When people ask me what I write about, I have a hard time giving an elegant answer. I write about people, companies, ideas. I write about successful leaders and the disenfranchised, about artists, activists, academics and innovators. I write about technology, psychology, neuroscience, health, creativity and leadership. I write short. I write long. I write for children and adults. I write journalism. I write fiction.
The common denominator: I'm a storyteller. Regardless the topic I've been tasked or given myself to tackle, my goal is always to reach the beating heart of the matter.
And it's been working. I live off my words. Literally, my words pay my bills. But they also help me tell the stories that often go untold, to connect with people, and connect people with each other.
Below is a sampling of stories I've written. Have a look.
SAMPLE CLIPS:
Features:
"Cannabis and the fight against America's opioid crisis", The Guardian, March 9, 2017
"Thousands of College Kids Are Powering a Clickbait Empire", Backchannel, January 25, 2017
"Are Anonymous Apps Spreading Hate?" Scholastic Choices Magazine, March 2015
"When Foster Care Is The Only Option", Palmer Home Magazine, Fall 2014
"Why We'll Invest In A Banksy", Capital Ideas, September 2014
"Small Town, Big Screen", Naples Illustrated, July/August 2014
"From the Battlefield to B-School", BusinessWeek Magazine, March 12, 2008
Psychology:
"Your Politics Are Showing: When Nudges Work", Chicago Booth Review, September 4, 2015
"How We Trick Our Brains Into Feeling Productive", Fast Company, December 15, 2014
"Why Having Too Many Choices Is Making You Unhappy", Fast Company, June 4, 2014
"The Neuroscience of Imagination", Fast Company, February 18, 2014
"Why Your Creativity Needs Boundaries to Thrive", Fast Company, January 8, 2014
"How to Train Your Brain to Master Uncharted Terrain", Fast Company, January 9, 2014
Technology:
"The Surprising Way Selfies Are Driving Phone Design", Backchannel. March 17, 2017
"Fintech at the Crossroads", Chicago Booth Magazine, June 2016
"Inside The Movement To Solve Silicon Valley's Diversity Problem", Fast Company, October 29, 2014
"Within Grasp: A World Without (Charging) Wires", Fortune, July 29, 2014
"Marijuana manufacturing 2.0", Fortune, February 12, 2014
"Amazon's new way to boost Kindle sales? Your old books", Fortune, December 18, 2013
"Unlocking Business Ideas Hidden in the Natural World", Entrepreneur, February 19, 2013
Education:
"Could Your Face Go Viral?" Scholastic Choices Magazine, October 2016
"Doctors Seek Aid From Business Schools", Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2009
"Unlikely Partners For Global Change", Notre Dame Magazine, Spring 2009
"Cost-Wary Students Turn to Community Colleges", BusinessWeek Magazine, November 9, 2008
"U.S. Colleges Stumped by Fraudulent Applications", BusinessWeek Magazine, August 28, 2008
"Financial Barriers to Degree Attainment Require Urgent Response", Chronicle of Higher Ed., Sept. 20. 2006
"Camp Enrichment: Does Learning Have a Place in Kids' Summer Fun?" Albany Times Union, July 28, 2005
Careers / Management:
"Meet the Woman Running a National Nonprofit at Just 37 Years Old", Real Simple, March 2017
"Fast Track to the Corner Office", Men's Health, January/February 2015
"The Fascinating Evolution of Brogramming And The Fight To Get Women Back", Fast Company, Oct. 20, 2014
"Making a Career Out of Fighting Street Harassment With Hollaback", Fast Company, December 18, 2015
"How to Stand In Front of A Room Of People And Tell A Stellar Story", Fast Company, Feb. 27, 2014
"The Rules for Coping with Sales Rejection", Entrepreneur, December 13, 2011
"The New Résumé: Dumb and Dumber", Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2009
Small Business:
"Building the Tinder of Tech Talent For Southeast Asia", Fast Company, June 13, 2016
"How A High-Tech Mayo Startup Aims To Take Down Factory Farming", Fast Company, Oct. 28, 2014
"A Whiskey Brand That Won Investors (Without Getting Them Wasted)", Entrepreneur, May 2014
"5 Steps to Turn a Dorm-Room Startup Into a Real-World Success", Inc., March 17, 2014
"How Failure Made These Entrepreneurs Millions", Entrepreneur, June 14, 2013
Retail:
"The View From Here: Rosalind Brewer, President & CEO of Sam's Club", Real Simple, Oct. 2014
"Inside The Company Building The Googleplex Of Marijuana Edibles" Fast Company, May 9, 2014
"How Stella & Dot Is Giving Direct Sales A Mobile Makeover", Fast Company, May 2, 2014
"A Fashion Guy Gets Gap Back to Basics", BusinessWeek Magazine, August 6, 2008
"As Belts Tighten, Coach Feels the Pinch", BusinessWeek Magazine, May 28, 2008
"Goodwill Hunting Goes Upscale", The Hartford Courant, August 17, 2006
Lifestyle:
"5 Accomplished Women Share Their Secrets to Success", Real Simple, January 2016
"The View From Here: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay", Real Simple, November 2014
"How To Cultivate A Creative Thinking Habit", Fast Company, February 25, 2014
"The Best Place To Meet Women -- But Is It Worth The Risk?", Men's Health, September 2012
"Nightmare Mirage: Suffering With Body Image Disorder", Hartford Courant, July 16, 2006
Health/Wellness:
"Treat Flu Symptoms with Random Sh*t in Your Kitchen", Tonic (Vice), December 21, 2016
"Stop Chasing After Happiness And Do This Instead", Fast Company, December 23, 2014
"How Exercise Changes Your Brain", Fast Company, November 3, 2014
"The Case Against 'Busy' And The Art Of Sitting Still", Fast Company, April 23, 2014
"3 Bad Sleep Habits You Need to Break", Entrepreneur, February 13, 2013
Yoga:
"Pigeon Pose: Enemy Or Friend?" YogaCityNYC, May 7, 2013
"Glenn Black: Mr. Anonymous Sees It All", YogaCityNYC, October 25, 2012
"Loren Fishman: Rotator Cuff MD", YogaCityNYC, October 29, 2012
"Headstands: Should They Be Taught?", YogaCityNYC, September 4, 2012
Fiction / On Writing:
"The Night Vera Robinov Got Shot", American Literary Review, Spring 2018
"It's Clean", Baltimore Review, (1st Place Fiction Contest Winner), Summer 2015
"Tyosha", Fourteen Hills, Winter 2013
"Five Authors On How They Overcame Creative Blocks", Fast Company, February 26, 2014
"Book Review: You Only Get Letters From Jail by Jodi Angel", Colorado Review, October 2013
"On Suddenly, A Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret", Kenyon Review, Spring 2013