Your narrative should be working as hard as you are.

I work with founders, executives, and creators to bridge the gap between what they're building and the story the world sees.

You've done the work. The story isn’t working.

Whatever brought you here, the fix starts by finding the story that's already in your work and getting it in front of the people who need to see it.

  • You're raising.

  • You're launching.

  • You're stepping into greater visibility.

  • You're changing what you're known for.

During my collaborations with Maryam at CBS Studios, I was always impressed by her ability to think like both a marketer and a storyteller.

She understood that the most successful partnerships start with the story, and she has a talent for finding creative, authentic ways to weave a brand into the narrative so that it felt like a natural part of the series rather than an interruption.

Brie Neimand

SVP, Development of Scripted Original Series, Fox Entertainment

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The 8-Week Engagement

For when you need the whole story rebuilt, with a system your team can run with long after we're done.

1:1 Consults

For clarity on where you are and what to do next.

Narrative Architecture:

An eight-week engagement.

Audit

What story is currently being told?

A full assessment of your current story, your positioning, and your presence across every platform. Most clients are surprised by what it surfaces, and some realize they've been sitting on the most compelling version of their story for years without ever saying it out loud.

Narrative Strategy

What story should be told?

Clear positioning, content pillars, and a story architecture that holds up in every room and on every platform, built around the throughline that makes everything you put out feel connected, because it is.

Narrative Playbook

How do we tell it consistently?

The document everything else gets built from, with your brand story, your voice, an audience defined specifically enough to be useful, your messaging, your red lines, and a content system your team can run on their own. It's what you hand a new hire, open before a press interview, and use to pressure-test every partnership conversation.

Activation Plan

How does it move into the world?

A sequenced roadmap for putting the strategy to work, covering what goes first, what comes next, and what to track, so you're working from an order instead of a list.

Timeline: 8 weeks | By inquiry

WHO THIS IS FOR

Founders and executives

preparing for a raise, a sale, a new role, or a big moment of public visibility, when the business is strong but the story isn't doing it justice yet.

Creators and personal brand builders

who know they have something to say and need a system for saying it clearly, consistently, and in a way that actually grows an audience.

Speakers and authors

going after a TEDx, a keynote stage, or a book deal who need to make the case for why they're the one.

Companies and brands

that need a campaign or launch that doesn't just generate impressions but turns attention into an audience that keeps coming back.

Maryam clearly and quickly gets to the point and also gives you a plan you can actually execute.

She is able to take in a massive amount of information about you and your brand and immediately identify what works, what doesn't, and where the missed unique potential lies.

Molly Anne Coogan

TV Writer, Actor, Creator

How 1:1

consults work

Step 1:

Book and fill out a short form.

Tell me where you are and where you want to go.

Step 2:

We meet on Zoom.

We review your answers together and find exactly where the gap is.

Step 3:

You leave with your next move.

A clear path forward, whether that's more consults or building out your full strategy.

I’ve spent twenty years telling stories in Hollywood, so I know how rare it is to meet someone who can turn that lens on you and see what you’ve been too close to name.

Working with Maryam helped me articulate the architecture of An Authored Life: my voice as its author, the work as something larger than my personal story, and the thread connecting my experience to the leaders I now serve with deep conviction. In our work she brought extraordinary strategic rigor without losing the soul of the idea or my voice, and helped me articulate something that feels unmistakably mine. She sees the story you’re reaching for, asks the hard question you’ve been avoiding, and helps you say the thing only you can say.

Seanne Winslow

writer of Netflix’s Nowhere, producer of The LEGO Movie, Narrative Strategist and founder of An Authored Life

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Maryam Mehrtash

Speaker, writer, and narrative strategist. Twenty years shaping stories for Hollywood's biggest names, now helping you tell yours.

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