Influence Alaska

Influence Alaska is a marketing agency in Eagle River, AK, that operates as a public relations, strategic communications, and government relations firm. The firm serves government agencies, elected officials, businesses, and candidates across Alaska, helping clients deliver messages aimed at winning over the hearts and minds of Alaskans. Its core specialties are public relations, crafting polished and convincing content for target audiences; strategic communications, including mobilizing supporters, navigating crises, strengthening brands, and advocating for change; and government relations, with direct experience working in Alaska's political landscape from the capitol in Juneau to City Hall in Anchorage.

The firm is led by Hans Rodvik, Owner and Principal, a lifelong Alaskan with a decade of experience producing communication campaigns and shaping public policy for senior executives across public and private entities. Rodvik holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alaska Anchorage and is a graduate of Dimond High School. He grew up in the Sand Lake and Jewel Lake neighborhoods of Anchorage and now lives in Eagle River with his wife, Brittany, and their two children, Theodore and Annika. Before founding Influence Alaska, he served as Assistant Director of Communications for the Anchorage School District, Alaska's largest district, serving over 43,000 students with more than 6,000 staff, where he managed internal communications and led government and legislative relations. He also served as Deputy Communications Director for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson. In addition to his agency work, Rodvik brings 14 years of commercial salmon fishing experience and holds an Alaska real estate license.

The office sits on Northwood Park Circle, about half a mile from Alpenglow Elementary School and roughly seven tenths of a mile from Hillcrest Park and Eagle River Road. Ravenwood Elementary School is under a mile away, and Eagle River Loop Road is about a mile and a half from the office. Highland Airport lies just over a mile north.

Rodvik's combination of agency-level communications work inside Alaska's largest school district and the Anchorage Mayor's office shapes the firm's approach to public and government relations across the state.