You have a story. I know how to tell it.

01

Speaking

Keynotes, panels, and workshops. Live, laugh, love, learn, and have a damn good time. Usually in that order. (Crying is optional but encouraged.)

Heard on

NPR, Milk Street Radio, Food with Mark Bittman, Andrew Talks to Chefs, Taste of Place, and more podcasts than I can count.

Talks I can give tomorrow

• How did this get here?

  What America’s weirdest foods say about where we’ve been.

• The City Whisperer

  Finding the soul of overlooked cities, and why the microbrewery isn’t it.

• The story only you can tell

  Storytelling for brands and places tired of sounding like everyone else.

• Real writers, honest work

  Why human storytelling still wins in the age of AI.

• Reinvention, D-list style

  From celebrity chef to journalist, and why you can start over too.

• The weird history road trip

  Asylum hotels, assassination sites, and a dancing horse show: what they taught me about America.

02

Consulting

I find the story only you can tell, the angle that gets you noticed, and the magic you didn’t know you had. For destinations, brands, and everyone in between.

Who I work with

• Cities and destinations

  Every town has a historic downtown and a microbrewery. I dig up the history and culture that make yours worth the trip. (Yes, I’ll travel. Happily.)

• Brands and concepts

  Under-the-radar brands, restaurants, and new ideas with more going on than anyone realizes yet.

• Media and publishing

  Editorial strategy, book development, and stories that need a writer who knows how to land them.

Your turn.

I’ve told a lot of stories. Tell me yours, and what you need. I’ll take it from there.