Meet KENNEDY
Lots of firms do good work.
We do good relationships
(and good work).
We live and work in an interesting time where human interaction has taken a few steps back compared to the original days of face-to-face service and people-to-people interactions. At KENNEDY, we make it a point to place an emphasis on the human portion of what we do. We love connecting with people and working together to craft creative strategies to celebrate their stories, ideas, and impact within their business and the surrounding communities.
Our work thrives in an environment of engagement and collaboration. With KENNEDY, you’ll find decades of industry experience, but not at the expense of fresh, new perspectives. We work alongside you and your organization to find innovative solutions and strategies that build on a solid foundation of tried-and-true knowledge.
On paper, KENNEDY is a multi-faceted event management, public relations, and marketing consulting firm based in Wilmington, DE. But at its core, KENNEDY is collaboration, creativity, and community.
Who is KENNEDY?
For over 20 years, Ryan Kennedy has created hundreds of diverse marketing, advertising, and public relations campaigns across a broad span of industries ranging from commercial real estate to hospitality to non-profit. Applying his creative range and experience throughout the marketplace, he helps establish meaningful and authentic engagement.
Ryan spent the beginning of his marketing career in the radio industry, working his way up to Promotions Director for Clear Channel Radio Delaware’s five-station media group where he was responsible for all promotional programming and events for the stations. As Promotions Director, Ryan’s love for event production was born as he helped launch and direct staple events including The Holiday Home Show, The Home & Garden Show, Delaware’s Great Green Expo, and Miles for Minutes Charitable Motorcycle Ride (now known as Miles for Military).
In 2009, Ryan was hired as the Marketing Director for prominent real estate developer, Harvey, Hanna & Associates (HHA). In his position as Director of Marketing and eventually Vice President of Marketing, Ryan managed all marketing and advertising initiatives for HHA and its real estate business entities. Ryan’s range of responsibilities included marketing, sales, public relations, tenant, client and media relations, governmental affairs, event management, grant coordination, social media and website management and managing the company’s corporate giving and community engagement initiatives.
At Harvey, Hanna & Associates, Ryan’s corporate and community work has been recognized as the Delaware Press Association Communications Contest Winner (6 times, 2014-2019), Red Clay Consolidated School District Hall of Fame Inductee (2020), Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award recipient (2019), Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 Honoree (2017) and GOLD MarCom recipient (2014).
In 2023, Ryan opened KENNEDY. As owner and marketing strategist, he helps businesses, organizations, and non-profits through approachable and authentic creative practices designed to ignite successful engagement between customer, community, and business.
Professional Affiliations
- Committee of 100, Board Member since 2020, Annual Auction Co-Chair
- Commercial Industrial Realty Council, Board Members Since 2019, Program Committee Co-Chair
- Theater N, Board Director since 2020, External Affairs Committee
- Delaware Press Association, Member
- Public Relations Society of America, Member
- Public Relations Society of Delaware Chapter, Member
- Licensed Realtor, State of Delaware
- Member of New Castle County Board of Realtors
True collaboration delivers true results for our clients.
raised
Nonprofit Event Management + Coordination
Planned events for Delaware community
Corporate/Business events coordinated
in economic development
Public Relations management + project coordination
in sales volume
Marketing campaign management for luxury real estate
The Company We Keep
KENNEDY partners with some of the area’s most talented agencies and vendors to ensure your team is stacked. Throughout the years, we’ve cultivated meaningful relationships with brilliant individuals who are thoughtful, committed, energetic, fresh, and approachable, all of which comes back to benefit you and your project.
Community-First. Always.
Commitment to our community starts with ourselves, the people we collaborate with, the work we do and, ultimately, the organizations we support. KENNEDY is proud to serve the local Delaware community through the following organizations:
