Largemouth Communications, Inc. is a full-service public relations firm that was established in July 2005. With headquarters in Raleigh/Durham, NC, the firm provides professional media and corporate relations services to local, regional and national clients in technology, business-to-business, healthcare and consumer industries.

Staff Biographies

Brandon Bryce, President & CEO

Brandon serves as a public relations advisor leveraging his experience developing and implementing integrated communications programs for various stage business-to-business, technology and healthcare companies. Brandon brings valuable insights to your organization regarding internal and external communication strategies and how best to apply programs that contribute to achieving corporate business objectives.

Brandon has diverse experience having worked for companies like Motorola, Atlanta's Olympic Committee, Acura, Visa, Dollar Tree, Miller Brewing Company, Hewitt Associates, ViewSonic, NEC, Business Telecom, Eaton Corporation, Global Knowledge, Tivoli, eBay, IBM Global Services and Air Touch Cellular.

Prior to founding Largemouth Communications, Brandon held senior management and director-level positions with Rockett, Burkhead & Winslow, Business Telecom, Inc., OptXCon, and Manning Selvage and Lee (a top-10 multi-national public relations firm). While living in Los Angeles, Brandon also spent two years working for Ketchum Public Relations where he managed local, regional and national media campaigns for clients in consumer and technology practice areas.

Brandon holds a bachelor's degree in communications from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Scott Yates, Vice President

Scott has extensive knowledge of media practices and preferences as a former newspaper reporter and editor with more than 13 years of journalism experience before embarking on a corporate career in public relations and communications. Scott's career includes various corporate positions as a senior public relations, corporate communications and marketing director with experience ranging from global, Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups. He has a proven track record of building successful communication programs that build brands, drive revenue and partnerships, and enhance stockholder value.

Scott has established relationships with media and industry analysts and has garnered extensive story placements in trade, consumer, business and financial print and broadcast media in local, national and international markets. This includes strategic plan development and successful execution with a full range of proactive media, analyst and investor relations programs.

Before joining Largemouth Communications, Scott held public relations and corporate communications positions with MCNC Grid Computing & Networking Services and MCNC Research & Development Institute; Sprint; Ericsson Mobile Phones - North America; IBM home networking spin-off Home Director; the Dialog Corporation, a global online information technology and information services provider; and Inveresk Research, a global contract research organization for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Scott earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1983 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.