Purpose-Built for Your Success
Smart Teams, Strategically Assembled
At LKM Partners, we draw from a trusted network of senior consultants to bring in the right people for the assignment. Each team is tailored to the work, aligned to the strategy, and built to meet the needs of our clients without unnecessary overhead costs.
Chief Stratagist, Laura Kane
Chief Strategist, Laura Kane
Laura Kane is an acclaimed strategist, trusted advisor, and creative problem solver whose career has spanned global corporations, nonprofits, regulatory bodies, and entrepreneurial ventures.
A PR News Hall of Fame inductee and recipient of numerous industry honors—including the PRSA Silver Anvil and a Cannes PR Lion—Laura has helped organizations of all sizes find their voice, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and translate communication into growth.
Her career includes senior leadership roles at Aflac, Marsh, PRSA, NAIC, CIPE, and The Walt Disney Company. Whether repositioning a 150-year-old regulatory body, launching integrated campaigns in 100 countries, or developing the ABC Television Network’s first e-commerce ventures, Laura has consistently turned insight into action and complexity into clarity.
Laura’s expertise spans strategic communications, leadership positioning, branding, multichannel campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management. She’s known for building systems that scale, messages that resonate, and partnerships that last.
Today, through LKM Partners, she helps organizations of all sizes cut through the noise, align their internal and external voices, and communicate with purpose and precision.
Creative Director, Kate Hixon
Creative Director, Kate Hixon
Kate is a senior executive who brings brands to life through integrated visual strategy and purposeful design. With a sharp eye for detail and a deep understanding of how messaging and visual identity intersect, she creates cohesive, resonant brand experiences that align across platforms and environments.
Her experience spans high-profile campaigns, including global awareness initiatives for the United Nations' sustainability goals, and branded environments that seamlessly merge messaging, architecture, and audience engagement. Kate has partnered closely with teams across the pharmaceutical, financial, nonprofits, and technology sectors, working for Fortune 500 Companies, Trade Associations, and Manufacturers.
Over the past 3 decades Kate has been a professor of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute, specializing in space design and analysis. This academic foundation gives her the rare ability to translate design thinking into practical understanding. For clients, that means she doesn’t just deliver smart, well-crafted design; she helps internal teams grasp the why and how behind it, building alignment and confidence through every stage of implementation.
As Creative Director at LKM Partners, Kate infuses every project with strategic sensitivity and unexpected creativity ensuring that each solution is not only visually compelling but built for long-term impact.