I love a good conversation.

The kind that cuts through the noise, shakes up the status quo, turns skeptics into superfans, and changes the shape of things.

I’ve built my career crafting those kinds of conversations from the inside out for change-making brands that are breaking new ground, from Fortune 50 companies to fast-growth startups. It’s my chosen art and science, and I practice it from every angle.

My expertise and enthusiasm intersect in developing verbal identities that open up worlds of possibility, writing sharp copy and stories that sing, and leading creative teams to thriving originality with stellar results.

I’m a systems thinker who tackles complex challenges with vibrant cohesion, a lover of language who speaks Shakespeare and sketch comedy, poetry and pop culture, metaphor and meme, and a rallying engine who goes all in.

I currently guide lots of smart and dynamic people at Ecstatic Voice, a communication studio and voice lab in LA. Outside of EV, I train MBA and MSBA teams to amplify AI and innovation at the Rady School and write The Ecstatic Review on Substack.

If you have a vision that's too big or bold to talk about, I’d love to talk about it with you.

clients & partners

Alfred Coffee, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, Ali LaBelle Creative, Artkive, BAGGU, ban.do, Barnes & Noble, Disney, Forbes, Framework, GoldieBlox, Groove, iHeartMedia, It’s On Us, Inked, LA Philharmonic, Lifekive, Marvel, Matchy Matchy Sewing Club, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pixar, Poketo, Target, Tumblr, UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management

VERBAL IDENTITY

Brand Voice

Brand Foundation

Positioning

Naming

NARRATIVE STRATEGY

Brand Messaging

Copywriting & Editing

Story Architecture

Ideation

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

Editorial Direction

Copywriter Mentorship

Team Leadership

Guidelines

PRESS

Adweek, BUST, Fast Company, Forbes, Ms. Magazine, The Washington Post, Wifey

TALkS

The Annenberg Space, Brown, Interlochen Center for the Arts, NASA JPL, Women Space

COMMISSIONS

Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, The Harnisch Foundation, Southern California Public Radio

TRAINING

Northwestern University, UCSD, The Groundlings Sunday Company, The Coaching Way, altMBA