Who is Secret Agents?
Secret Agents is a queer-owned social enterprise led by Ian Capstick and supported by his husband and business partner, Shawn Dearn. They are public policy experts, storytellers and strategic thinkers with a deep knowledge of how governments work and how organizations create impact.
Ian Capstick
co-founder
My professional experience intersects several key sectors: advertising, government, media, social impact entertainment and
Shawn Dearn
co-founder
My professional experience intersects several key sectors: advertising, government, media, social impact entertainment and
We help develop, grow and measure your social impact.
Innovative strengths-based strategies & learning.
We are passionate about working with progressive people, charities, foundations and ethical businesses to collect and analyze social impact data. We turn our findings into narratives to advance social change or innovations.
Our Social R&D practices help us uncover new knowledge, which generate radically effective storytelling and communications innovations.
When you work with Secret Agents, we bring executive level agency, broadcasting and strategic communications experience to your organization.
Warning: We only work with fabulous & fun people.
Helping you tell your impact stories
We’ve worked in all aspects of communications, marketing and design and are experts at content creation, storytelling and online distribution. We believe it is important to teach folks how to train others in their organizations, as a way to hasten social innovation and impact. It’s part of our mission as a social enterprise to “train the trainers,” which is why we hold a yearly storytelling summit, deliver cohort-based learning or one-off events.
Fun and engaged learning for you and your team - always on a sliding scale.
Social Impact News Weekly
We find inspiring Social Impact news and send it to you each Friday morning.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
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Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.