About

The most compelling story begins and ends with the people behind it all.

Founded in 2024, The Corner Communications is a full-service communications agency specializing in media relations and executive coaching. Our clients include restaurants, beloved arts institutions, cutting-edge start-ups, and venture capital firms.

That's why our approach to communications is focused on the people behind the brand. We challenge the idea that communications can only be done by a select few, immersing ourselves into your business, working alongside your staff, and getting to the heart of your story. The rest — the strategy, the placements, the spotlight — follows from there.

But in the end, stories are about one person saying to another: This is the way it feels to me. Can you understand what I'm saying? Does it feel this way to you?
— Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, 2017

Miriam Cohen

Miriam Cohen (formerly Newcomer) has worked in-house at some of the Bay Area's most iconic brands and personally represented museum directors Max Hollein and Thomas Campbell as well as private equity group founder Payam Zamani.

She and her teams have placed tens of thousands of stories in top-tier media outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, the Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal. She has directed digital content to millions of followers and created award-winning PR and digital campaigns.

She has a deep love of coaching and mentorship, and has seen former staff, colleagues and executives under her mentorship go on to run their own communications divisions at incredible companies throughout the US and beyond.

Miriam splits her time between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Our clients do incredible work — we make sure the world notices.

San Francisco Business Times

San Francisco Business Times: Corporate Philanthropy Awards + Summit

2023: One Planet Group
Webby Award

Webby Award Finalist

2019: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Bay Area News Group

Bay Area News Group: Top Workplaces

2021: One Planet Group
Shorty Award

Shorty Award Finalist

2019: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Silicon Valley Business Journal

Silicon Valley Business Journal: Best Places to Work

2022: One Planet Group
PR Daily

PR Daily: Non-Profit Campaign of the Year, Grand Prize

2019: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Great Places to Work

Great Places to Work Certified

2023: One Planet Group
PR News

PR News: Cause-Related Marketing, Honorable Mention

2019: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Automotive News

Automotive News: Champions of Diversity

2023: One Planet Group

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