Battle-tested crisis expertise when you need it most.
Our Story
We live in a volatile and unpredictable world.
At Crisis+ Strategies, we help businesses and individuals navigate reputational issues with confidence, drawing on over 25 years of Fortune 500 communications and crisis leadership experience.
At the heart of our work is a simple belief: when handled with honesty and foresight, crises can become turning points that strengthen reputations and inspire resilience.
We bring clarity, strategy, and experience to every challenge.
Our Services
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For Businesses
Assess crisis readiness capabilities to help anticipate risks, manage active crises, and rebuild trust with stakeholders. Expert integrated communications, media, marketing, social, and digital counsel - enhanced by AI-driven insights and tools.
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For Individuals
Manage unforeseen situations with expert communications counsel. Develop social strategies that foster transparency and trust. Ensure clear, timely, and cohesive communication during challenging times.
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For Agencies
Flexible, scalable expert crisis counsel to supplement existing capabilities.
Client-facing or behind-the-scenes optionality.
Our Experts
Mayra H. Bergman
Founder and CEO
As the Founder and CEO of Crisis+ Strategies, Mayra brings more than 25 years of global communications and marketing leadership to helping organizations and individuals navigate complex reputational challenges. Recognized as a battle-tested crisis expert and a 2024 Top Women in Communications honoree by PR Daily, she has advised Fortune 500 companies, C-suites, and boards through their most high-stakes moments.
Fluent in both corporate strategy and human connection, Mayra has consistently blended clarity, empathy, and innovation—including the deployment of next-generation AI tools—to deliver trusted counsel in moments of uncertainty. As CEO of Crisis+, she now applies this breadth of experience to empower clients with strategies that anticipate risks, mitigate crises, and rebuild trust with stakeholders.
Matt Purdue
Senior Advisor
Matt Purdue is a communications strategist with deep expertise in helping organizations successfully prepare for, prevent, and respond to crises. He has a passion for doing the “heavy lifting” for clients in crisis. He’s skilled at quickly finding consensus among leaders on how to respond, then crafting messages that effectively communicate their points of view. As a former journalist, he is also adept at managing media relations with key reporters during times of uncertainty to protect his clients' reputation.
Matt’s experience includes working with leading brands such as the Alliance for Lifetime Income, American Beverage Association, Amazon Web Services, AXA Investment Managers, BMW, Capital One, Cisco, EY, HSBC, M&T Bank, MoneyGram and Wells Fargo.