GPG Strategies, LLC, led by Michael Axelrod, is a boutique public affairs and government relations firm. We collaborate with corporations and businesses to strategically penetrate markets and to solve problems. We help our clients access high-level decision makers, build market share, and overcome potential regulatory and legislative challenges, strategically and successfully positioning some of the world’s largest companies. Chicago is a fantastic location for business - but a complex one, requiring careful navigation. Whether you're establishing a new foothold in Chicago or overcoming regulatory hurdles, GPG Strategies offers the unmatched experience, strategic insights and guidance needed to execute your vision. We identify opportunities, test your ideas with local decision makers, elevate your organization's profile and successfully chart the course to achieve your goals. You've heard the expression: It's who you know. Few can rival the network of high-level connections GPG Strategies and Axelrod have built over the course of decades. We can help you quickly and effectively navigate business and political obstacles by strategically leveraging relationships with decision makers and influencers. GPG Strategies helps our clients achieve groundbreaking results, by winning new government business, anticipating and responding to regulatory change and obtaining valuable and actionable intelligence. Our work has led to the procurement of tens of millions of dollars in business in sectors from security and technology to infrastructure and energy. Our firm is well positioned and deeply committed to providing you with personalized attention and the very best access, advice and intelligence. Whether you represent a Fortune 50 company, a start-up or a non-profit organization, GPG Strategies prides itself on exceeding the highest of standards and effectively turning your vision into a reality.