Brigid Curtis Ayer, Founder & Principal Consultant
Brigid has worked in media & public policy for over 30 years. As a broadcast journalist and messaging strategist, Brigid has a unique perspective on ways to communicate your vision to stakeholders, elevate your brand and improve ROI.
Brigid served as a local radio host on Catholic Radio Indy for over a decade. And also served as an associate producer, writer, news co-anchor, and on-camera interviewer for the local CBS affiliate station WISH TV, Channel 8 in Indianapolis. In the nation’s capitol, Brigid served on the press and legislative staff for US Senator Richard G. Lugar and for a small business government affairs office. She also served as a press secretary for the Indiana Senate Majority staff where she managed all aspects of media including radio, television, and print news along with speech writing, press conferences and messaging. During her graduate work she focused on public and non-profit management including ways for non-profits to maximize their mission and ROI.
Brigid served as Director of Communications and Research for the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) and served for over a decade as communications consultant, a statehouse correspondent for, and weekly legislative news radio show producer for the ICC. Her weekly legislative articles were syndicated statewide for the Catholic Press.
Brigid uses her decade-plus of production work at the local CBS affiliate, Channel 8 WISH TV, to consult on or create HD 4K video content for clients using the latest digital video production and editing equipment. Brigid’s adept knowledge of messaging, video production, podcasting and digital media channels, make for a powerful tool to deliver your organization’s vision to a wider audience in a compelling way.
Brigid received additional professional development through the National Conference of State Legislature leadership conferences in Washington, DC, including media training at major national news outlets.
Brigid aims to equip (young and old) among the laity, clergy, ministry & non-profit executives to better communicate their mission using all forms of media and to share the Gospel. Brigid has been repeat instructor at St. Meinrad’s Seminary for the J-Term series teaching on Media & Discipleship” & “Parish Integration of Digital Media” and also taught at Marian University’s Missionary Discipleship Summer Intensive.
Brigid has been blogging at www.allaboutthegrace.com since 2015. And launched a YouTube channel in Sept. 2018 also called All About The Grace. In January 2020, Brigid published her first book, “Breaking New Ground: Discipleship Using New Media” available on Amazon.