Editorial Lead + Storyteller
It all starts with audience.
I work with marketing leaders who want to do something a little different. Together, we’re creating categories, turning goals into action, and publishing stories that resonate deeply.
Where you’ll find my work:
storyarb’s The Standard
Crossbeam’s ELG Insider
Lyra’s Mental Health at Work
Compound Planning’s Compound Interests
DealMaker’s Retail Rising (coming soon)
Hypha’s Leverage
Inbox Collective, Newsreel, Forbes Business Council, and more.
Content strategy
storyarb
Case study
Led the Compound Interests newsletter strategy + launch. Our edition on “The ‘Two-Way Door’ Framework” led to multiple high-net-worth referrals for Compound advisors, within 24 hours of hitting “send”.
Led the SME interview
Identified + developed the story
Provided editorial direction + feedback to our staff writer
One story, one trusted voice, multiplicative impact
Attended Lyra’s annual Breakthrough conference to distill conference talks into long-form articles, newsletters, and socials.
Relaunched Lyra’s newsletter, increasing readership by 4% (an additional ~3,200 in their TAM). Our newsletter editions generated the highest number of clicks to the website in 2025.
Editorial newsletters built to make our readers’ lives easier
Launched the Compound Interests newsletter, leading to same-day $5M+ referrals and 100% goal attainment for MoM dashboard signups.
SME-driven content showcasing deep in-house expertise
Hero stories with native value for our ICP
Integrated marketing strategy, connecting editorial stories, key initiatives, and goals to the big picture
Original stories that speak to our audience’s POV
Leading the annual strategy + publishing calendar for high earners in tech.
The “two-way door” framework led to multiple high-net-worth referrals for Compound Planning.
I conduct SME interviews to uncover stories that help our audience succeed. I provide our writers with editorial direction and feedback to get every piece publish-ready and shipped.
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Since The Standard’s launch, we’ve seen a 22% increase in average deal size, a content-influenced conversion rate of 25%, and millions in pipeline generated from content at storyarb.
Coming soon
Trade Secrets: Marketing “AI” in 2026
“AI-powered” and “AI-driven.” Leadership wants more AI in the messaging. Your buyers… may not.
In Q4 2025, I led storyarb’s first original research report, surveying 84 marketers on AI positioning — what’s resonating, what’s not, and what they’re hearing from the board. The Q1 2026 report reveals:
Should you be using more “AI” in your messaging — or less?
Why 89% of teams aren’t testing their AI positioning
What teams hitting their quarterly targets do differently
Whether buyers really want “AI-powered,” or just results that make their lives easier
Managing editor
Crossbeam
The Future of Revenue Report
Led the launch of our Future of Revenue survey, which targeted three new personas.
Collaborated with Marketing Ops to drive a 127% increase in survey responses in one weekend, with the highest number of responses from the preferred target persona. The Future of Revenue Report was our second most popular downloadable asset with 6K downloads in 3 months.
The Partner Playbook
Wrote the Second Edition of the Partner Playbook, a 105-page guide for partnership professionals.
Drove nearly 500 downloads on day one of launch (a 430% YoY increase). Our most popular downloadable asset to date.
Crossbeam Insider
Led the launch of Crossbeam Insider (now ELG Insider) on a new owned media platform, enabling our audience to find all of our content organized thematically via easy-to-browse collections. One email address to access all of our greatest hits.
“Crossbeam Insider” Newsletter
Developed the content strategy and editorial calendar for Crossbeam Insider, including our weekly newsletter for 60K subscribers.
Contributed to a 100% increase in newsletter subscribers in less than two years.
State of the Partner Ecosystem Report
Co-wrote the 60-page 2023 State of the Partner Ecosystem Report after surveying more than 500 respondents in B2B SaaS.
Generated a 20% YoY increase in respondents and 14% more downloads than the previous year’s report in the same quarter.
Everything You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Partner Data
Developed and led webinars, including sourcing material, scripting, and collaborating with our graphic designer and animator.
Thought leadership & copywriting
More good stuff
Botify Newsletter Relaunch
This newsletter led to an all time, historic high in open rate and CTR.
Writer @ Botify
Wrote a series of blog posts about the ROI of SEO in our efforts to expand to the C-level persona.
Ghostwriter @ The Yard
Interviewed The Yard’s CEO & Co-Founder to publish thought leadership articles on Forbes Business Council.
Writer @ Brooklyn Magazine x The Yard
Interviewed educator Cornelius Minor to share how he promotes literacy in schools nationally. Featured in Brooklyn Magazine.
Writer @ Brooklyn Magazine x The Yard
Interviewed entrepreneur Todd Coulter to share how he launched NoGo Arts. Featured in Brooklyn Magazine.
Writer & Photographer @ The Knockturnal
Covered the 2019 Santigold show at Hammerstein Ballroom for The Knockturnal.
It’s Time for the Other CEO: Chief Ecosystem Officer
I was the first to cover the emergence of the Chief Ecosystem Officer and its significance in the tech space as partnership leaders gained a seat at the table.
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Interviewed leaders at Reputation, Introhive, and Firebolt.
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Written by Olivia Ramirez
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Edited by Olivia Ramirez & Sean Blanda
“This is truly outstanding research and content.”
— An ELG Insider reader