Narrative & Message Strategy
Find the clearest version of the story—and the language that makes people care.
Strategy shaped by a reporter’s eye
Make the message
impossible to miss.
Rultenberg Strategies helps leaders, organizations, and causes turn consequential ideas into clear, credible stories.
Clarity under pressureStory before spinBuilt for the real world
The work
Strategy for the moments
that shape what comes next.
From the first draft to the live interview, every engagement is grounded in rigorous reporting, human language, and a clear objective.
Executive Visibility
Build a credible public voice through sharp positioning, thought leadership, and media opportunities.
Media Readiness
Prepare for the interview, the tough question, and the moment when the stakes suddenly change.
Public Affairs Storytelling
Turn complex policy and civic issues into stories that move beyond the room where they started.
The perspective
Inside the room.
Outside the bubble.
Josh Rultenberg has spent more than a decade asking difficult questions, breaking down complicated stories, and earning trust on both sides of the camera.
An Emmy-winning journalist and former on-air Washington correspondent, Josh covered Congress, the White House, national elections, and Ohio’s consequential fight over redistricting.
Rultenberg Strategies brings that newsroom discipline to strategic communications: know the facts, understand the audience, and never bury the lead.
Connect on LinkedIn10+Years in journalism
and communications
and communications
DCCongress & White House
reporting experience
reporting experience
01New book on democracy,
maps, and accountability
maps, and accountability
Forthcoming09.15.26
New from Prometheus Books
One state’s fight.
A national warning.
Draw the Line in Ohio tells the inside story of how politicians choose their voters—and what citizens can do to take that power back.
Co-authored with legal analyst Rory Riley Topping, the book turns years of reporting, interviews, legal battles, and political maneuvering into an accessible account of gerrymandering in America.
“Well-written and deeply reported . . . Read this now—because your state is next.”— David Daley, bestselling author
Explore the book 264 pages • ISBN 9781493098033
Have a story to tell?Let’s find the line
Let’s find the line
that moves it forward.
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