Connecting Hearts and Minds to Ideas that Matter
For decades, Kristi Kendall & Co has helped brands clarify their message and elevate their impact. Our team blends strategic insight with creative execution to deliver work that resonates with audiences and drives measurable results.
We focus on narrative clarity - leaving our audience ready to take the message forward.
As news and social media amplify a narrative of an America on the brink of civil war, politicians in Washington, DC stir conflict: red against blue, rich against poor, urban against rural, race against race, and man against woman. They cast us as enemies locked in battle, usurping power and posing as our saviors.
UNDIVIDE US challenges the idea that citizens who disagree are not capable of civil conversation and demonstrates the truth that, even in our differences, the American experiment is still alive and well.
R.A.F.T. (Reuniting America by Fostering Trust) is a movement dedicated to breaking down barriers and fostering trust between people with different life experiences and perspectives. In 2024, people were brought together on rafting trips, providing a unique environment where meaningful conversations and connections could flourish.
Kristi joined R.A.F.T for America as a Producer and as the project evolved, Kristi was entrusted to produce content for their social media accounts.
This project was covered by CBS News’ Eye on America segment.
PROJECTS FOR THE CATO INSTITUTE
THE MILTON FRIEDMAN PRIZE FOR ADVANCING LIBERTY
A CLEAN SLATE
As Wisconsin reforms its expungement process, the opportunity for a second chance for the formerly incarcerated hinges on a local activist named Shanyeill McCloud.
BEASTS OF NO NATION
Beasts of No Nation
Kristi worked on Beasts of no Nation as Executive Producer for Narrative Content (Netflix, 2016).
In order to help make the issues surrounding child soldiers more real and relevant, Kristi worked with Participant Media on the impact campaign for Beasts of No Nation. Kristi produced short videos of former child soldier Emanuel Jal (below) and author Uzodinma Iweala (also below).
She also worked with a producer based in Africa to uncover contemporary stories of a former female child soldier and a child from the Cobra division in South Sudan.
HARRIET
Harriet
Kristi began to believe in the Harriet Tubman biopic as a project when it was still in script form and she helped get it off the ground.
In her role at New Balloon, Kristi championed Harriet as a project and was involved in script feedback, vetting directors, and supporting producers in their negotiations with production houses.
Harriet was subsequently acquired by Focus Features and is set to premiere as a major feature film on November 1, 2019.
VENEZUELA STUDENT TALKS
Venezuela Student Talks
The Fund for American Studies asked Kristi to work on the presentations of two Venezuelan recent college graduates, who are now seeking asylum in the United States, before they embarked on a cross-country speaking tour. Kristi worked with the Venezuelan speakers to develop compelling, relatable material in a story structure that would resonate with college students. Kristi also produced a short trailer to accompany the talk.