Before I started building my own things, I spent more than two decades working at the intersection of strategy, story, and leadership.
My career has taken me through media, entertainment, technology, finance, and entrepreneurship, with leadership roles at companies including Sony Pictures Entertainment, 21st Century Fox, and Scripps Networks Interactive.
I’ve worked with executives and teams through growth, change, reinvention, major transactions, and plenty of moments when the stakes were high and the story needed to be right.
These days, I’m focused on building creative projects of my own. But I still love a complicated problem, a big idea, and the challenge of figuring out what actually needs to be said.
Below is a selection of the work I’ve led over the years.
Executive Voice & Thought Leadership
Over the years, I’ve helped executives bring big ideas to life across stages, screens, boardrooms, and headphones. 🎧
The Business of Games Podcast
I helped launch and co-host The Business of Games, a podcast created with Xsolla President Chris Hewish exploring the business of gaming and the forces shaping the industry.
I led the show’s editorial strategy, developed episode themes and interviews, and co-hosted conversations with leaders across the gaming ecosystem.
Listen to a few episodes here:
Keynotes & Speeches
I’ve written and shaped speeches for CEOs and senior leaders across leadership summits, media appearances, and community events — including commencement addresses. 🎓
A few highlights include:
- Keynote addresses at media Upfronts, global leadership summits, and industry events
- Executive remarks for high-profile media appearances and interviews
- Acceptance speeches for entertainment awards, national organizations, and professional associations
- Commencement addresses and guest lectures at Harvard, USC, UCLA, and UNC Chapel Hill
Enterprise & Investor Communications
When companies speak to investors, analysts, and boards, clarity matters.
I’ve spent years translating complex business strategy and financial performance into clear stories for investors, analysts, boards, and employees.
Executive Communications — 20th Century Fox
At Fox, I managed communications for the company’s senior leadership and Board of Directors, including monthly CEO reports and annual budget presentations.
The work required distilling a sprawling global media business into clear, useful narratives for the people making its biggest decisions.
Sony Corporation Analyst Day — Tokyo, Japan
For Sony Corporation’s annual Analyst Day in Tokyo, I led presentation development for the Sony Pictures Entertainment segment, working closely with senior executives to shape the story, structure the narrative, and bring the presentation to life.
I scripted remarks for the CEO and Head of Motion Pictures, designed the presentation deck, and provided design support for the Sony Music portion of the event.
Annual Reports & Earnings Communications — Scripps Networks Interactive
Scripps Networks Interactive was a publicly traded lifestyle media company behind brands including HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel.
At Scripps Networks Interactive, I led the development of the company’s annual report and CEO shareholder letter, along with communications supporting quarterly earnings, investor roadshows, shareholder meetings, and analyst events.
The work sat at the intersection of financial storytelling, executive voice, creative direction, and investor communications, translating business performance and strategy into something people could actually follow.
Internal & Organizational Communications
Internal communication is where strategy meets culture.
I’ve led internal communications and culture work for organizations navigating growth, change, and reinvention, helping leaders keep people informed, connected, and aligned along the way.
My work has included building company-wide communications platforms and newsletters, developing leadership and employee engagement programs, producing Town Halls and all-hands experiences, and helping teams adopt new tools and ways of working.
I’ve also created culture and community initiatives that gave people reasons to connect beyond their day-to-day jobs, including employee recognition programs, internal events, and Women@21CF, a community I helped launch at 21st Century Fox.
Across all of it, the goal was pretty simple: make big organizations feel a little more human.
Speaking about enterprise communications at Slack-sponsored events
Independent Communications & Strategy Consulting
Helping leaders tell their story, engage teams and community, and communicate with impact.
Some of my favorite work has happened outside traditional corporate roles, often alongside founders, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven organizations figuring out what comes next.
I’ve helped early-stage companies sharpen their positioning and investor stories, supported nonprofits with fundraising and development strategy, and created campaigns, events, and communications that turned good ideas into things people could actually see, understand, and get behind.
Early- and Growth-Stage Startups
I’ve worked with early-stage companies across fintech, travel, and technology on everything from investor presentations and strategic decks to brand positioning and launch strategy.
For one Silicon Valley fintech startup, I developed branded pitch materials that helped communicate the company’s traction and growth story, contributing to pre-launch revenue and opportunities for high-profile partnerships. For a Las Vegas travel-tech startup, I helped shape investor materials and market positioning that supported its venture capital fundraising.
Nonprofit & Community Work
I’ve also spent years working with organizations focused on issues I care about, including animal welfare, food access, and sustainable agriculture.
My work has ranged from development and communications strategy to fundraising campaigns, events, donor engagement, media outreach, and community partnerships. At one animal welfare nonprofit, a redesigned development and events strategy helped drive a 60% year-over-year increase in its signature fundraiser and launch a capital campaign that reached 50% of its goal within its first two weeks.
At Farmshare Austin, I supported development and communications while helping build an online marketplace for the organization’s mobile food markets in partnership with the City of Austin. That work eventually led to an invitation to join the board, where I continue to serve.
Yumday
I also founded Yumday, a food and culture company that has taken a few different forms over the years, from a creative food-holiday project to a subscription and gifting business to a Wilmington retail shop.
Now, Yumday is evolving again, this time as a digital food and culture project. Because apparently I am constitutionally incapable of leaving an idea alone.
While my focus today is on building my own creative work, I occasionally take on select strategic communications, storytelling, and advisory projects when the fit is interesting.
