Clarity in Complexity.
Built for firms that move first.
Strategic Communications & Advisory
Foxtide is a strategic communications firm built on the conviction that reputation is shaped long before a crisis arrives, by firms with the situational intelligence to read the room early and the strategic discipline to move precisely when it matters. We partner with investment managers and private markets firms to deliver integrated communications strategies that find clarity in complexity, so our clients can lead their story on their own terms, before the current shifts.
Designed for the moments that define reputation.
CORE OFFERINGS
Fractional CCO
Senior communications leadership, without the full-time overhead. With experience spanning agency work and in-house leadership, Foxtide brings the strategic range to set direction, align your team, and build a program that holds up under scrutiny, operating as a true extension of your leadership, not an outside vendor.
Corporate Narrative Development
Foxtide starts with the harder questions: what does your firm genuinely stand for, and what do you need the world to understand about it? From there, we build outward, developing the messaging architecture that holds up across investor briefs, board meetings, media appearances, and every high-stakes moment in between.
Executive Visibility
The right platform strategy does more than raise a profile, it builds credibility with the audiences that matter most. Foxtide develops the positioning and visibility infrastructure that puts the right voices forward, in the right moments, with the right message.
Milestone Communications
Not all communications challenges are ongoing. Some are defined by a moment — a fund launch, a leadership transition, a firm independence, a major announcement. Foxtide provides focused, senior-led communications support built around your timeline and your objective, with the strategic architecture and execution capability to make the moment land.
Media Relations
The right relationships with journalists and editors are built over time. Foxtide brings an established network in financial and trade media, with the strategic instincts to know when to pursue coverage, when to hold back, and how to make every interaction count.
FULL CAPABILITY SET
Content & Collateral Development
From thought leadership to pitchbooks, every deliverable is crafted to reflect the sophistication of your firm and the clarity your audiences expect — built to work harder and last longer.
Event Strategy & Management
Whether you're hosting an annual meeting or speaking at an industry conference, Foxtide helps you nail your messaging and maximize your time to create real engagement and drive business goals forward.
Crisis & Issues Management
Experienced, grounded counsel when the stakes are highest, helping executives navigate media pressure, stakeholder uncertainty, and fast-moving situations with clarity and control.
Media & Presentation Training
Technical expertise and a compelling narrative aren't the same thing. Foxtide helps executives close that gap, building the communication skills and confidence needed to perform well in interviews, on panels, and in front of demanding audiences.
Ciara
Bartholomew
Founder & Principal
As founder and Principal of Foxtide, Ciara Bartholomew brings 15 years of communications experience to financial services clients who need senior-level counsel without the full-time overhead, combining the precision of agency work with the accountability of having sat in the in-house seat.
Her career spans senior roles at Prosek Partners, where she advised alternative and traditional asset managers including BlackRock, Cohen & Steers, Alger, King Street, and Man Group, and in-house leadership positions at Acadian Asset Management and The Amherst Group.
Throughout her career, she has operated as a trusted C-suite advisor on the communications decisions that carry the most weight, including executive and shareholder messaging, reputational risk, and high-stakes corporate communications strategy.
At Foxtide, Ciara puts that experience to work for GPs, CEOs and founders, fund managers, and portfolio company leaders, delivering senior-level communications counsel that builds visibility, credibility, and narrative clarity, without the overhead of a full-time hire.