Spiritus Communications is a management company which specializes in breathing life into your business goals through strategic and inspired communications, and a prioritized action plan. Whether advising you on the best next step, networking to form the relationships you need, drilling down to solve a complex management issue, handling your marketing details, or creating a book or product you can sell, we thrive on personalizing our efforts to match your company’s personality and needs. With our two principle partners, and a network of consultants and talent around the globe, we offer the best communications services you can find on the planet—without the overhead. Rather than hire multiple staff members to handle your management consulting, marketing, or publishing/writing needs, we invite you to call on us for as much or little as you need.
Jocelyn Godfrey, President and Founder
SCI was started in 1998 by Jocelyn Godfrey, who oversees all projects. With a degree in mass communications and creative writing, Jocelyn started her career working in an ambitious small advertising agency serving large, national accounts. Within two years, at the age of 24, she took an opportunity to go freelance, serving as advertising director for start-up magazines—conducting all sales and opening all new accounts. Over the past 15 years, her clientele has grown from magazine publishers, to speakers, authors, consultants, corporate trainers, psychologists, doctors, scientists, and more. Most come to her seeking direction, and along the way, discover more opportunities for revenue building and sharing their message—as well as introductions to other key leaders in their field. She has served as editor-in-chief, interviewing celebrities such as Dr. Maya Angelou and Coach Tony Dungy; book agent to publishers including McGraw Hill and Jon Wiley & Sons; editor; publicist; project manager; and friend. She has managed start-ups, and served as CEO for clients needing operations overhauls. She has edited books and employee engagement manuals, and written diverse marketing copy for nearly every communications channel in existence. She thrives on finding the perfect words to reflect a client’s thoughts or goals, and optimizing plans to include a greater set of possibilities. Her writing and leadership principles have been written into several books with major publishers. In her free time, Jocelyn values spending time with her family, engaging in the arts, travel, and enjoying nearly every outdoor sport known to mankind.
Scott Carbonara, CEO
Scott Carbonara joined SCI in 2011. With a masters degree in psychology and communications, Scott is a keynote speaker, author, and executive consultant who brings authentic leadership to life from the boardroom to the family room. Scott’s professional portfolio is diverse. He started his career in crisis counseling, where he worked with some of the most troubled families to find solutions–garnering him a Family Therapist of the Year award for the State of Michigan. From there, he moved on to corporate America, serving as executive director of strategic communications and change management at the nation’s largest non-investor-owned health insurance company, to eventually operating as chief-of-staff of internal operations. While there, he directed a staff through mergers, led the team that reduced a skyrocketing attrition rate from 38% to 6.5%, and created internal and external branding campaigns that are still in use many years later. Scott is a highly-skilled, passionate communicator and problem solver who provides management consulting and leadership direction to teams ranging in size from 1 to 13,000. He is also an international speaker on leadership topics, and the the author of four books–including two employee engagement books to be published in 2012 with major publishers. Scott brings vast corporate leadership experience to SCI, as well as an ability to assess the psychology behind the communications. In his free time, he enjoys photography, hiking, and family. For more on Scott’s speaking and training, click here.
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Our Corporate Values
Authentic Relationships- Relationships are of utmost importance to us, whether personal or professional. We seek to nurture and strengthen them through all we do–aiming for longevity.
High Accountability- We believe that we are accountable for our own actions, and we relish the opportunity and responsibility to choose actions that demonstrate respect and a mindset of sustainability.
Health- We value physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
Joy- We strive to tap into the power of positive thinking by choosing to focus on and spread the joy in life around us. We think it’s important to be silly sometimes, and even a little imperfect.
Perseverance- We are known to work until midnight or later to meet our deadlines (even if we end it with ice cream), and tend to over deliver. We strive for resilience through storms and an eye for the break in the clouds.
Creativity- We value differences—even a little quirkiness—and foster an environment of expressing those unique traits while maintaining utter professionalism.