kassia
creative director of her very own five ring circus
Kassia Binkowski, MPH, is creative director and writer working at the intersection of storytelling and social impact. She loves the smell of dogwoods, the weight of pottery, and the color yellow. The middle of six children, she’s spent a lifetime listening and instigating, in equal measure.
Both skills continue to serve her well.
Nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains Kassia and her husband are raising three kids on mountains and rivers while doing their very best to instill a deep reverence for wild places. Working from the top floor of a very old home filled with the three aforementioned very loud kids, Kassia has built a creative practice telling intimate human stories about complex international issues. Chief among her current curiosities is how to leverage creativity for climate action. Over the course of her career she has supported communications at international climate organizations, national nonprofits building systems for sustainable environmental change, and municipal programs driving local climate innovation.
Today, Kassia is the founder of One K. Her background in global health is the foundation upon which she approaches any creative production with deep empathy. Balancing an eye for detail and an penchant for pragmatism, she leads teams of designers, filmmakers, and photographers to elevate the presence and activate the audiences of high impact organizations. They work across mediums to craft brands, websites, films, podcasts, and campaigns, each with a common goal of connecting ordinary humans to the most extraordinary social and environmental crises.
Kassia holds a BA in Environmental Studies and Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Master of Public Health from the University of Washington Seattle.
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“Kassia and the One K team are dynamic and disruptive (in all of the best sorts of ways!). They are do-gooders whose commitment to authentic change-making shines through in all that they do. From concept to completion, Kassia beautifully balances head and heart work.”
Crafting human stories of local climate action
Kassia works closely with Boulder County - a national leader in climate action and innovation - to crafts stories about the residents who are impacting and being impacted by the climate crisis. Blending data and design, filmmaking and photography her team is capturing stories that humanize this complex environmental crisis.
Capturing the heart of feminist philanthropists
At the invitation of one of the original feminist philanthropies, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activist, Kassia led a production team to document the women behind the movement. The resulting documentary short explores how a group of bold women from disparate corners of the globe have come together to disrupt philanthropy.
Repackaging research on gun violence prevention
Kassia partnered with the University of Colorado to produce a public awareness campaign educating the community about the twelve warning signs of violence. She lead interviews with survivors of mass violence, pairing their voices and portraits with clear calls to action that were delivered across campus platforms and across the broader University community.
Lifting women’s voices in a world not built for women
From branding and website development to writing and sound engineering, to co-hosting and marketing Kassia assembled a best in class cast to produce a podcast humanizing complex women’s issues. Over the course of two seasons, the show shared stories of revolutionaries and unassuming feminists who are imagining a new narrative for women everywhere.