Information overload, new communication channels and community relations are a few of the critical issues Boyd helps companies manage in their internal and external communications strategies. He parlayed his award-winning journalism career into a public relations and communications consulting business with more than 25 years of experience. Mergers, downsizing, a changing audience and changing competition all require companies to reshape their communication tactics. Boyd has successfully developed public relations and employee communications Services for companies including Starbucks, Kinko's, Seafirst, Green River Community College, Westin Hotels, the Federal Aviation Administration, First Nationwide Bank and Medalia HealthCare.

Boyd received an M.A. in Communications and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington, and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Montana. He has served as President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the American Marketing Association and as President of the Mercer Island School Board.