California Story Company tells true stories across a variety of platforms in partnership with interesting clients and other top craft practitioners around the world. We are a small-agency collaborative of honored journalists and storytellers who believe in the power of well-calibrated media to create empathy, stir change and advance enterprises seeking to create a better world as they grow. To view and download our capabilities deck, please click here.

Our agency brings deep storytelling experience to the fields of cutting-edge science and rapidly evolving technology. Our experience working directly with groundbreaking innovators to explain their complex ideas and infuse narratives with humanity helps the work we create together foster trust and transparency among global, diverse audiences. We also have award-winning experience in fintech/global macroeconomics, health care and higher education, and consult with in-house teams in other sectors to elevate story via research, casting and script guidance.

Often, our work takes the shape of award-winning video portraiture or multi-part web series that introduce new concepts and celebrate exceptional people. Clients use our work to attract investors, drive large capital campaigns, take center stage at events, gain new business, mark a company or individual milestone, humanize brand identity, or underwrite journalistic exploration of an issue important to them. And our unique methodologies help time-pressed subjects have a uniformly positive experience while feeling exceptionally at ease.

The California in our name reflects our place in the world, but also our worldview: inclusive, accessible, innovative and future-forward.

What story do you want to find? For now, we’re glad you found us. Feel free to say hello.

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