About us
Crafting Influence. Driving Impact.
HDF Consulting is a strategic communications and brand influence agency, built on decades of senior counsel across global markets. We work with established brands, ambitious founders, and venture-backed companies to build reputations that endure, narratives that travel, and influence that converts.
Founded by Helen Da Fonseca, HDF draws on a career spanning some of the world's most recognised organisations. At Ogilvy & Mather, Helen developed brand and communications strategies across beauty, automotive, banking, and energy industries. At L'Oréal South Africa, she led corporate communications, CSR, and sustainability before moving to Global Headquarters in Paris to drive strategic initiatives at an international scale.
That breadth of experience, across markets, sectors, and cultures, is what HDF brings to every brief. Whether advising a global corporation on reputation, a founder on their first major launch, or a brand navigating a critical moment, we bring senior expertise and a collaborative approach to every engagement, shaping work that reflects both strategic depth and the unique needs of each client.
Alongside our consulting practice, HDF Ventures is our innovation arm, where we build platforms and ideas at the intersection of communications, sustainability, and influence.We are based in Paris, with presence in London and Cape Town.
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