“He never turned anyone down. Jim loved people, he respected people, and he expected a lot of them.” Cher Desautel, co-founder OF DH Jim’s early years Jim Desautel was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and grew up in Nespelem...
Social impact is the central idea stretching across our work at DH — and that’s never been more evident than in 2023. Let’s look at the impact our work has made in communities served by our clients, for the partners we’ve grown alongside, and for the DH team. ‘Social...
As communications strategists, we help shape the narrative on key societal issues on behalf of our clients. This is a profound privilege and responsibility. At DH, we’ve been entrusted to support the fentanyl crisis response, restore voter confidence by combatting...
Earlier this year I had a chance to ask our founder, Jim Desautel, if he ever imagined the agency he started in his basement in 1996 with a landline and personal printer would grow like it did in the last few years, especially in 2022. “Absolutely,” he said without...
The “great resignation” is underway. That term began tripping off tongues last year, when an estimated 33 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs. There are several reasons for it, all of them exacerbated by COVID-19. More people might be opting for early...
This month, DH marks 25 years in business. Our founders recently recounted our founding story and reflected on the firm’s evolution (worth a read if you missed it), but this piece isn’t a summary of our past, or a prediction of our future. This is a piece to say thank...
