I’ve worked with Nobel prize winning academics,
billionaire philanthropists, business leaders
and students – anyone who wants to
tell better stories and tell stories better.
I’ve worked with Nobel prize winning academics, billionaire philanthropists, business leaders and students – anyone who wants to tell better stories and tell stories better.
But, once upon a time …
I worked at a small human rights charity in London. Every day I saw us fail to reach the people and institutions we needed to influence to stop real people suffering. One day, in 2011, I was invited to a livestream of the first ever TEDWomen conference. I was in awe.
Because of that, I started to see the power of storytelling to create impact. Because of that, I made it my mission to take complex and difficult ideas and turn them into persuasive and memorable stories.
Until finally, a decade later, I run one of the world’s top TEDx events, have worked with hundreds of speakers who have been heard by tens of millions of people, changed the law in England and Wales and raised $1 billion to fight climate change.
But, once upon a time …
I worked at a small human rights charity in London. Every day I saw us fail to reach the people and institutions we needed to influence to stop real people suffering. One day, in 2011, I was invited to a livestream of the first ever TEDWomen conference. I was in awe.
Because of that, I started to see the power of storytelling to create impact. Because of that, I made it my mission to take complex and difficult ideas and turn them into persuasive and memorable stories.
Until finally, a decade later, I run one of the world’s top TEDx events, have worked with hundreds of speakers who have been heard by tens of millions of people, changed the law in England and Wales and raised $1 billion to fight climate change.
Where you might have seen me ...
What my clients have to say:
Crushes it! Maryam was a total joy to work with. She ably coached 50 conservation professionals for a virtual expert series on oceans and climate that we organized. Thoughtful, effective, insightful, and disarming in her coaching. She worked very well with the production team and the event organizers and received rave reviews across the board from the speakers (myself included). Highly recommend.
Matthew Elliott
Executive Director
Oceankind
Maryam was an absolute gift to work with, making everyone from Nobel laureates to Obama Administration Cabinet members to me refine our messages and bring out our own, authentic voice—and all this using only Zoom as a tool during the pandemic. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Jennifer R. Kitt
President
Climate Leadership Initiative
President
Climate Leadership Initiative
Maryam and her team have transformed our external communications – from her coaching on scripts, presentations, and the combination of the two. Her rigorous focus on audience-centric messaging has already made an impact with our key audiences. We are so grateful for her help and expertise!
Jennifer Stokes
Managing Director – Development
Rocky Mountain Institute
Managing Director – Development
Rocky Mountain Institute
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Who I've worked with ...
How we can work together:
We all want the same thing – to be listened to, taken seriously and to have impact. Depending on what you need, I typically help in one of three ways. With individual speakers, I offer one-to-one coaching on creating and delivering great content. For teams, I provide workshops that teach a set of powerful tools they can use in all their future communication opportunities. And if you’re building an event, fundraising dinner or webinar, my consulting service will help you curate the speakers and build a format that will have the greatest impact.
