About us

In Other Words is a brand strategy and messaging consultancy that helps brands with complex stories get clear, and get moving. We unify your team around a crisp strategy, craft messaging that converts, and support your high-stakes communications. Our 100+ clients include Series A to mid-market B2B tech companies, large non-profits, and consumer brands.

Sara Gaviser Leslie

My prior experience includes…

  • Investment Analyst at US Trust and Capital Group

  • Case Writer, Stanford Graduate School of Business

  • Content Developer, Duarte Design

When I am not in front of my computer I’m….

  • Serving on the Board of Oxfam America

  • Running the trails of the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills

  • Baking sweets for my friends and family

Miriam Stone

My prior experience includes…

  • Senior Director, Brand Strategy at Okta

  • Senior Consultant at Interbrand

  • Co-Founder of Swing Left

When I'm not in front of my computer I’m…

  • Hiking or backpacking

  • Reading novels about the interior lives of women

  • Dancing in the streets with SambaFunk

Steady collaborators

Founded in 2000, Noise 13 is a San Francisco-based brand strategy and design agency that crafts impactful brand systems focused on the food industry ecosystem and those with BCorp values.

Marin Design provides exquisitely engineered design services to help creative people and their companies communicate their vision, talents, and purpose.

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