Strategic counsel. Disciplined execution.

Clarity from the high ground

Growth, competition, and shifting customer and policy dynamics place extraordinary demands on executive leadership. Success requires strategic counsel, organizational alignment, and the clarity to navigate the external forces that shape business outcomes.

At Deer Point Communications, I serve as a Fractional or Interim Chief Communications Officer and strategic advisor, helping CEOs and executive leadership teams align communications, public affairs, and stakeholder engagement with their business strategy.

Practice & Method

FractionaL CCO

Senior-level communications and public affairs leadership— providing strategic counsel, executive direction and hands on execution.

Private Equity

Communications as a value-creation lever for private-equity operating partners and their portfolio companies. M&A integration, repositioning, crisis, and exit-narrative leadership across the hold.

GovCon

Communications and strategic positioning support for defense and federal programs, delivered through an SBA-certified VOSB with an active Top Secret clearance.
Available as a prime or subcontractor.

Vantage Point Process™

Every engagement runs through my focused five-phase methodology. It establishes the high ground, then drives clarity through positioning, execution, and observation.

Deer Point Communications was founded by Michael Teegardin — former corporate CCO, government communications leader, and U.S. Army soldier.