Fueling business success through the power of internal and executive communication.

We are Cassowary LLC, nice to meet you! 

Founded in 2021 by Daria Kissner, Cassowary LLC is a boutique consultancy providing practical, customized, hands-on communication partnership to companies across industries and growth stages.

Our consulting approach is grounded in years of deep experience leading through change, challenge, opportunity, and growth. We're here to help fuel the continued momentum of your business by harnessing the power of internal and executive communication.

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."  - George Bernard Shaw 

About Daria

For 18 years, Daria has worked hand-in-hand with C-suite leaders to help drive the success of dynamic, mission-driven organizations. She was among the first Internal & Executive Communications managers at Google and built and led the first Internal & Executive Communications team at YouTube.

As an independent consultant and strategic advisor, Daria helps companies harness the power of strategic communication to fuel the growth of their team and success of their business. 

In 2024, Daria expanded Cassowary LLC to include a circle of seasoned, highly-skilled communications specialists from her professional network, available to serve a broad range of client communication needs and budgets.

Daria is very adept at understanding key executive topical focus, voice, and tying themes together from one forum/audience to another”

Daria works through the many different threads and ideas in her head to a simple, compelling storyline in a VERY tight timeframe with no drama”

“Daria is very effective at distilling complicated concepts and discourse into easy-to-communicate, easy-to-understand materials"

Our Services

Consulting areas include: 

Every company is unique when it comes to the dynamics of your internal and executive communications. For this reason, we don't follow a set playbook or offer a limited menu of consulting packages. Through an introductory phone call, we work together with our clients to identify how best to partner to achieve your business goals. 

Why Internal Communication

Companies today ignore internal communication at their own risk.

In today's era of rapid change and innovation, internal and executive communications must be proactive, coordinated, and crystal clear to ensure the entire team -- regardless of location, function, level, or tenure -- understands what they need to do, why they are doing it, and how to work together to get it done. 

Positioned at the intersection of strategy, culture, and operations, your company's internal communication can accelerate the team's momentum and drive next-level business impact, or bring it all to a screeching halt. 

Think it might be time to strengthen your internal comms? Let's talk.

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/ˈkasəˌwerē/

A large flightless bird related to the emu, with a bare head and neck, a tall horny crest, and one or two colored wattles.
Cassowaries communicate over long distances in dense rainforest using low frequency booming sounds. The booming sound is the lowest known call of any bird and is right at the edge of human hearing. The rumble is so low and powerful that wildlife care specialists working with the birds report they can feel it in their bones.