Why Campaigns Seek Alternatives to National Mega-Firms
Axiom Strategies is one of the largest Republican political consulting firms in the country, headquartered in Kansas City with offices nationwide. For presidential campaigns and major national races, their scale can be an asset. But for campaigns operating in California — or for clients who need direct, principal-level attention — the mega-firm model often falls short.
Large national firms like Axiom manage hundreds of clients simultaneously. Campaign managers and strategists are spread thin. California races get staffed by associates who may not understand the state's unique top-two primary system, multilingual electorates, vote-by-mail dynamics, or ballot harvesting laws.
What Movement Makers Does Differently
Movement Makers is a California-based political consulting firm built on a different model. We take on a limited number of engagements so that every client gets direct access to our principals — not junior staff, not account managers, not subcontractors. And we operate nationally, bringing California expertise to campaigns and organizations across the country.
Our team has deep roots in California politics. We've served as Deputy State Director for the California Republican Party, managed campaigns for members of Congress in California's most competitive districts, and led county party operations in Orange County, San Diego, and San Bernardino. We don't parachute in from out of state — we operate here every day. That California expertise — tested in the country's most competitive political environment — is what we bring to clients nationwide.
Our Services
Movement Makers provides campaign consulting, government relations, independent expenditure strategy, field and ballot operations, and public affairs — all managed by the same senior team that designs the strategy. Whether you're running a congressional campaign, managing an IE committee, or navigating a regulatory process in California, we bring the experience, relationships, and operational discipline to deliver results.