i help leaders tell stories that land.
For 20 years, I made my living getting people to stop and pay attention.
Now, as an emcee, moderator, speaker and storytelling coach, I help organizations and leaders do the same.
About Me
I grew up in Chicago obsessed with sports. I chased that obsession through three broadcast markets before landing back home — and spent over a decade as a sportscaster at NBC5, covering the Cubs' World Series, Bears playoff games, and the NBA Finals.
What I learned along the way: how to earn trust fast, tell a story that lands, and perform when the pressure is highest.
I'm now channeling them into work I can do on my own terms — emceeing events, moderating panels, and coaching executives and founders on how to tell their story.
What I do
EMCEE & EVENT HOSTING
An emcee is the connective tissue of the whole event — keeping energy up, transitions smooth, and the audience engaged even when the schedule slips or the tech misfires. After two decades in live broadcasts where the safety net doesn't exist, I know how to hold a room.
I've hosted dozens of corporate events, panels, speaking programs, and industry gatherings. Organizers consistently say the same thing: the energy landed, the transitions were seamless, and the audience stayed with it.
BEST FOR: Corporate conferences, award shows, product launches, company all-hands, industry events, and anything where the audience experience depends on more than just the speakers.
STORYTELLING COACHING
Most executives know their business. Fewer know how to talk about it in a way that actually lands — with a board, an investor, a reporter, or a new hire. I've spent years coaching broadcasters on exactly this problem, and the fundamentals are the same whether you're on camera or in a conference room: clarity, confidence, and knowing what the moment requires.
I work one-on-one with leaders to find the story that's already there, strip out the noise, and get them comfortable telling it in front of any audience.
BEST FOR: Executives, founders and leaders who have something real to say and need help saying it clearly, concisely, and with conviction.
PANEL MODERATION
The questions are what make a panel worth being in the room for. So are the follow-ups — the ones that push past the safe answer and get to the insight the audience actually came for. After years as an interviewer and broadcast host, I know how to draw people out, manage time without making panelists feel managed, and keep energy moving even when a conversation stalls.
What I'm not doing is reading off a prepared list. I come in knowing the topic, knowing the speakers, and ready to follow the conversation wherever it goes.
BEST FOR: Industry summits, leadership forums, investor panels, conference programming, and roundtables where the organizer needs a professional in the moderator's chair.
MEDIA TRAINING
Most organizations treat media the way they treat fire drills — something to prepare for theoretically and panic about when it's real. I spent two decades on the other side of that microphone, which means I know what journalists are actually looking for, what makes a spokesperson memorable, and what makes a media moment go sideways before it starts.
BEST FOR: communications teams, PR leads, and individual spokespeople on two things: how to attract coverage worth getting, and how to perform well when the cameras are on. That includes message development, on-camera coaching, Q&A preparation, and the specific mechanics of answering the question you want to answer — not just the one you were asked.
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