I offer a range of writing services from speechwriting to message platforms. Here are some project examples:
Narrative Development - At YouTube, I managed the media reputation of the platform as a profitable business unit for Google. My team built a momentum campaign of press placements with high-quality publications (ex: Fast Company, Bloomberg, mashable, Advertising Age) which helped the company double revenue and bolster confidence from shareholders.
Message Platforms - The largest diversity in STEM organization in the U.S. contracted me to create a messaging platform for their annual conference and work with scientists to write and publish an op-ed about indigenous perspectives on climate change. The platform included key messages, FAQs, defined target audiences, and lived on to inform their future campaigns. The message platform will now serve the organization as they have been asked to provide speakers and participants for the March for Science.
Speechwriting/Coaching - For the College Track benefit screening of the Pixar film, Coco, I wrote speeches for the CEO, Executive Director, Board Chair, and coached student performers to inspire the audience to support access to higher education in Los Angeles. It was so rewarding to coach each speaker, providing rigorous prep so that they could find their voice and convey their story.
Op-Eds and Blogging - At MIT Sloan-incubated Sanergy, I ghost-wrote a blogpost for the Huffington Post on the topic of strong women in business, based on the experiences of one of their founders, Lindsay Stradley. I also authored blogposts for Sanergy on the topic of mindfully designing products in global development.
Freelance Writing - Publications
The Radavist - “The Rowdy and Irreverent Underworld of RodeoCross”
The Trek - “A Twisted Obsession with Type II Fun: Why the JMT 2021”
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - “Indigenous Views on Climate Change Matter” (ghostwritten)
Santa Cruz Techbeat - “Cabrillo CIS Students Host Region-wide Cybersecurity Competition”
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science - “Testing the Hypothesis of Leadership: How Dr. Donna Maria Blancero and Dr. Joseph Garcia Cultivate STEM Leaders”
National Public Radio - "Generation Y Michigan, Hiring Gen Y"
India Travelogue - "Sari For the Mess" (tales from working in Hyderabad through Google's Ambassador Program)
Kenya Travelogue - "Shooting the Sh*t With Sanergy" (perspectives doing comms work at a social enterprise in Nairobi, Kenya)
Concentrate Media - "Know Y: A Place For Us?", "Know Y: PSA for the D", "Know Y: Young and Entrepreneurial"
Detroit Free Press - "Give Grads Good Reason to Stay in Michigan"
Orlando Sentinel - "When I Was Your Age"