High-stakes communication
is a game of judgment.
I help you play To Win.
Crisis response, media strategy, and reputation management for leaders and organizations when trust and money are on the line.
TRUSTED ADVISOR & FORMER POKER PRO
A decade of reading people under pressure.
About CHRISTIAN
Before Christian Stellakis advised organizations, he made his living reading opponents across a poker table. His understanding of incentives, influence, and human behavior now drives how he helps clients communicate, decide, and persuade when there's no second chance to get it right.
Today, he's Vice President of Public Affairs at J Strategies, Inc., where he guides organizations of all sizes through complex policy environments—engaging stakeholders, shaping narratives, and cutting through the noise.
A New York native, Christian holds a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College and lives in Washington, D.C.
What I DO
I turn complex policy and political narratives into wins that shift perception, break through the noise, and influence stakeholders.
Working alongside leaders, nonprofits, businesses, and trade associations, I build trust, outthink the opposition, and break from stale PR playbooks.
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Reporters run on incentives, deadlines, and angles. I help you navigate the game and shape the story rather than react to it.
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When something breaks, the first hour shapes the next year. I help you decide what to say, what to hold back, and how to protect the relationships that matter most when the pressure is on.
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Your credibility is too important to leave to chance. I help build the message, the talking points, and the discipline to stay on them when it counts.
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Your ideas deserve an audience. I help you sharpen them and get them in front of the right people at the right time — when they'll actually change minds.
Curious? Let’s Talk.
A poker pro’s read.
A communications strategist’s discipline.
If that’s the edge you’ve been missing, let’s connect. No charge. No pressure.