I combine storytelling and technology to entertain, inform, and engage audiences to act. I assemble and manage teams to design, produce and deliver compelling interactive narrative experience for brands, IPs and campaigns.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE

  • 20+ years of experience overseeing media production from conceptualization to publication.
  • Manages first- and third-party production teams and companies.
  • Specialist in adapting intellectual properties into interactive experiences.
  • Expert at using narrative, character and story structure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Golden Bough Consultants, New York, NY, 2003-present

Narrative Consultant

I help people and companies use story to make their content, brand, plan or case as compelling as possible. I identify the client’s needs, then help them create and refine a narrative experience for their target audience. 

Examples of consultation:

• Created a Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat interactive game show for a mobile app.
• Advised business startups on shaping the narrative for their pitch decks.
• Consulted with major television networks' internal teams to articulate goals and strategies.
• Worked with a game publishers to create story-based game campaigns.
• Produced an online event for a sportswear brand where amateur athletes can share their stories. 
• Consults with public defenders trying criminal cases before juries.

Clients/Partners:

Microsoft, Nike, Hasbro, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Marvel, RealNetworks, A&E Networks, Lifetime Television, DC Comics, Big Fish Games, IGT, Oberon Media, Scholastic, MTV, Game Show Network, Huge, City of New York, San Diego County PDO, Ventura County PDO, Orange County PDO.

Microsoft - Redmond, WA, 1995-2003

Product Planner

I managed business development for Microsoft’s PC entertainment and console division.  I oversaw budgets, schedules and P&L for first-party brands. I learned what makes for good business in development and how to quantify the risks and costs of creating story-based entertainment.

EDUCATION

B.A. Communications/Writing, University of California, San Diego

MFA Dramatic Writing, New York University

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor in experimental narrative, University of Southern California

Speaker on non-linear narrative, American Film Institute

Microsoft Career Development, numerous technical and management courses