Patrick Ward

About Patrick Ward

I founded 104 West in 2003 on a conviction I still hold: that the best communications programs are built on narrative intelligence, not legacy playbooks — and that the most valuable thing a strategic partner can offer is the unvarnished counsel.Today, I work closely with executive teams and senior communications leaders who need a thought partner with real pattern recognition — someone who has seen what works across decades and multiple market cycles, and who has no incentive to tell them anything other than the truth.Over 20 years at 104 West, we\'ve built market presences for companies navigating complex transformations across AI, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, fintech, and beyond — for brands ranging from Cisco, HP, Twitter, and Mastercard to disruptors like Vimeo, Webroot, project44, SEEQC, Eridu and Hammerspace.I was named one of the 100 Most Influential Tech PR Executives in the world and one of the top 50 PR people in tech by Business Insider. I appreciate the recognition. But I focus on the work and here\'s what I find most valuable: helping organizations build narrative coherence that drives awareness, credibility, and pipeline — measurably.If that\'s the kind of conversation you\'re looking for, I\'d like to have it.

Experience

1. CEO

   104 West Partners

   Jan 2003 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Founded, launched, and oversees an independent, award-winning, market-ranked PR firm.Leads as a senior strategist in global media relations strategy and public relations programmanagement. Sets the tone for the firm and its team of skilled PR practitioners and marketingspecialists while directing every aspect of the organization’s operations. Ensures the financialstability and market leadership of the business and creates strategic direction for a diversetechnology client base-Named one of the Top 100 Tech PR Professionals in the World in 2015; recognized as aTop 50 Tech PR People in 2014 by Business Insider-Drove PR strategy for Two Bit Circus that enabled the agency to win a Clio in 2022-Led the agency to be named One of the Best PR Firms by Forbes Magazine in 2021; afinalist Boutique Agency of the Year by PR Week in 2018; and One of the Best Firms forStartups in 2014-Partnered personally with some of the most accomplished founders and CEOs in theTech industry, including Jack Dorsey, Trip Hawkins, Nolan Bushnell, John Sculley, JeremyJaech, Lew Platt, Eckhardt Pfeiffer, and more-Successfully led and grew the firm to be heralded as the pre-eminent technologycommunications agency operating within the region.

Education

• Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies (Stanford University)

  Roman literature, history and architecture

• Columbia University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Comparative Literature

Skills

• Event Planning
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Management
• B2b
• Brand Development
• Internal & External Communications
• Social Media
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Writing
• Media Relations
• Media Strategy
• Copywriting
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Media Skills Training
• Online Advertising
• Social Networking
• Blogging
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Management
• Brand Management
• Start-Ups
• Editing
• Strategic Planning