Uniquely constructed to serve the needs of IABC’s consulting members, this Shared Interested Group creates a place for consultants to develop business connections and alliances that will advance the careers of participants, and the value that joint endeavor will bring to our clients. We operate in a safe and confidential space, serving as a trusted source for ideas and answers to participants’ pertinent questions and worries in real-time. With the caliber of IABC’s global community, responses and conversations will be thoughtful, wide-ranging and inevitably supportive.
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About Our Consultants SIG Leaders
Priya Shah
Priya Shah has spent over 15 years leading integrated marketing communication strategies and high-impact programs for the B2B, consumer, and nonprofit sectors, both at communications agencies and in global, matrixed environments. With her experience working with corporate and startup clients, she founded ShahSquared Consulting to leverage brand messaging and social media strategies, helping businesses drive success.
Passionate about using a people-first approach, Priya created the ShahSquared™ Communications Model (SCM)—a proprietary five-stage framework designed to strengthen brands, empower teams, and make a significant impact by leveraging social media. Her method combines engaging storytelling with data-driven insights to promote authentic connections across the digital landscape. Outside work, Priya enjoys hosting dinner parties with wine tastings and adventures with her husband, son, and Schweenie (Shih Tzu/Dachshund), Basile.
Dominique Blain
Dominique Blain is the founder and creative lead of Bien dit, a bilingual boutique communications agency known for its practical and creative solutions. “Bien dit” is French for “well said.”
A compulsive polymath, Dominique has diverse experience in fields from mathematics to Pilates and aviation to journalism, notably with the Globe and Mail and Montreal Gazette. In communications, she is known as a forcing function for clarity, accuracy and inclusivity. Previously focused on internal communications, social media and editorial leadership for nonprofit organizations, tech startups and global corporations, she now heads her Montreal-based agency. Bien dit collaborates with clients of all sizes, from startups to behemoths including Ubisoft studios and ServiceNow, providing strategic communication, creative content, subject matter expert coaching and more. Outside of work, Dominique finds life and comms lessons in her hobbies as an amateur painter and organic gardener.