Denise Gocke is a brand and corporate communications consultant based in Los Angeles, California. 

Denise designs strategies to help companies and individuals achieve their business goals, applying knowledge from 25 years of experience leading work for a range of brands in diverse sectors. She is known for her entrepreneurial spirit and signature ability to drop into any scenario and environment to help identify gaps and opportunities, create new business solutions, and effectively establish, grow and communicate a brand story - resulting in increased value for her clients’ customers, businesses and brands. 

With experience as both in-house and agency-side communications leader, Denise has produced and executed award-winning global communications strategies that contributed to long-term financial value and positive market impact for iconic global brands including Microsoft, Xbox, Starbucks, eBay, HP, and Gerber, and established a path for GoFundMe and other newer emerging brands to reach new heights. Denise untangles complicated topics to amplify authentic, consistent narratives that help grow revenue and brand value for companies at pivotal moments in their trajectory - consumer product launches, brand transformations, initial public offerings, company culture turnarounds, executive visibility, new retail experiences and partnerships. 

Clients and colleagues appreciate Denise’s contagious enthusiasm, direct approach, relentless commitment to drive excellence and positive business outcomes. She is passionate about helping leaders and brands of all sizes reach and communicate their full potential. 

Denise earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. She passionately studies customer and brand behavior in the wild, the evolving media landscape, and emerging marketing channels and tools every day.