Elder State Communications — Story ecosystems for modern brands
Elder State Comms Elder State Communications
Story ecosystems for modern brands

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70%
of our engagements are ongoing retainers — because ecosystems compound.

We help brands communicate clarity with purpose.

Built for
Personal brands & coaches Nonprofits & mission-driven orgs Tech startups Creators & podcasters SMEs

Three pillars, one ecosystem

Most agencies sell channels. We build a system where every asset feeds the next — a conversation becomes a clip, a clip becomes a room, a room becomes a community.

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The client journey

A predictable rhythm, from first call to full ecosystem

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The work: conversations worth capturing.

Real rooms. Real conversations. Stories built to move fast and travel further.

The Startup Blueprint studio
Our own show
The Startup Blueprint
Co-hosted with Mark Vovk at the Vaasa Startup Factory — direct, no-fluff insight for the next generation of founders.
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On the mic with
Mark Vovk
Director & Performance Coach, Step to Success
Credentials
ICF certified coach
~500 coaching hours
Life & High Performance Coaching, iNLP
On The Startup Blueprint→
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I support individuals on the way to their highest potential.”

Mark is a performance coach and director of the Step to Success institute, with almost 500 coaching hours and certification in Life Coaching, High Performance Coaching, iNLP, and meditation. His conviction is that success is not coincidence but the result of discipline, clear systems, and genuine mindset — and that coaching has to be practice, not theory, whether in sport, business, or personal life.

On The Startup Blueprint he brings that operator's discipline to the mic, pressing guests past the highlight reel toward what actually moved the business.

Mark Vovk speaking to a room
Audience question during a session
Attendee taking notes
Desmond Olaniyi
About

A host, a strategist, and a producer — in one partner.

Desmond Olaniyi
FOUNDER

Great ventures don't succeed on passion alone — they need architecture.

That belief drives Desmond's work at the intersection of international business execution and high-impact brand communication.

After watching talented founders struggle to turn strong ideas into clear market strategy, he founded Elder State Communications — a Vaasa-based firm built to co-create with businesses, not just advise them. He sits at the table with founders: shaping brand presence, sharpening go-to-market strategy, and building the bridge between a great idea and a scalable business.

Beyond the boardroom
The Startup Blueprint — podcast and speaker series co-hosted with Mark Vovk at the Vaasa Startup Factory.
The goal has never been about launching — it's always been about legacy.
Vaasa, Finland
Free resource

The Content Ecosystem Starter Kit

A 12-page planning framework: how one recorded conversation becomes a month of short-form, an owned community, and a measurable pipeline.

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Common questions

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Services

Everything required to make a brand worth listening to.

Engage a single pillar, or run the full ecosystem on a monthly retainer. Every engagement begins with strategy and ends with a report you can act on.

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Retainers built to compound

Three-, six-, and twelve-month terms available, with commitment discounts. Final scope is set in the strategy workshop.

Project engagements

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Starting prices. Scope, deliverable volume, and travel are quoted per engagement.

Contact

Book a discovery call.

Thirty minutes, no deck. We'll map what you're already producing, where the story is leaking, and what an ecosystem would look like for your team.

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Elder State Communications
Elder State Communications

Elder State Communications

We build integrated story ecosystems — podcasts with depth, short-form video with reach, and live experiences that turn audiences into communities. Based in Vaasa, Finland.

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