Don MathisAssociate
Mr. Mathis’ career of more than thirty-five years has been a broad base of diverse experiences and unique opportunities combined with a foundation of unusual academic accomplishments. He provides the real-world skills from twenty-five years with the BellSouth Corporation plus a decade of private consulting in a wide variety of industries and disciplines.
Since retiring from the telecommunications company in 1996, his consulting work has focused on the fields of public relations, strategic marketing, government relations (both legislative & regulatory organizations), crisis management, campaign management, community affairs and advertising. His client base ranges from Fortune 500 companies (Sikorsky Aircraft, Philip Morris and Service Corporation International) to local hotels, law firms, developers & entertainment groups. He also has worked for a number of government entities including the Port of Palm Beach, the South Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), Palm Beach County Planning Building & Zoning Department, the Children Services Council, the Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Workforce Development Board.
With a three decade-long track record of working in the field of media relations, Mathis has been involved in more than 500 TV interviews, hundreds more radio interviews and talk shows and countless print stories at local, state and national levels.
Much of Mathis’ consulting work has been centered in the area of strategic marketing. He has undertaken complete image makeovers for business and government organizations. The results of these efforts have allowed organizations to establish dramatically improved rate structures, recover from crisis events and adapt to changing community and marketplace environments. His projects have included: the South Florida Fair, the Port of Palm Beach, the International Yachting Center, Noreen McKeen Senior Living Complex and Sikorsky Aircraft.
In the rapidly growing field of crisis management, Mathis has been involved in some of the nation’s most highly publicized legal cases. He has provided services to both corporate and legal teams for crisis situations in the legal services, healthcare, day cruising, aerospace and funeral services industries to name a few.
His efforts in the government affairs arena have included lobbying elected officials and critical staff members at the local, state and federal levels. He has advocated on behalf of clients in telecommunications, retail services, manufacturing, healthcare, gaming, land development and banking. Additionally, he has supported positions of non-profit organizations and public boards on criminal justice, transportation, healthcare, education and the environment.
Leadership roles in a variety of community relations efforts and political campaigns have provided Mathis with an unusually strong background in effective community outreach skills. From strategic planning to message development to targeted delivery, he has the proven ability to create an environment where a client’s message is clearly heard and can deliver sound results for an individual or organization.