Imagine. Transform.
Communicate. Succeed.

Strategic communication consulting for transformation, leadership, and crisis

From Zurich, for companies, consulting firms, and automotive and mobility brands across Europe.

Portrait of Dr. Christiane Lesmeister, founder of Lesmeister Communications & Consulting in Zurich
We Turn complexity into CLARITY.

AND Strategy Into Action.

Strategic communication helps organizations explain where they are going and take their people with them. This matters most in times of change, and when brands enter new markets and cultures. Lesmeister Communications & Consulting is led by Dr. Christiane Lesmeister, who spent 17 years in communications leadership at BMW, Porsche, and LKQ Europe.

Example: In an automotive plant, we helped management rebuild trust after a long phase of uncertainty. Read the case study →

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Strategic Communication Consulting: Proven Impact

From reputation to transformation, we shape how organizations connect, lead, and grow.

17

Years of in-house communications leadership

27

Markets built up for Porsche Central Eastern Europe

80+

Acquisitions in a listed group that grew through M&A

2 European communication functions built from the ground up

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Progress Starts With Communication.

We design the strategies that help leaders navigate change, protect reputation under pressure, and build lasting stakeholder trust, turning communication into a leadership advantage.

We do not start with content. We start with the business decision, the stakeholders it affects, and what it will take to move the organization forward.
Diagnose. Frame. Prepare. Activate. Learn.
From strategic analysis to implementation and continuous feedback, we build communication systems that create clarity, strengthen leadership, and enable action.

Read Christiane’s view on communication in 2026 ↗

Strategic Communications

Design frameworks that align business goals with stakeholder trust.
Move beyond scattered messaging. Build communication systems that connect strategy with execution and turn clarity into competitive advantage.

Change Communications

Turn resistance into advocacy. Build momentum through change.
Structured roadmaps and engagement plans that create buy-in, remove friction, and ensure your vision is clearly communicated at every stage including post-merger integration and AI adoption.

Leadership Positioning

Transform executives from invisible to influential.
Tailored coaching and positioning strategies that build authentic presence, inspire teams, and shape market conversations. Leadership communication that creates impact.

Issues & Crisis Resilience

Protect reputation under pressure. Respond with confidence.
Proactive frameworks and strategies that manage narratives, maintain stakeholder trust, and turn challenges into credibility.

Dr. Christiane Lesmeister working on her laptop in a bright office in Zurich
Dr. Christiane Lesmeister, strategic communication consultant, at work in her office
Strategic Communications

Design frameworks that align business goals with stakeholder trust.
Move beyond scattered messaging. Build communication systems that connect strategy with execution and turn clarity into competitive advantage.

Change Communications

Turn resistance into advocacy. Build momentum through change.
Structured roadmaps and engagement plans that create buy-in, remove friction, and ensure your vision is clearly communicated at every stage including post-merger integration and AI adoption.

Leadership Positioning

Transform executives from invisible to influential.
Tailored coaching and positioning strategies that build authentic presence, inspire teams, and shape market conversations. Leadership communication that creates impact.

ISSUES & Crisis Resilience

Protect reputation under pressure. Respond with confidence.
Proactive frameworks and strategies that manage narratives, maintain stakeholder trust, and turn challenges into credibility.

Clarity. Strategy. Impact.

Our Core Services

FOR
CONSULTing Firms

Enhancing change and transformation success through strategic communications, amplified by AI-enabled design, scalable delivery, and communication frameworks that work across programs.

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FOR
COMPANIES

Elevating corporate communications to drive business goals, with AI integrated where it creates real strategic leverage: sharper messaging, faster research & content, stronger governance.

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Automotive & Mobility

Helping automotive, mobility and technology companies turn transformation and global ambition into European relevance, trust and sustainable growth.

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Selected work

A few examples from client mandates and in-house roles. All examples are anonymized.

Rebuilding trust in a plant transformation
How a major European automaker kept employees, leaders, media, and partners on board, from new values to an M&A decision on the future of a plant.
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Transformation · Automotive

Restructuring without losing the narrative
How a company kept control of its story through site closures after a series of acquisitions.
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Restructuring · M&A

From firefighting to early warning
How an international group built a system to spot issues early and prepare for crises across markets.
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Issues and crisis

Perspectives: Course on crisis communication and AI at HSLU · Meltwater article on corporate communication in 2026 · Interview on owning the brand narrative · Insights

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