Clarity-driven strategy & sleeves-rolled-up execution
Helping people, businesses, and brands
grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
I’m Denise DiGrigoli, founder of Drive Media & Consulting, creator and host of MAV’s Coffee Clarity, and someone who believes in the power of clarity, creativity, and well-timed reinvention.
With over 30 years of experience launching businesses, growing brands, leading teams, and coaching professionals, I’ve built a practice rooted in helping others succeed—with purpose and confidence.
I believe in starting with a yes, following it with an and, and meeting people exactly where they are. My work blends strategy and storytelling with sleeves-rolled-up action—and a strong cup of coffee.
Whether I’m guiding a brand through a growth phase, training a team to speak with more power and purpose, or helping a founder shape their message, my goal is always the same:
To help people and businesses move forward—with clarity that sticks.
If you're looking for thoughtful strategy, creative insight, and a partner who can make complicated things feel doable—I'm here.
I’m a hands-on consultant and media-savvy strategist who helps people and businesses grow.
—with style, smarts, and sleeves-rolled-up execution.
I’ve worn nearly every hat: founder, brand builder, event architect, sales coach, marketing director, and trusted advisor to executives and creatives alike.
If you’re launching something, stuck somewhere, grow your business, or ready to lead with more confidence—I can help.
"Denise is a perfect fit for our firm. She is the ‘just right’ person to manage our marketing strategy. In Denise, I get an enthusiastic, driven professional that clones portions of my skill set where needed and outshines me where needed too. She is a healthy skeptic that challenges me and keeps me on my toes. Denise is driving initiatives forward that others in our company attempted and struggled to deliver on for years but they could not achieve. She jumps in seamlessly to the mix and has just the right combination of small business understanding and long-reaching vision for what is possible. I cannot say enough what a difficult bridge this is to build but she is a strong bridge builder that can make change while not completely upsetting the quality cultural we have built."
- Donna M Shea, CEO, Managing Director
INNOV8 INC www.innov8.com
"Denise took the time to work one on one with each of our sales managers and designed a custom curated program, specifically to meet the needs of our team. Denise shared best practices to keep motivated and positive during an unknown and changing time. She gave tips and examples on how to work more efficiently and guidance on how to best use resources and sales tools we have to reach new prospects.
Denise is so much fun to be around, is energetic and down to earth.
She was extremely adapting when we had to change from our original plan due to Covid, she understood exactly what our team needed to be successful and tweaked each session to make sure our team benefitted. Denise was a true pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her!!"
- Jackie Kosiba, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing
Delamar Hotels www.delamar.com
I cannot say enough good things about Denise's coaching.
She's helped me and so many others make great strides in improving strategic communications skills and building an executive presence. She's also a great person.
- Marie Brown, Senior Vice President
"At CooperSurgical, I hired Denise to help us update our internal branding and brand visuals to support our new vision and mission. This was a huge project that initially involved three buildings and then expanded to over 25 sites internationally. It was such a fun and fulfilling project working with Denise and getting the benefit of her expertise. She has terrific vision and is a true professional. Her attention to detail is exceptional. Of course, most critical is the end result which EVERYONE loves. She so brought our vision to life! To work with a professional, such as Denise, allowed me to put this project in her hands and never worry. I’d highly recommend Denise because of her talent and reliability and of course her desire to satisfy her clients 100%!"
- Cheryl Bogardus, Former Executive Vice President
Market Development & Corporate Communications
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