Story Coaching
Creative Direction & Editorial Services
Establishing a brand identity? Working on a podcast? A documentary? A book? A speech?
As the creative director for Mortified, I built a brand that scaled across multiple media categories.
I can help you develop, edit, co-write or even ghost write upcoming projects. I love working with people who have big dreams but are struggling to see the forest for the trees with their ideas.
In terms of narratives, specialize in biographical works but have experience in covering true crime, pop culture and beyond. For many people, writing becomes an excuse to be hard on oneself. My goal is to offer you the creative support and confidence boost to help reach your finish line.
Workshops
I offer storytelling 90 min. workshops on the foundations of story in an effort demystify the process for those who don't consider themselves writers. Whether you're a teacher, a doctor, a data analyst or salesperson, if you communicate for a living, this workshop is aimed at you. For organizations, it also doubles as a fun team bonding exercise.
Past clients have included: Pandora, Deloitte, Eventbrite, NYC Center for Data Intelligence, The Cooper Union, Cartoon Network, PRX.
Praise
"David makes a seemingly daunting process fun and approachable. He helped me gain confidence and become a better storyteller and communicator."
- Jack, Aspiring Author
"An AMAZING EXPERIENCE for our team. The team gained a NEW PERSPECTIVE on how to use storytelling to better engage our audience, and had a great time doing it. Mortified’s founder, Dave, was an engaging, enthusiastic facilitator who had everyone in the room spellbound. And laughing!”
–Maddie, Content Manager, Eventbrite
"Really made me realize the IMPORTANCE of human motivation in stories. I love looking at stories that way because it helps to think of how the world could be if everyone was as obsessed with stories as much as I am. It’s a great way to bring coworkers CLOSER TOGETHER, and helps frame the failures of our past in a way we can use for the future.”
– Liz, Development Department, Cartoon Network Studios
“We brought [David] in to help my sales team think outside the box when it comes to storytelling. It was a FUN workshop that GOT US TO THINK much differently about storytelling and its role in sales than we had been prior. We would hire them again if we had the need!”
– Tamara, Vice President, CPG & Retail, Pandora
“The workshop HELPED ME to realize that awkward moments can make the most interesting stories and those stories are the ones that usually connect people the most. The CONNECTION is the very thing that makes any story awesome so therefore awkward moments are indeed AWESOME MOMENTS!”
– Audra, Recording Studio Coordinator, Cartoon Network Studios