SteppingOut Team
Founded in 2003, SteppingOut delivers innovative PR campaigns that change and shape target audiences and the way they view our clients' businesses. Each client is serviced day-to-day by a SteppingOut founder plus the right mix of senior-level talent needed to support client goals. Together, we deliver impactful programs customized to meet precise business objectives. Whether pitching the press, mingling with movers and shakers or crafting company positioning, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done.

 

Lisa Copass, Co-Founder and Partner

Lisa Copass brings 20 years experience to SteppingOut Communications and offers clients fresh perspectives, common-sense approaches to PR and roadmaps to success. She has spent her PR career helping businesses take leadership positions in their respective markets. Lisa has counseled large businesses, like Hewlett-Packard, on how to keep ahead of the curve and has led numerous start-ups, like Ariba, AppStream and Xsigo Systems, in creating new market categories. Throughout her career, she has launched nearly three dozen new companies and products and has paved the way for many clients to dominate media coverage.

Before founding SteppingOut, Lisa served in numerous executive communications positions, including vice president at MS&L (a global communications firm), senior director at Blanc & Otus (a Hill & Knowlton Company), senior account executive at Copithorne & Bellows (a Porter Novelli Company) and senior director of communications and marketing at Intira (a start-up focused on enterprise data centers). Lisa is an honors graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and holds two Bachelor of Science degrees: one in anthropology, the other in communications.

What makes you say "wow" about your business partner?
"Creative. Connected. Tenacious. Carole is down to earth in a really hip way, plus she drives the coolest vintage car, runs marathons and loves horses."


Carole Sinclair, Co-Founder and Partner

Carole Sinclair has helped build SteppingOut Communications into a highly sought after firm by building client trust, providing highly-valued services and delivering unparalleled results. Carole has over 20 years experience in consumer, technology and financial industries. She has directed a range of PR and marketing challenges for some of the smartest companies in the business, including technology company ServiceSource, early stage venture capital firm Woodside Fund, and publicly traded market leader Sun Microsystems. Carole has also worked at public relations agencies UpStart Communications (a Fleishman-Hillard company) and Capstone Communications (a Magnet Communications company), and has held in-house communications positions.

Carole also brings advertising experience to the SteppingOut mix, having worked with Avia, GAP and Neutrogena. Additionally, she has supported numerous non-profit organizations, including San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens Center for the Arts and Board Member of The LAB. Carole holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Davis.

What makes you say "wow" about your business partner?
"Nothing ruffles Lisa. When the going gets tough, she always keeps her 'cool' with unwavering determination and manages to get the job done in record time while keeping a great sense of humor. I admire her combination of smarts and lightning speed wit and how she doesn't allow things to get to her."

 

 

Jennifer Kammeyer, Co-Founder

Jennifer Kammeyer, one of the original co-founders of SteppingOut, still plays an important role with many SteppingOut clients through her communication coaching services. For more information, go to www.jenniferkammeyer.com.