“The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written.”
—Joyce Carol Oates
Developing compelling campaigns is a journey—and often what’s learned along the way brings new ideas to light for the next phase of the expedition.
Final Sentence Communications embraces this philosophy of learning and growth. Delivering the best possible product means interrogating the first draft, asking better questions, and never settling. Only then can we return to the beginning and apply what’s been learned along the way.
No matter the vehicle for delivering your message—a speech, a podcast, a website, or all of the above—we’ll work with you to craft a story grounded in empathy that inspires your audience to take action.
Do you have a project we can collaborate on? Get in touch!
A polished and persuasive marketing message rarely emerges after the first draft.
Brian Barasch
Brian is the Founder and Principal of Final Sentence Communications.
Most recently, he served as the Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications at Moishe House, an international non-profit providing pluralistic Jewish programming and community experiences for adults in their 20s and 30s where he led brand strategy and external communications.
Previously, Brian served as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, an independent Jewish day school serving over 500 students. In this role, he was responsible for the design, development, and management of marketing and communications strategies that helped to generate new enrollment, maximize student retention, enable successful fundraising, and engage both internal and external stakeholders. During his tenure, Brian also led marketing strategy for the opening of a new 25,000-square-foot expansion and throughout the pandemic, led crisis communications successfully earning the trust of school families for remote learning plans, COVID testing, and reopening efforts.
Elsewhere, Brian has led marketing efforts for Marwen, a non-profit providing free visual arts courses for under-served youth, and as the Director of Marketing at DePaul University’s School of Music, Brian oversaw the college’s market research and brand repositioning work and led communications for Unveiled, the 11-day grand opening celebration of the college’s $98M performing arts facility.
Brian received a BFA from DePaul University where he studied performing arts management and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago as a Baumhart Scholar. He has served as a review panelist for the City of Chicago’s CityArts grant and Ingenuity’s Creative Schools Fund, a competition judge for the Publicity Club of Chicago’s Golden Trumpet Awards, sat on the board of the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, and was included on the Jewish United Fund’s 2016 36 Under 36 list.