Brooke Clay Taylor
Strategic Communications, Brand Strategy, and Operations Consulting for Rural Leaders and Small Businesses
Brooke Clay Taylor advises rural business owners, corporate communications teams, and commodity organizations through internal operations, brand positioning, and the human realities of business ownership.
Like the bison, strong operations don't run from the weather. From keynote stages to internal strategy, Rural Gone Urban helps leaders head straight into the storm, align their people, and build a business that holds up under pressure.
Strategic advisory forms the foundation of every partnership, untangling internal workflows, team dynamics, and brand strategy. For select projects and teams doing top-shelf work, full-scale execution and media strategy are available to step in and handle it directly.
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Keynote Speaking
Unfiltered, humorous, and deeply practical talks on navigating business pivots, personal derailments, and building a brand on a firm foundation. Brooke speaks to corporate communication teams, commodity groups, and leadership conventions across the country.
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Strategic Communications & Operations
High-level strategy, reputation management, and public relations designed for food, agriculture, and heritage brands. We look under the hood of your business to make sure your internal operations match the promise you make to the market.
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Executive Coaching
Dedicated whole-brain working sessions for female founders and communications leaders who need high-capacity strategic guidance. These focused working sessions give leaders immediate, practical solutions for brand positioning and business operations.
The Real Reel Behind the Business
After managing national advertising accounts, public relations campaigns, and brand reputation strategy across top metropolitan markets, Brooke Clay Taylor launched Rural Gone Urban, LLC from a horse barn bunkhouse in rural Oklahoma.
Her work combines the speed and discipline of big-agency boardrooms with the grit, humor, and plain-spoken honesty of life in the heartland. She builds brands that hold up under pressure and gives keynotes for leadership rooms that are ready to throw out the filters and talk about real life.
Rural Gone Urban Foundation
Brooke Clay Taylor is also the founder of the Rural Gone Urban Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that invests in brave, capable women who live and work beyond city limits. The foundation awards scholarships to passionate women based on hustle and initiative, funds high-impact marketing assets to help rural women-owned businesses compete and scale, and provides direct financial support to women navigating cancer treatment.
