I told my first story on the record (my dad’s old Panasonic tape recorder) when I was three. I loved it so much, I kept doing it; eventually finding a way to make a career out of it. In the last couple of decades, I’ve been fortunate enough to tell some pretty fascinating ones.
Stories of upper-middle class white kids getting hooked on heroin for my Master’s Thesis at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Travelogues about eating desserts in Hawaii with my best friend for Food & Wine and dog sledding in Quebec for Travel + Leisure. Tales of the bleak pasts of the River Road plantations for a guidebook I co-wrote. A tragedy for People magazine about one mother’s devastating loss when a serial killer murdered her daughter. I’ve even written a story about a story for the New York Times Sunday Book Review.
Lately, I’ve been writing about brands; for their websites, social media accounts, and collateral. I’ve helped politicians and CEOs tell their stories in speeches to their stakeholders. I’ve ghost-written opinion pieces for public figures on topical issues.
I connect with all the stories I get to tell, whether they are corporate or journalistic. I am fortunate to be pursuing my passion for a living. And if you have read this far, I hope it means you are thinking of letting me tell your story.
Because everybody has one, and I’d love to help you tell yours.