StarrMillionBaker
CEO + Co-founder
About Us
A better agency experience for clients and teams.
INK Communications Co. is an award-winning strategic communications agency for B2B technology and energy companies navigating complex markets. For more than 20 years, we’ve built the agency around deep client focus, forward-looking communications, and a culture of collaboration and learning. That combination gives our people room to keep getting better and our clients the strategic counsel they need to move forward. In 2026, Fast Company named INK one of its Best Workplaces for Innovators.
OUR TEAM
Meet our executive leadership team.
INK is a female owned and operated agency that stays true to its founding tenets to create an agency where teammates support and trust each other, clients understand the value of communications and appreciate partnership, and we can all do our best work.
KariHernandez
CSO + Co-founder
BlairPoloskey
Principal + Partner
our shared philosophy
Good work with good people makes for a good life.
This belief shapes how we work. Our team is made up of specialists who care deeply about their craft and are generous with what they know. Curiosity is part of the job, so we keep learning from one another and refining how we work to create more room for strategy and creative problem-solving.
Starr Million Baker
CEO + Co-founder
Starr Million Baker has a knack for finding better ways to do things and motivating others to do the same. She’s created communications programs with a wide breadth of strategic aims for clients big and small in the B2B technology and energy industries. Starr studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and has earned her Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America. Her devotion to her craft and her company has secured her a place on PR News’ Top Women in PR list and added a lot of hardware to INK’s shelves, including multiple Inc. 5000 and Best Places to Work recognition.
Kari Hernandez
CSO + Co-founder
Kari Hernandez brings entrepreneurial thinking to her clients and teams, uncovering opportunities in unexpected places and quickly moving ideas to action. Building on twenty years of experience in marketing communications for B2B technology companies, Kari is constantly innovating new and more strategic ways to serve INK’s clients. Her commitment to growth and innovation landed her on PR News’ 2019 Top Women in PR list and helped INK earn its place on the Inc. 5000 and as a Best Place to Work in Austin and Denver.
Blair Poloskey
Principal + Partner
Blair Poloskey solves problems. From storytelling to digital spend and back to general account management, she finds solutions for her clients and executes on them quickly and efficiently. Over the past 15+ years, Blair has developed a love for and deep understanding of B2B technology communications. In 2006, Blair took the reins of INK’s digital and social program. She has spoken at CES, SXSW, and several other digital focused conferences highlighting best practices and opportunities for B2B brands on social.
Our Values
Five core values guide how we work and what we expect of ourselves and one another.
Enlightened
Ask questions. Use new knowledge.
Energetic
Authentic passion for the job. Go the extra mile.
Efficient
There’s always a better way. Work smarter.
Effective
See the details and the bigger picture. Get things done.
Evolving
Seek out different perspectives. Never stop learning.
Careers
Come grow with us.
Great work happens when talented people are trusted to do what they do best. At INK, you'll collaborate with smart, supportive teammates, tackle meaningful communications challenges, and help shape stories for organizations driving change in technology and energy industries.