Part publication, part private network, part living positioning system — built for independent comms people navigating how AI is changing the work.
Every week, Comms People publishes field notes, essays, interviews, and practical breakdowns on what’s changing in comms — from AI search and founder-led media to pricing, positioning, trust, and the services clients still need humans for.
Short observations from the field. What members are seeing this week — pitches that landed, prompts that worked, comms moments that broke through the noise.
Sample
“Three members swapped notes on how to brief a CEO 24 hours before a layoff announcement. Here’s what they actually said.”
Conversations with comms operators who are doing the work. Founders, in-house leads stepping out, agency principals going solo.
Sample
“The case for staying small: a Series B comms lead on why she didn’t take the VP job, and what she charges instead.”
Deep dives on the AI-era comms landscape, displacement risk per niche, pricing benchmarks, and practical breakdowns of real launches.
Sample
“2026 mid-year pricing report: what 412 indie comms pros are actually charging, by niche, region, and engagement type.”
From the Journal
Each month, Comms People publishes a market report on what’s changing in comms work — AI shifts, buyer behavior, budget signals, pricing patterns, and services clients are starting to need.
Members get that intelligence applied back to their blueprint: what to emphasize, what to retire, what to package, and where their experience is becoming more valuable.
A working room of independent comms pros. Pricing, pitches, peer review, and patterns from the field.
A public member page for your niche, offers, proof, and booking links — built to make you easier to understand, share, hire, and get paid.
Listed in the Comms People directory so the right clients can find and book you directly.
Live fireside chats and monthly AMAs with senior comms pros. Recorded, transcribed, searchable.
Weekly intel for indie comms pros — what's shifting, what's working, what to charge.
An always-on archive of every post, hosted on commspeople.co. Fresh thinking on comms and AI.
Original analysis on the AI-era comms landscape. Niche markets, displacement risk, pricing benchmarks.
A living positioning document for your niche, refreshed as the industry shifts. One input among many — not the headline of the bundle.
A private Circle community of comms pros navigating the same AI shift. Live sessions with experts. Engage on your terms — show up when it matters, lurk when it doesn’t.
The Circle community
Peer patterns, wins, questions
See what other comms pros are actually doing — the tools, tactics, and wins that make it through the AI shift.
How to price, pitch, position
Real numbers and real language from peers pricing their services, winning clients, and sharpening their pitch.
Quiet signal, zero noise
Show up when you want. Lurk when you don't. You benefit from the community without owing it your time.
Expert Sessions
🎬 Video Replay: The Consultant's Media Masterclass
with Meredith Klein and Amanda Coffee
🎬 Video Replay: Monthly Office Hours, April 2026
with Community Call
🎬 Video Replay: Industry Secrets from a Comms Recruiter
with Brooke Kruger
🎬 Video Replay: How to Build a Custom Website With Claude
Every session is transcribed and searchable.
Engage on your own terms.
Lurk, ask, or lead.
The community’s here when you need it, quiet when you don’t.
From Katie
This is a phrase we've become accustomed to hearing since the pandemic, but this time it feels different.
AI has reduced full-time roles, and AI is also showing us that new companies can be created every day, pivoted, buried by a competitor, and have a comeback story by the end of the week.
These cycles are a huge opportunity for us, because the pace of AI means more moments for more new businesses, and those businesses need comms now, more than ever.
This cadence has quickly redefined how comms people work, too. Our work is now done in moments, not plans. Budgets favor the solo comms person, and our standard playbooks are useless.
Work as a comms person is a constant shifting, breathing ecosystem, and you don't have to navigate it alone.
— KATIE
For every comms pro
Pick where you are. See exactly how membership moves the needle.
The situation
You’re running solo. You know what you do, but you’re tired of rewriting your LinkedIn bio every quarter as the market shifts.
How membership helps
What changes
Fewer hours spent selling yourself. Better clients, found you.
Features used:
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