ElkHorn Solutions

The herd

A North Dakotaagency builtto move as one.

ElkHorn Solutions is a PR, communications, consulting and custom AI agency rooted in the upper Midwest. We help organizations find their voice, sharpen their message, and build the systems that carry it forward — all while working the way a herd works: together, seasonally, and with the patience to shed what no longer serves.

Striated badlands buttes of western North Dakota in black and white

Home camp is Fargo. Our boardroom is often Medora. The badlands taught us that strength is layered — built by pressure, weather and time — not bought overnight.

Who we are

Four founders, one clear direction

ElkHorn Solutions was founded on a simple observation: most companies don't have a communications problem — they have a clarity problem. The story is there, the expertise is there, but the message is scattered across too many channels, too many voices and too many tools that never quite fit.

We set out to fix that by building an agency that works the way elk move through the badlands. A bull doesn't grow his rack in a straight line. He adds points, sheds what breaks, and returns each season with something heavier. We think organizations should grow the same way: adding capability, dropping what no longer earns, and coming back stronger.

Our work spans public relations, internal and external communications, strategic consulting and custom AI. That combination is intentional. PR gets you heard. Communications make sure you sound like yourself. Consulting aims you at the right ridge. And custom AI gives you the speed to keep pace once the message starts to move.

We are not a volume shop. We take on a small number of partners each season so the work stays close, the thinking stays sharp, and the people you met in the first meeting are the same people answering the phone six months later.

What we do

The four points of our rack

Public relations

Signal Range

Media relations, press strategy and campaigns that put your story where it belongs — in front of the right people, with the right tone.

Communications & consulting

One Voice

Messaging, brand voice and senior counsel that sharpen how your company talks to customers, press, investors and itself.

Strategy

Scout Session

A structured look at your market position, internal friction and growth openings — so every next move is aimed at open ground.

Custom AI

New Rack

Assistants, automation and AI tools built around your documents, voice and workflow — giving your team hours back.

Rules of the range

How the herd works

These are not posters on a wall. They are the instincts we return to when the weather turns.

RULE // 01

Listen first

A herd doesn't charge blind. We walk your ground, sit with your people, and understand the terrain before we recommend a direction.

RULE // 02

Speak plainly

The best communications are clear enough to carry across wind and distance. No jargon, no theater — just language that lands.

RULE // 03

Shed with intention

Letting go of a process, campaign or assumption that no longer earns is not failure. It is the only way to make room for stronger growth.

RULE // 04

Run together

We work alongside your team, not above it. The best outcomes happen when client and agency move as one herd toward the same ridge.

The Herd // Ridge Report

Four on the
Ridge

A herd moves as one animal with many sets of eyes. Four co-founders, four tines, one direction of travel through the badlands.

Portrait of Jacob Hanson
TINE // 01

Jacob Hanson

Co-founder

Portrait of Garett Elwood
TINE // 02

Garett Elwood

Co-founder

Portrait of Micah Zimmerman
TINE // 03

Micah Zimmerman

Chief of Staff

Portrait of Scott Hennen
TINE // 04

Scott Hennen

Co-founder, Intern

Home Camp

Fargo, ND

Boardroom

Medora, ND

Herd Size

Four Co-Founders

Why an antler

It grows fast

Antler grows up to an inch a day in peak season — among the fastest-growing tissue in nature. Good communications should feel like that: visible progress inside a season.

It gets shed

Every year the rack drops on purpose. Letting go of a process you outgrew isn't failure — it's the part of the cycle most companies skip.

It comes back bigger

A bull doesn't mourn the shed — what grows back is heavier. Antlers peak between seven and ten seasons. The best racks are earned, not rushed.

Medora, North Dakota street in black and white

Where we gather

Medora is our outdoor boardroom

When the work needs fresh air and honest conversation, we head west to Medora. The badlands remind us that the best ideas are carved by pressure, layered by time, and meant to last.

Come walk the range with us

We take on a small number of partners each season so the work stays close. If you're ready to find your voice and move as one herd, start with a Scout Session.

Book a Scout Session