Speaking
& Events
I’ve been speaking in front of people since I was 19, first through poetry and music, later through marketing and hemp advocacy. I speak about the work I’ve actually done and the things I’m still trying to understand.
Topics I speak on
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What Poetry Taught Me About Brand Strategy
At a poetry slam you have a few minutes to make a stranger care. I talk about what that experience taught me about attention, credibility, and communicating clearly in business.
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From Poetry to Marketing
How years on stage shaped the way I write, lead teams, and help companies explain what they do.
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Finding a Position a Startup Can Own
How to define your category, explain your difference, and get specific when you cannot outspend everyone else.
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Leading Creative Marketing Teams
Hiring, giving direction, and making space for good work, drawing on years leading teams through growth and ownership changes.
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Hemp & THC Beverages: What Happens Next
What building a THC beverage brand has taught me about the market, the policy choices ahead, and the businesses and people affected by them.
Notable appearances
Dec 2025
Press Conference with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
I spoke about federal hemp policy at Wild State Cider in Duluth alongside U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. See the coverage.
"What's at stake here is not just one business. Not just one taproom. It's manufacturers, distributors, retailers, farmers, labs — the entire system behind these hemp products people already trust."
Ongoing
The SaaS Brand Strategy Show
Conversations about growth, marketing, and category strategy for software companies.
The What If? Podcast
A comedy podcast that has also played live shows in Minnesota and California.
Invite me to speak
Keynotes, panels, workshops, and podcast guest spots. I prepare for the people in the room and give them something they can use.