Oliver S. Schmidt

About Oliver S. Schmidt

Lead international management consultancy that specializes in strategic communication and crisis management • Provide management consulting and training to senior managers in the Americas, Asia, and Europe • Excellent track record of working with executives at Fortune 500 and other publicly listed as well as private companies • Proven leader with outstanding interpersonal and stakeholder management skills • Successful executive coach with a focus on communication, crisis management, and leadership skills development • Extensive board governance experience and regular interaction with corporate boards (client-side) • 25+ years of consulting experience in Crisis Communication, Employee and Change Communication, Litigation Communication, Risk Communication, Organizational Leadership, Messaging, Social Media, Crisis Management, Issues Management, Reputation Management, Risk Management, Business Continuity, Compliance, Organizational Resilience, and related areas • 25+ years of experience providing management training in Crisis Management, Issues Management, Organizational Leadership, Media and Spokesperson Skills, Presentation Skills, Crisis Communication, Risk Communication, and related areas • Author of peer-reviewed articles on strategic communication, crisis management, and leadership topics for Bulldog Reporter, Communication World, Continuity Insights, Disaster Resource Guide, Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, PR Week, Risk & Resilience HUB, Smart Business Magazine, and other publications • Interviews with various domestic and international industry and mainstream media (print, radio, TV, social) • Guest professor at leading universities in multiple countries • Presentations, management workshops, and client work in more than 40 countries

Experience

1. President & CEO

   C4cs, Llc

   Jan 2018 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   C4CS® specializes in strategic communication and crisis management precisely tuned to protect and enhance brand equity, reputation and the bottom line. Our team has successfully worked with corporate, nonprofit and government client partners around the world. Through strategic consulting, skills building workshops and executive coaching, we provide solutions that make our client partners smarter and more competitive.