Bold Storytelling. Breakthrough Strategies.

Steph Porter is a bold communicator with creativity in her core and unbreakable strategy in her bones. With over 13 years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, and social media - spanning both agency and in-house roles - Steph has made a career out of helping brands show up loudly, proudly, and with purpose. Her roots in public relations were forged working in PR agencies where she ran multi- million-dollar campaigns for clients like Walmart, New Balance, Playtex Baby, and Tim Hortons. She also crafted award-winning experiential and marketing communications while in-house at Canadian Tire Corporation, Canada’s largest retailer. Before launching ink&iron PR, Steph led external communications and social media at SpartanNash, overseeing a high-performing team and all corporate storytelling across earned and owned channels. From executive communications and national media placements to high-stakes crisis response, she’s been in the trenches and thrived there. A reliable partner to both C-suites and her creative counterparts, Steph is known for her relentless follow-through, A+ client service and stakeholder relations, sharp instincts, and fearless storytelling. Now based in Grand Rapids, Mich., with her husband, two kids and her golden retriever, Steph is a lover of fast answers and faster results, and the brains behind ink&iron PR—an agency built to punch above its weight, elevate brands, and think outside the box.