For 13 years Rick Amme has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, institutions, and executives throughout the country on how to protect and enhance their reputations especially during times of crisis or urgency.

He has handled plant fires, closings and layoffs, accidental deaths, embezzlements, product recalls, medical mistakes, environmental controversies, fights with unions, lawsuits, and he even helped a board of directors throw out an entire top management team.

His clients include Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, BB&T, R. J. Reynolds, Sara Lee Corporation, La-Z-Boy and more than 100 others listed on this site. Rick also speaks around the country about crisis management to the federal government, companies, associations, and organizations. While he mostly handles critical issues, he has also worked with former NFL greats John Elway, Joe Theismann, and Tony Dorsett to prepare them to talk to the media. He even got a call from STAR magazine asking him to give Paris Hilton advice in the magazine.

Rick is a member of the editorial board of contributors for a Business Journal and has written almost 200 columns on corporate communications. They are available free on this website.