Hi, I’m Brandi.
Writer. Speaker. Strategist. Friend.
Inspiring to do good work well.
As a publishing executive, I helped create bestsellers, and I share what I’ve learned about audience to help you understand your audience.
I inspire writers to embrace the publishing process by sharing an insider’s point-of-view of how the industry works. Starting with generative writing workshops, matchmaking events to meet fellow writers, the query process, the money of publishing, and what to do when, I speak on the topics writers need the most.
As a corporate speaker, I draw on the stories of success (and the ones of failure!) to help executives and entrepreneurs write the leadership strategies that will help build their businesses.
As a strategist, I help organizations write the story of who they want to be by examining the narrative of their past and present, and embrace the joy of data to support their findings.
Whether it's keynotes, after-dinner talks, author events, book clubs, or popular stand-alone workshops, I'm a sought-after speaker and strategist inspiring audiences including Harvard Business School, Case Western Reserve University, Book Expo America, the Great Lakes African American Writers Conference, Jewish Book Council Writers Conference, the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, and at book stores, libraries, and boardrooms across the nation.
I’d love to work with you.
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Writing to connect, create, and understand.
I write about belonging, exploring what it means to be unique and loved. I write to connect with you, the reader, to my mentors and to my peers, to understand and acknowledge the world that is and help build the one I want it to be.
I was honored to be named as the 2024 Writer in Residence at the William N. Skirball Writers’ Center, Cuyahoga County Public Library. I finished my debut novel, and I inspired writers to understand their work through the lenses of community, craft, and commerce.
As the co-writer of the New York Times recommended memoir, UNCULTURED (St. Martin’s Press), I co-parented a book into life that the world needs. As the President Emeritus of Literary Cleveland, I invested in my community to develop writers and amplify their voices. I continue to invest in the literary community by interviewing writers on the stage and on the page. I also write reviews for books from authors whose voices need to be heard.
My work in journalism and books taught me that publishing is an intimate, collaborative art form. I love that, and I bring that love to everything I do.
Whether it’s on the page in my own writing or coaching writers, I strive to create a place of connection, understanding, and belonging.
I’d love for you to join me.