About

The strategist behind the message.

Two decades across journalism, corporate communications, legal and labor communications, and public policy, on both sides of the microphone.

Trimmel Gomes
Gomes Media Strategies

Trimmel Gomes

A journalist's instinct. A strategist's discipline.

Trimmel Gomes rose from beat reporter to leading one of the country's most historic public radio networks. Along the way, he reported and produced stories from around the world for NPR, PBS, the Associated Press, The New York Times, Times Now, and i24News.

That newsroom foundation became a communications practice spanning corporate, legal, labor, and public-policy work: the rare strategist who knows how stories are chosen, how narratives take hold, and how organizations earn coverage that actually moves people.

Today, through Gomes Media Strategies, he advises companies, nonprofits, and government agencies, and speaks to audiences about media, message, and trust.

  • Chairman of the Board, Florida First Amendment Foundation
  • M.A., Communication and Digital Media Studies, Florida State University
  • Graduate Certificate, Multicultural Marketing Communication, Florida State University
  • B.S., Telecommunications and Journalism, University of Florida
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Perspective

What guides the work

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Curiosity before conclusions

Every engagement starts with questions, not templates. The best strategy comes from understanding what your audience already believes before asking them to believe something new.

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Clarity is the strategy

Complexity is easy; clarity is the work. If your message can't survive a headline, a hearing, or a hard question, it isn't finished.

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Trust compounds

Attention can be bought. Trust has to be earned, kept, and rebuilt. The organizations that win long-term are the ones that communicate like it.

Let's talk about your goals.

Speaking, advisory, or a public-sector engagement: every relationship starts with a straightforward conversation.

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