About Us
We are intentional, smart, and committed to doing good in the world. Our clients are too.
Your Quickstep team will work hard for you, produce high-quality work, and be a true extension of your team. We’ll help you cultivate meaningful engagement and strengthen relationships with your stakeholders. Looking for something more transactional? We’re probably not for you.
Our Purpose
In and alongside our client work, we support and amplify voices from underrepresented communities and groups driving social change.
Photo: CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County Summer 2025
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Our Approach
Invite people in. Being inclusive yields the best results.
Short + long game. We find quick wins while we build for the long-term.
Hard=fun. We’re not afraid of complex or technical material and we like working with big brains.
Quality over quantity. We are a spam-free zone.
Be nice. We are just plain friendly, and we look for clients who are the same.
How We Show Up
We excel at bringing together divergent points of view and landing common language. We aren’t afraid to speak up when we see something could be better. And we bring positive attention, energy, and ideas to every interaction.
Gwen Gulick
Founder & Principal, Quickstep
Gwen works with clients to develop communication strategies that build visibility and strengthen relationships. She brings expertise in talent and workforce development, employer and executive engagement, and thought leadership.
Quickstep’s client roster includes National Talent Collaborative, CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County, Harvard Business Publishing, MIT Open Learning, Future Workplace, Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance, Vantage Partners, and Common Sense Media. Prior to founding Quickstep, Gwen worked in marketing and public relations at Harvard Business Publishing and tech PR firm Horn Group, where she led teams for ATG, Cognos, Information Builders, and Netegrity (RSA).
Personally, Gwen is committed to helping families living with mental illness through community outreach and volunteer roles. A cancer survivor, she regularly rides or volunteers for the Pan-Mass Challenge ride for Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Her favorites include cycling, lake swimming, conversations with people over age 80, Lindy Hopping, and singing with gusto. Forever a Michigander, today she lives on a small orchard in Harvard, Massachusetts with her family.
Our Team
Jennifer Carroll|
As an account lead for Quickstep Jennifer partners with clients on thought leadership and content strategy and writes content of all types. She also develops and executes visibility strategies for client experts through LinkedIn and speaking.
She brings 20+ years of experience in the marketing communications field and has worked in non profit, education, public and private sectors including the Boston Ballet, St Joseph Elementary School, and non-profit Reach out and Read. She earned a master’s degree in Communications.
Jennifer is very involved in helping her daughters pursue their creative passions in musical theater and dance and volunteers with a national dog rescue organization. Jennifer lives in MetroWest Boston with her family.
