By the Sea Communications

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We are delighted, but not surprised, when our clients are happy

Several client comments praising Gaby's work are below. An estimated 90% of our new business is from former clients, or referrals from current or former clients. We are grateful for all of the interesting challenges they bring to us.

I greatly appreciate the expertise and insights Gaby shared with us over the past year; they have been invaluable.

―Thomas Tang, CEO of Anyware Robotics (October 2024)

We are based in Europe and hired Gaby to help us with the launch of a major new robotics solution. She is a strategic asset for the marketing team and always provides guidance and ideas on how to optimize our business. She also moves seamlessly into the details and executes everything professionally. We have worked on messaging, media relations and a bunch of other marketing activities together. Her results have been strong and it has been great to have such a smart, skilled and fun person working alongside me. I highly recommend her. 

― Andrey Bakholdin, VP of Marketing, Brightpick (February 2023)

I highly recommend Gaby. We engaged her marketing communications services a few years ago when our early team of engineers was starting to consider how to communicate our value outside our company. Her initial work included clarifying our messaging, enhancing our website and gaining key media coverage, among other things. More recently, as we have been growing as a company, she has worked with internal marketing teammates to help evolve our brand message to communicate to new audiences and through additional channels.

―Greg Davis, CEO, Overwatch Imaging (July 2022)

Gaby is, well, magic. For seven years we’ve tried unsuccessfully to get the attention of the media with no luck.  We hire Gaby and the first time out of the gates, BAM!  We appeared nearly everywhere!  We even got a shout-out on Saturday Night Live...who knew she’d have such magic up her sleeves?  Gaby is smart, attentive, direct, on task, and enjoyable to work with.

―Laurie Ward, Executive Director, Washington's National Park Fund  (April 2018)

Gaby throws her heart and soul into her work. She is passionate about the robotics space and helping our company succeed. In the 18 months she has worked with us so far, she has helped us with branding, messaging, the website and lots of media relations. The strong results of her smart media strategies are visible on our website, including coverage in everything from robotics media to financial media. Gaby is a strong asset to our team and I absolutely recommend her to other companies.

―Ben Waters, CEO, WiBotic (November 2017)

Gaby is a leader in strategic communications. She understands the big picture and is always thinking about what is best for the business. I could always trust her to work well with our executives and she earned their respect because she always brought a business mindset to any challenge or opportunity we faced. She has the utmost integrity and will always do the right thing. I would be honored to have the opportunity to work with Gaby again.

― Angela Romei, former Public Relations Vice President at Washington Mutual, Inc. (January 2011)

I’ve worked with a lot of PR companies over the last decade. Gaby delivered where the rest could not: She helped formulate a smart PR strategy that played to our strengths, got us in front of great, relevant publications, and got us placed and published on key properties. Her savvy, no-nonsense approach was refreshing, as were the results!

― Ian Lurie, CEO and Founder of Portent (October 2012)

…I highly recommend Gaby, citing primarily her quick understanding of unfamiliar product, priorities and needs, and an ability to work seamlessly with different departments and managers.

― Tim Jacox, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, Un-Cruise Adventures (January 2010)

There was a passion and energy for building our business that was evident in all of Gaby’s work for us. She was a great member of our team.

― Curt Blake, former CEO of GotVoice (March 2007)

…What a rare pleasure to work with a marketing and communications firm that knows how to marry business acumen with marketing expertise.

― Debra Hansen, former CEO, QA InfoTech, Inc. (March 2011)

Gaby has proven to be a valuable contributor to our company’s overall industry positioning and messaging…

― Ben Elowitz, Co-Founder and former CEO, Wetpaint, bought by Viggl (April 2012)

Gaby and I had a strong relationship based on mutual respect. I totally trusted her communications counsel and appreciated her passion for helping us build our business.

― Glenn Hasen, former CEO of QL2 (February 2009)

Gaby is a strategic and intelligent marketing professional and has helped Aerovel on a variety of marketing and sales development activities for several years. I trust her counsel and she is passionate about her work, provides proactive and direct feedback, and is a very fast study on complex topics. My expectations are high and she always exceeds. I highly recommended her, and peers in the industry have recently engaged with her and are also seeing results.

―Andy Nickerson, former Director of Business Development, Aerovel Corporation (April 2018)

… thanks to her committed work, our communications is now light years ahead of where it was when she started.

― Rob Grady, former COO of Wetpaint, bought by Viggl (October 2012)

The ROI of working with Gaby was tremendous. We asked her to help secure media coverage for our Aerovel Flexrotor (drone) mission in the Arctic and she generated excellent and prestigious results including CNNMoney, FlightGlobal, Aviation Week, The Maritime Executive and IEEE Spectrum among many others. I have never seen as much quality media coverage generated at one time for another drone company as we did for Flexrotor on that Arctic mission.

―Andy Nickerson, former Director of Business Development, Aerovel Corporation (November 2016)

...[Gaby] has been an amazing driving force in helping us be better.

― Paul Huish, CEO of DroneHive (January 2018)

…we highly recommend her to any company looking to improve their marketing, customer relations and media skills.

― Scott Gorcester, CEO, VirtualQube (May 2014)

I was lucky enough to meet Gaby during her DDB days when she helped one of my first companies achieve great accomplishments which ultimately led to a very successful exit. Fast forward a few years, as I start a new project, I couldn’t think of anyone I’d rather have on my team than Gaby...

― Greg Heuss, former CEO, iWitness (September 2012)

Gaby led her team of DDB Worldwide Communications professionals to strong results for RealNetworks. Her strategic insights, fresh ideas, and committed execution helped the company significantly as it launched important new services and continued in a critical competitive battle with RealPlayer…

― Rob Grady, former Sr. Director, Product Marketing at RealNetworks (March 2007)

Gaby worked closely with Marine Conservation Institute for almost two years. She was passionate, committed and always ready with ideas on how to enhance Marine Conservation Institute and our work. She was a great asset to our organization and I highly recommend her.

― Lance Morgan, President, Marine Conservation Institute (July 2015)

…Gaby is not only smart with business savvy, but highly responsive and focused. We highly recommend her.

―James Kennedy, Partner, Kennedy Berg, LLC (August 2011)

…Gaby helped build our profile and visibility with strong thought leadership ideas. At one point, she secured prestigious guest post coverage for us in TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal within a two week period. It was impressive!

― Steve Gahler, former President, Portent (October 2012)

Gaby is an intelligent and savvy PR professional who always has the best interest of the client in mind. Having Gaby on your team means you have a partner who is committed to understanding your business as if it were her own, so you can focus on other initiatives with the peace of mind that your PR is in good hands.

― Keilee Kramer, former Marketing Director, QL2 Software (August 2008)

Gaby’s ability to move from strategic planning to details means we can trust that our communication efforts are well-managed and well-implemented from beginning to end.

― Jamie Bechtel, Founder and CEO, New Course (March 2011)

Gaby demonstrates tremendous commitment to her projects – always seeking ways to improve or enhance the program or its results. Her approach is straightforward and open, which makes working with her very effective.

― Rose Abello, former VP of Public Relations, Holland America Line (February 2007)