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Copywriting

A defense contractor that longed to pivot its mission toward the benevolent. A state park-supporting foundation that aimed to personalize a land-purchase campaign. A food bank with full coffers tasked with keeping record donations flowing. A ski resort and casino seeking clever tag lines. Take a look at how I delivered for each of these clients.

The 2% Press Release

Forbes. Editor & Publisher. TechCrunch. All have decried the death of the press release in recent years. One prominent study found that more than 1,700 press releases are issued each day in the U.S., with 98% being roundly ignored. Check out this example of a press release that garnered coverage in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and on CBS Evening News. The secret sauce: Approaching the right reporters at the right time at the right media outlets ... but above all, the storytelling.

Speechwriting

Speechwriting

Speechwriting, done correctly, is the most intimate of all business communications. Assimilating the passions and voice of another is a sobering task, one that I will undertake only with clients that allow me to do a deep dive -- culling the skills of an investigative journalist -- into the issue(s) that form the underpinnings of the speech.

When a retiring North Face executive approached me about penning his retirement speech, I realized that my first task was getting beyond the stoic persona he had projected his entire career.

BPH VIDEOS (click any image)

TV Pilot Trailer

I wrote, directed and hosted four episodes of a weekend adventure series, Hills & Hops, on KPIX-TV. As this trailer from the pilot episode notes,  the series featured the area's  best hiking trails -- and the local craft beer companies that make a day on the trails so rewarding.

TV Commercial

After convincing all five Bay Area food banks to pool their resources for a holiday TV ad that would benefit each of them,  I wrote and directed this Telly Award-winning commercial with the specific objective of showcasing the "new face of hunger" -- middle-class residents deeply affected by the economic downturn.

YouTube viral video

YouTube viral video

This video was supposed to show how the supply chain of a typical food bank operated . . . but it went viral on the strength of these peanut butter-smearing twins I discovered while researching the client pool  for potential on-camera talent. The twins were subsequently featured on Oprah Winfrey's show.

BPH Testimonials (click any image)

Trailmates

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Trailmates

Although member reviews (like the ones linked here) were discontinued by Meetup in 2017, there remains dozens of unsolicited testimonials to my leadership style on hiking trails.

Readers

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Trailmates

Here's what Amazon reviewers had to say about my 2015 memoir:

A Good Look Before Dark


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Colleagues/LinkedIn

Colleagues/LinkedIn

Here's a look at my professional recommendations on LinkedIn.

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