerstrategies.com

Address 1609 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704

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