Speaker | Writer | Narrative Strategist
I spent two decades shaping narratives in Hollywood. Now I help you tell yours.
The Right Story Is Strategy.
Speaker | Writer | Narrative Strategist
I spent two decades shaping narratives in Hollywood. Now I help you tell yours.
The Right Story Is Strategy.
There's a disconnect between what you've built and the story you're telling.
Most people who come to me aren't short on talent, experience, or ideas. They're short on a story that does justice to all of it. They're losing rooms they should be winning. They're watching people with half their track record get the opportunities, the press, the investors, the stages.
Today I help founders, creators, and leaders find the story buried in their work, whether they're just starting out or sitting on decades of it.
The work is there. The narrative isn't.
When your narrative connects, so does everything else.
When your narrative connects,
so does everything else.
You walk into rooms with a clear, compelling version of what you do and why it matters
Your positioning works across all platforms, meetings and moments
The people you want to reach can finally understand why you're the one they should be working with
Twenty years of telling stories at scale.
Now I build the framework for yours.
I spent twenty years as a senior marketing executive at Marvel Studios, Disney, CBS, and Paramount, shaping global campaigns for The GRAMMYs, Yellowstone, Star Trek, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and generating more than $1 billion in brand partnerships and campaigns.
Today I work with executives, founders, creators, and brands as a narrative strategist, helping them bridge the gap between what they're building and the story the world sees. I write This Is Not A Memo, a Substack bestseller, and I'm at work on my first book.
Leading with courage is her superpower—and I say that with authority after all our years building brands together.
She architected the go-to-marketing Advertising strategy at Paramount+ and drove 9-figure net new revenue for our business.
David Lawenda
Former Chief Digital Advertising Officer,
Paramount Global
Leading with courage is her superpower—and I say that with authority after all our years building brands together.
She architected the go-to-marketing Advertising strategy at Paramount+ and drove 9-figure net new revenue for our business.
I worked alongside Maryam at Paramount for many years—from growing CBS Entertainment’s digital business to the launch of Paramount+ and turning in-show integrations into a science.
She’s a true business builder who balances creativity with revenue strategy, and I’ve always valued her conviction, ability to navigate change, and gift for seeing opportunities others miss.
Jeremy Sigel
SVP, Marketing Strategy + Operations,
Paramount Brand Studio
I worked alongside Maryam at Paramount for many years—from growing CBS Entertainment’s digital business to the launch of Paramount+ and turning in-show integrations into a science.
She’s a true business builder who balances creativity with revenue strategy, and I’ve always valued her conviction, ability to navigate change, and gift for seeing opportunities others miss.
maryam's ability to think critically, build creatively and lead effectively is top-notch, and she can strengthen an established digital business or build a successful new one from the ground up.
Maryam did a terrific job building the digital business at KTLA 5, one of the nation’s most successful television stations, bringing her leadership to motivate a large, experienced sales team and the business acumen to deliver exceptional value. She built a product set that stood out, spanning podcasting, native ads, video and social, while driving client success.
Michael Page
SVP, Digital Sales,
Fox Television Stations
maryam's ability to think critically, build creatively and lead effectively is top-notch, and she can strengthen an established digital business or build a successful new one from the ground up.
Maryam did a terrific job building the digital business at KTLA 5, one of the nation’s most successful television stations, bringing her leadership to motivate a large, experienced sales team and the business acumen to deliver exceptional value. She built a product set that stood out, spanning podcasting, native ads, video and social, while driving client success.
How we'll
work together
Step 1:
Tell me what you're building.
Send an inquiry or book a consult, tell me where you are, and where you want to go.
Step 2:
We find the gap.
I audit your current story, your positioning, and your presence across every platform. Then we identify exactly where the disconnect is.
Step 3:
We build the Narrative that bridges it.
You leave with a clear narrative and next steps you can act on. In a full 8-week engagement you get a brand bible and a plan your team can execute.
Speaking
Keynotes on narrative, courage, and the stories only you can tell, from the studio boardroom to the TEDx stage.
consulting
1:1 consults and 8-week engagements that bridge the gap between what you're building and the story the world sees.
Maryam brings a unique combination of strategic thinking, authenticity, and human connection to everything she does.
She has a gift for helping individuals and organizations uncover new opportunities, navigate change and approach challenges with confidence, creative thinking and purpose. Most importantly, she leaves a lasting impact with her insight, warmth, and ability to inspire action.
holly frank
Vice President,
Global Promotions & Operations
(Marvel Studios) at Disney
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