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Crisis & Reputation Management for Tech Leader

Industry: Tech / Venture Ecosystem

Function: Discreet PR + Personal Reputation Management

Overview

The client successfully recovered the founder’s media positioning, shifting the public narrative from crisis to resilience. An influencer-led empathy campaign and rapid-response PR strategy garnered industry support, while sensitive media content was cleaned and counter-narratives activated. Strategic media outreach further helped shift the narrative organically.

Client Challenge:

  • High-profile divorce & custody issue affecting public image.
  • Risk of founder identity erosion in the media.

DeepKey Intervention:

  1. Fractional Leadership & Strategic Ops
  2. India Market Setup & Regulatory Compliance
  3. Payment Infrastructure Enablement fort Markets
  4. Financial & Cap Table Hygiene
  5. Strategic Communications & Engagement

Rapid-response PR strategy.

Cleaned media archives of sensitive images.

Activated influencer ecosystem for counter-narratives.

Organic and strategic media outreach to shift narrative.

Outcome:

  • Complete operational readiness across India & US markets
  • Investor and team confidence boosted through structured comms and governance
  • Positioned for Seed round with aligned leadership and global scale foundations

Recovered founder positioning in the media

Public narrative shifted from personal crisis to resilience

Influencer-led empathy campaign drew industry support

1
Media Resurgence

Recovered founder positioning in the media.

2
Resilience Narrative

Public narrative shifted from personal crisis to resilience.

3
Empathy Campaign

Influencer-led empathy campaign drew industry support.

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