About Impulse Strategies

A small team that stays close to the work.

Impulse Strategies is a marketing strategy, digital marketing, and communications studio for mission-driven organizations: schools and universities, nonprofits, faith communities, research groups, and the people who lead them.

What we believe

Three ideas shape every project, whether it’s a website, a campaign, or a staff retreat.

  1. Clarity comes first.

    If people can’t understand what you do, nothing else in your marketing works. We start with the message, then build everything around it.

  2. Strategy before tactics.

    Websites, ads, email, and social work best when they serve one plan. We connect the pieces so each one pulls in the same direction.

  3. People own the work.

    We use AI to raise the standard, not to cut corners. A person checks the facts, shapes the voice, and stands behind every result.

Small by design. Involved from the start.

You work directly with Amanda and Duke. We care about the work, and we get to know the people behind it. Clients come to us for what we can create together, and the relationships often grow well beyond the project.

Amanda Kuhn

Amanda Kuhn

Co-founder, marketing strategy and communications

Amanda sees the big picture and helps make it clear to everyone else. She brings strategy, communication design, and a knack for understanding people to the work. Around here, we call her the client’s best friend: someone who listens closely, thinks things through with you, and cares about where you’re headed.

Duke Gray

Duke Gray

Co-founder, digital marketing, design and technology

Duke turns ideas into things people can use. A creator, implementer, and resident tech nerd, he brings digital marketing, design, and technology together to build websites, campaigns, and practical tools. He enjoys figuring out how to make something work, and making it feel good to use.

Help with a project. Support beyond it.

Bring us a defined challenge, or bring us in alongside your team for ongoing marketing strategy, digital marketing, and communications support. We shape the scope around the work and your capacity.

Amanda Kuhn leading a team session in front of a flip chart titled Stronger Teams

Speaking + consulting

We build the people who carry the message.

Communication training and team development, from inside a communications firm. Most agencies hand you a deliverable. Amanda Kuhn leads workshops, retreats, and sessions on communication, team dynamics, and leadership, so the strategy we build with you is one your staff can actually deliver.

  • 01
    Team training + retreats

    DiSC assessments and facilitation, communication styles, team dynamics, conflict resolution, and change management.

  • 02
    Brand + messaging workshops

    Get your whole staff saying the same thing, the same way.

  • 03
    Strategy + facilitation

    Planning sessions and board and committee work that end in decisions, not notes.

  • 04
    Speaking

    Conferences, staff development days, and association events.

Rooms we work in

  • Higher education
  • Educator-workforce nonprofits
  • Denominational staff teams
  • Healthcare
  • Local boards

Rooms we work in

We work with mission-driven organizations and the people who lead them. A few of the places you’ll find us:

  • Higher education US PREP National Center
  • Educator-workforce nonprofits EdPrep Partners
  • Faith communities + denominational teams Global Methodist Church, Epiphany UMC
  • Research groups Reddy Lab
  • Arts organizations WTDR Dance Company
  • Healthcare + local boards Strategy, facilitation + training

Stop being the best-kept secret in your field.

Marketing that isn’t reaching the right people. A website that no longer fits. A report that needs an audience. Questions about where AI belongs. Tell us what you’re working through, even if you haven’t settled on a brief.

Start with a 15-minute conversation about your priorities and whether we’re a fit. If you prefer email, share a little about your organization, what you need, and any timing you have in mind.