Much of my life has been spent getting to know extraordinary people and telling their stories.
I’ve introduced rising musicians to listeners around the world and sometimes to each other, covered the vast universe of tiny Nantucket, hosted my own live SiriusXM show, offered Martha Stewart the occasional correction, and shared stages with news anchors and comedians. (Out of all of them, Anne Meara was the best kisser.)
Work has taken me from New York newsrooms to Nantucket cobblestones to Burbank studios, where I’ve helped major entertainment and technology companies find their voice—and occasionally their footing—during periods of intense public scrutiny. I’ve also moonlighted as an investigator and media advisor on sensitive matters involving some of the world’s most recognizable people and institutions.
Speaking in more corporate terms, I’ve led editorial teams reaching more than 40 million readers a month and produced global conference programming for audiences of up to 70,000. In separate 60-day sprints, I’ve built a storytelling platform for tens of thousands of employees and a recognition franchise that generated seven figures in its first cycle.
Today, I turn big ideas into editorial strategies, creative campaigns, and experiences. I’m especially drawn to people who make things, ideas that challenge what came before, and projects that haven’t quite figured out what they want to be when they grow up.
I live across California with my wife, who’s a therapist, and our small squad of rescue dogs. I ask way too much of my knees while snowboarding and dancing at music festivals, and I remain devoted to two ideas: that the best work gives people something to belong to, and that everyone has a story worth telling.
Yours in Shift + Option + Hyphen,
— Marli
Published work appears under my former byline, Marli Guzzetta.