Title TK · Storytelling Studio
San Francisco · Marin
Built for
breakthroughs.
Storytelling for world-changing companies.
Built for
Manifesto02
A different kind of partner
The world doesn't need another agency.
It needs a different kind of partner.
Hands-on, high-impact partners at your most important moments in growth. We've founded agencies, led programs for some of the greatest companies in the world, and spent decades learning what actually helps a business drive recognition, relevance, and revenue.
We built Title TK to do things differently — senior operators who embed with your team, build the story, and drive the outcomes that matter.
Selected Work03
Stories that moved markets.
We partner with the companies defining and re-defining their industries — at launches, in new markets, when the category itself is being rewritten.
Narvar
Arcjet
Moab
DRESSX
Services04
What we do
Three
disciplines.
One team.
Story. Strategy. Engagement. Every engagement runs on a tight team of senior operators.
§ 01
Clarity that drives scale
Most growth companies try to scale a story they haven't finished writing. We nail that first. Before a single pitch goes out, we build the foundational narrative — positioning, messaging, architecture.
- Brand & narrative strategy
- Messaging architecture
- Executive positioning
- Corporate communications
§ 02
Partners in the trenches
We embed with your team, think like operators, and work like founders. Senior people doing the work, from day one — no junior layers, no account-management theater.
- Earned media & storytelling
- Integrated marketing
- Stakeholder engagement
- Crisis & inflection moments
§ 03
Momentum that compounds
The work. Putting the story in front of the people who need to hear it — and making sure it shows up everywhere it matters next.
- Content & coverage amplification
- Social & influencer programs
- Awards & speakers bureaus
- Measurement & analytics
Product · NorthTK05
A Title TK product
NorthTK.
The intelligence layer underneath every Title TK engagement. Built for the moments where the story has to land.
Maps your category, scores the right reporters, and tracks the conversation in real time — so your team operates with clarity, not guesswork.
01 · Capture
Every signal, in one place.
Calls, meetings, documents, and observations flow into a single intake layer — nothing slips, nothing gets missed.
Explore02 · Briefs
Raw intel, structured.
AI turns signals into concise briefs. You advance what matters.
03 · Storylines
Briefs become narrative.
Multiple briefs synthesize into a single arc with a clear through-line.
04 · Campaigns
Content at the moment of need.
Anchor content, coordinated across earned and owned channels.
05 · Brand Voice
Consistency at every touchpoint.
Positioning, messaging, and terminology that stays consistent across every output.
Team06
Senior operators · No layers · No theater
Team.
We're a small team with a passion for great stories and the people behind them. Every Title TK engagement program runs through our founders who bring decades of leadership and hands-on experience running programs for some of the world's most exciting upstarts and household name brands.
Cristina Pena
Co-Founder · Partner
Jason Throckmorton
Co-Founder · Partner
Mike Barash
Co-Founder · PartnerSelected clients01
Trusted by
150+ companies, from pre-seed to Fortune 50.
A working index — refreshed quarterly
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By the numbers07
Proven
Twenty years of receipts.
Proven founders
4
Agencies founded and led by Title TK partners.
Proven scale
150+
Companies served, pre-seed to Fortune 50.
Proven outcomes
20+
IPOs and M&A exits supported.
Proven under pressure
50+
Companies, products and initiatives launched.
Journal08
Editorial · 01
The narrative isn't a deck. It's a discipline.
Why most growth companies lose the room before the pitch even starts — and the three questions every founder should answer before going to market.
Read storyEditorial · 02
What twenty years of pitches actually taught us.
Reporter relationships compound. Categories get rewritten. The good stories get faster, not louder. A senior operator's playbook.
Read storyContact09
If it matters, we want to hear about it
What's
on its way?
The best calls we get are early — before the press release, before the announcement, before the room is set. Tell us what you're working on and a partner will write back within one business day.
A launch
Product, company, or category — the first impression that sets the next two years.
A raise
Series A through pre-IPO. Position the round, prep the press, control the narrative.
A repositioning
When the story you've been telling has stopped doing the work it needs to do.
A reckoning
Crisis, leadership change, the moment that needs the right voice in the right room.
partners@titletk.co
+1 (415) 305-9476
San Francisco · Marin
Tell us what you're working on
~30 sec
We respond within one business day. Conversations stay confidential — even when we don't end up working together.