Get the right attention

Without blowing your marketing budget

We are the publicists who empower you to get top press, speaking gigs, and online momentum. Our goal? To set you up to succeed without us.

Founded by a TIME journalist · 250+ brands advised

Tracy Samantha Schmidt

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Jonathan Domanus
“Tracy helped me turn my idea into a story people believed in. Her strategy gave me the tools to build momentum, and it directly fueled our record-breaking $2.6 million Kickstarter launch.”
Jonathan Domanus · Founder, CardMill
Globowl founder pitching on Food Stars
Client Erika Bethe Levin of Globowl on Gordon Ramsay’s “Food Stars”

The PR Accelerator, our signature program

Everything a PR firm creates. You press send.

Our publicists build the campaigns. You send them.

We also create a PR system to keep using without us. It includes custom templates and AI agents we build for you to get attention whenever you need it.

For individuals →For brands →For groups of experts →

One flat feeNo retainerClients save 75% or more on annual PR agency fees

Who we are

The PR firm that empowers you to succeed without us.

Tracy kept watching friends and clients spend a fortune on PR agencies and get little back, so we built a better way.

250+Brands advised since 2010
15,000+People taught in person

Our clients have included

The University of Chicago Johns Hopkins University YPO National Association of Realtors American Library Association Rotary International

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In their words

What clients say.

Dr. Emily Boss
“As a Johns Hopkins University Provost’s Fellow, I spent over a year training in public-facing and media skills. I then had the amazing opportunity to work with Tracy, who transformed my outlook, presence, and messaging far more than what I learned during the year.”

Dr. Emily Boss

Surgeon and Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Ian Beacraft
“Not only did Tracy help me crystallize my ideas and make them applicable to all audiences, but she also helped me understand and anticipate journalists’ reactions. On top of that, she helped me leverage my SXSW speech to attract a ton of media coverage that was a game-changer for the growth of our business.”

Ian Beacraft

Co-founder and Chief Futurist, Signal + Cipher

Erika Bethe Levin
“Although I’ve always considered myself PR savvy, traditional PR hasn’t always felt like it was working. Tracy armed me with the tools I needed to do it the right way, on my own, and it’s been more effective than anything else we’ve ever tried.”

Erika Bethe Levin

Founder and CEO, Globowl

Dr. Justin Gregg
“Tracy was able to find a way to take what I considered my greatest weakness as a science communicator and turn it into my greatest strength. It’s the kind of insight that only a seasoned veteran of the PR industry can provide.”

Dr. Justin Gregg

Animal cognition scientist and bestselling author

Next step

Talk to Tracy about what you want next.

On a short call, Tracy will ask about your goals, tell you which program fits, and walk you through pricing. If we’re not the right fit, she’ll tell you.

Book a call with Tracy

Prefer email? Tracy@ThePRAccelerator.com