About 18 Coffees
We’re building the backbone of the mission economy through consulting, content, and community.
What we do
Consulting
As a strategy consulting firm, we work to give mission-driven companies a stronger strategic footing. Our clients are better prepared for the future — and positioned for long-term growth. Our expertise covers:
Communications and Go-To-Market Strategy
Digital Transformation & Innovation Roadmaps
Organizational Development
Change Management
Our leadership team has expertise spanning all industries ranging from Fortune 100 global clients to nonprofits and from startups to the White House.
Community
We’re dedicated to giving 21st-century talent opportunities to use their skill sets on work that matters. This comes to life via our Community Partnership model, a co-op of good troublemakers who excel at solving tomorrow’s problems for organizations that make a real difference in our world.
18 Coffees Community Partners are designers, educators, facilitators, programmers, marketing specialists, recent graduates, fundraisers and CEOs. Our Community Partners receive access to networking opportunities with other partners, social impact programming, our dedicated community channels on Slack, and exclusive community project opportunities.
We’re building an ecosystem of dreamers who are working together to build more ethical, inclusive, and effective teams, organizations, and communities.
Content
We use our expertise and our community to hold space for conversations about technology, design, social impact, and other topics related to social innovation in a changing world.
Our community contributes to newsletters, facilitated conversations, and events like Wake Up Wired, our innovative breakfast series.
Our leadership team
Caleb Gardner
Managing Partner
Caleb’s (he/his) career has spanned from consulting with Fortune 100 CEOs to running President Obama’s Twitter account, including respected companies such as Bain & Company, Edelman, and OFA. As a thought leader in digital innovation, Caleb has been a featured speaker at Social Innovation Summit, SXSW, INBOUND Marketing Summit, among others, and he has been quoted in WIRED, Strategy Magazine, NBC News, BBC Radio, and others.
Robin Kasner
Managing Partner
Robin (she/her) embodies a bias-to-action, using her expertise in online community and account management to lead the firm’s operations.
Fueled by a relentless sense of curiosity and passion for building relationships, Robin has driven meaningful change at scale with clients like Vote.org, United Way Worldwide, and Marriott International.
Previously, she was VP of Client Services at a tech-enabled service agency, and an accounts leader at Edelman Digital, a global communications firm. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Travel + Leisure, and AdAge.
Our team
Adriele Parker
DEI Expert
Kyle Gilkeson
Senior Consultant
Andrew Paley
AI Expert
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