Heart | Javelin

Guiding principles

The Pillars of
Our Commitment

We aren’t only interested in helping our clients get attention for one project, but to help them make a lasting mark that goes beyond a book, or a PR pitch, or a website. And we undertake that important mission with our core values of accountability, agility, imagination, continuous improvement, mindfulness, and just as importantly a sense of fun.

We do it from our offices in Old Town Alexandria, only steps from the Potomac River and blocks from taverns where George Washington once dined. It’s a fitting locale for us — bringing a modern sensibility and urgency to traditional institutions.

OUR MISSION

Discovering great storytellers and helping them tell stories worth remembering.

OUR CORE VALUES

Imagination.

We detest the phrase, “that’s the way it’s always done.” Ours is a stubbornly creative strategic approach that helps our clients break through the din and sets their messages apart. Our unparalleled ability to marshal evocative words and images undergirds everything we do.
Agility.

We offer clients a unique suite of tailored services with an emphasis on speed and adaptability.
Entrepreneurial Spirit.

We embrace the spirit of disruption in an industry that is hidebound to the normal way of doing things and as a result is often short on results.
Mindfulness.

We strive for total focus and engagement in every moment with our clients. With a detail-oriented approach and awareness of the goals and challenges of every project, we anticipateand intuit our client’s needs.
Continuous improvement.

We will never rest on our track record. We will never be complacent. Every new day offers opportunities to learn something new and to get better at our craft of storytelling.
Accountability.

With the recognition that what you measure improves, we insist on metrics that gauge our performance and our responsiveness to our clients.
Fun.

We believe our clients are best served by people they enjoy working with, and who enjoy doing what they do.