Well Put

A Podcast from Libretto

Join the Libretto team as they expound and expostulate on trends and best practices in communications for mission-driven organizations.

  • July 15, 2025
  • 39 min

Episode 10: Public Speaking

Speaking with the public -- from boards of trustees to student groups and everyone in-between -- is an integral part of what we do at Libretto. Join Neal Kane and Ian Sutherland as they...

  • May 20, 2025
  • 41 min

Episode 9: Themestorming

From creative brief, to group brainstorm, to presentations to the client team and beyond, the Libretto team are experts when it comes to naming fundraising campaigns, initiatives, and organizations. In this episode, Ian, Madison,...

  • March 4, 2025
  • 42 min

Episode 8: Messaging for Transitions

From a change in leadership to the start of a major fundraising initiative, moments of transition represent opportunities for organizations to evaluate and refine their messaging. For this reason, Libretto is often called in...

  • January 31, 2025
  • 75 min

Episode 7: Best of 2024

Restricting the content of best-of lists to things produced or released during a single year is, in many ways, fairly arbitrary. Books, movies, or TV shows don't cease to be relevant as soon as...

  • December 17, 2024
  • 34 min

Episode 6: Uncomplicating the Complicated

From poring over pages of interview notes to find the best ideas that will distinguish our clients to wrangling schedules across timezones, the Libretto team has to unravel plenty of thorny challenges on a...

  • October 25, 2024
  • 31 min

Episode 5: How to Stay Connected While Working Remotely

Libretto operated out of a traditional office in Boston's South End for more than 20 years, but like many companies, we've been fully remote since 2020, and our team is now spread across six...

  • September 10, 2024
  • 40 min

Episode 4: Libretto Then and Now

After almost 28 years, what's changed and what's stayed the same at Libretto? How is the business of communications different today than it was in 1996? The firm's newest employee, Madison, sits down with...

  • August 9, 2024
  • 34 min

Episode 3: How to Lead a Great Interview

Every Libretto project starts with in-depth qualitative discovery, allowing us to surface the key differentiators that will be essential in our work.

Join Ian and Neal as they discuss how authentic curiosity is critical to...

Do it well, but do it quickly.

Libretto Mantra #22

If you aren’t burnishing the brand, you’re tarnishing the brand.

Libretto Mantra #3

Two people is not a collaboration.

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