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I help Business builders with Earned Expertise stand out from the Vapid Voices
Marketing has gotten shouty.
What if you could whisper?
I joke I’m an arms dealer equipping people who have expertise and a desire to serve others with the communication power they need to succeed in a world flooded by AI slop, empty hype, and business charlatans.
But you can call me Jay.
Forget “getting in front of” your audience 10 times this week. Say something they’ll think about 10 times a day.
I help you turn your expertise into a powerful premise and IP you own. I take a framework-forward approach to working with seasoned professionals 1:1, extracting from you what you’ve been trying to say all along.
Clarify your message. Give incredible talks. Grow a platform of impact around the premise we develop.
go from chasing business to being highly sought
Become a stronger speaker through my Public Speaking Accelerator
I’ve been trusted by dozens of individual creators and entrepreneurs, plus brands like Salesforce, GoDaddy, Wistia, and Mailchimp. I’ve hosted more than 800 podcast episodes (and now host the show How Stories Happen) and have given speeches in 25 states and 3 countries, to audiences ranging from 4,000 marketers at industry expos to 40 CEOs in closed-door masterminds.
I’m a proud New England resident, a troubled Knicks fan, and an obsessive grilled pizza chef. My grandest aspiration (though I’ll also admit it’s my biggest delusion) is to be the Anthony Bourdain of business storytelling.
Free resources
1. Assess your current communication style
Use the Idea Impact Matrix
We all have natural communication tendencies. How do you currently and naturally differentiate? Understanding which way you lean on the Idea Impact Matrix will help you learn to lean into strengths + make improvements with instant impact.
2. Watch me rework speeches in realtime
See me in-action as a coach and advisor
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(Objectively. Academically. Unquestionably.)
Inside the process of exceptional storytellers
Hear Seth Godin, Ann Handley, Andrew Davis, Chase Jarvis, Laura Gassner Otting, Michelle Warner, Simo Stolzoff, Dorie Clark, and other powerful communicators, as they dissect their stories, speeches, and messages,
Storytelling is a craft. Too rarely is it taught in ways that help you actually execute yours.
Stop “learning story,” and learn to be a storyteller.