Political risk. Public pressure. Business strategy.
813 Strategies advises companies, investors, executives, and public-facing organizations operating at the intersection of business, government, media, and public pressure.
Political risk consulting for public-facing business challenges.
The firm helps clients anticipate political friction, manage public pressure, and build the support needed to move important projects, transactions, and initiatives forward.
Political Risk & Public Pressure
Assessment and response planning for projects, transactions, executives, and organizations facing political scrutiny, organized opposition, public criticism, or regulatory uncertainty.
Public Affairs & Stakeholder Strategy
Practical guidance for engaging policymakers, validators, community leaders, industry partners, and other audiences that can influence whether a public-facing initiative succeeds.
Coalitions & Issue Campaigns
Campaign planning, coalition development, message architecture, third-party engagement, and issue strategy for companies and organizations facing contested public debates.
Washington & State-Level Intelligence
Clear readouts on political actors, regulatory pressure points, election-year dynamics, state and local decision-making, and the practical consequences for business strategy.
Market Entry & Project Positioning
Support for companies, investors, and executives entering sensitive markets, advancing infrastructure or technology projects, or positioning growth plans in politically complex environments.
Executive Counsel & Message Discipline
Senior-level support for leadership teams that need a disciplined narrative, clear risk assessment, credible messengers, and practical guidance before engaging publicly.
A D.C.-style consultancy built for political risk, public affairs, and high-stakes communications.
813 Strategies works with clients who need clear judgment in politically sensitive environments. The firm brings legal awareness, campaign discipline, government experience, and practical communications strategy to matters where timing, credibility, and execution matter.
Counsel for clients operating in the public arena.
Matt McDaniel is an attorney and former senior government official who advises companies, investors, executives, political organizations, and public-facing leaders on political risk, regulatory strategy, crisis response, and reputational challenges.
His work includes public affairs strategy, crisis communications, litigation-adjacent messaging, coalition planning, advocacy support, and business advisory work for clients operating in sensitive or rapidly changing environments.
813 Strategies is built for moments when clients need a clear read of the landscape, a credible message, and a practical path through political or reputational risk.
Read the terrain. Shape the strategy. Move the issue.
The work starts with a disciplined assessment of the political landscape, then moves quickly into strategy, messaging, stakeholder engagement, and execution support.
Assess
Map the political actors, policy pressure points, opposition risks, legal sensitivities, and audiences that matter.
Position
Build the narrative, stakeholder plan, decision framework, and engagement sequence needed to move forward.
Engage
Support disciplined outreach to policymakers, validators, partners, coalitions, media, and public audiences.
Adapt
Track developments, pressure-test assumptions, and adjust strategy as facts, politics, and public sentiment change.
Bring clarity to a politically complex situation.
For political risk, public affairs, crisis, coalition, or strategic advisory inquiries, contact 813 Strategies directly.