agent of Clarity

For over three decades, Steve Brazell has armed Fortune 500s, startups, CEOs, high-net-worth individuals, and celebrities with ruthless clarity and strategic firepower—building dominant brands, mastering disruptive change, and neutralizing reputation threats.

“Hands down the most attentive, enthusiastic and brilliant partner we’ve worked with on any campaign.”

— Time Inc.

navigate change

In an AI-driven world, Steve Brazell delivers leaders precise, actionable strategies to accelerate Brand Growth, amplify Brand Value and Culture, master Reputation Risk, and dominate Political Positioning.

Odds are, you’ve already seen our strategic fingerprints—behind Fortune 100 brands, celebrity reputation saves, and business icons lighting up social media. We equip leaders and founders with sharp growth strategies built for a relentlessly shifting landscape. We’ll uncover your brand’s core values, solidify culture, neutralize crisis, and crush risk. We coach leaders to stay locked in, master change, measure what counts, and hit every target.

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“Steve is the entrepreneur whisperer—he makes complex topics easy to understand.”

— Misk Foundation | Spark

Experience matters

Steve Brazell is a globally renowned Business Strategist and Brand Risk Expert known for creating crystal-clear paths through uncertainty. Trusted by Fortune 500s, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals, Steve helps his clients turn risk into opportunity and market potential into undeniable results.

Nearly three decades ago, Steve founded Hitman Inc., the Competition Removal® Firm headquartered in New York City. His client roster includes IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Kevin Costner, Keyshawn Johnson, Fitness Magazine, Gulf Bank, The Misk Foundation, The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, and many others.

Through Hitman Inc., Steve delivers razor-sharp strategies and actionable insights in Brand Growth, Brand Value Discovery, Brand and Reputation Risk Mitigation, and Political Positioning. He is also the innovator behind Limelight—the world’s first patent-pending online brand builder—and Whetstone, originally developed for the Department of Defense and now serving over 153,000 members with AI-powered tools for founders, innovators, and industry leaders.

A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Steve’s ventures include Rigby Studios, The New York Consulting Group, MintSky Entertainment, GBSC Strategic Communications, Gener8 Branding, Silent American, Respiro, Jet Black Studios, Arches Off Roading, and Infrared Tactical.

Steve is the author of “Clear! The Simple Guide to Keeping Your Business Alive and Kicking,” contributed “Break Through the Cash Ceiling” for Men’s Health magazine, and co-authored “Replication: The Art and Science of Franchising Your Business.” Named one of Esquire’s "45 Under 45 Professional Men," Steve is fluent in Japanese and a dedicated student of body language, human behavior, and martial arts.

A highly sought-after keynote speaker, Steve addresses audiences worldwide on thriving alongside AI, outmaneuvering change, commanding attention, driving sales, mastering persuasion, and conquering fear. Consistently rated among the top 1% of speakers, attendees describe his presentations as “most thought-provoking” and “life-changing.”

Steve also partners with investors and private equity firms as an interim CEO or strategic advisor, guiding turnarounds and amplifying growth at companies like the acclaimed EdTech firm, Fullbridge.

Discover more at SteveBrazell.com and YourHitman.com.

“I’d rather listen to one person who has actually climbed Everest, than a dozen that just have ideas about how to do it.”

— Steve Brazell, Founder Hitman Inc