Stories shape the world.
I shape stories.
I’m Catherine. I search for the extraordinary in the ordinary, and for wonder in the wild. I’m an explorer, a futurist, a fabulist, and a fairy godmother. Stories are my magic wand.
Exploring the art of storytelling, the magic of meaning-making, and the limitless horizons of the imagination.
Who am I?
I’m a dreamer and a thinker and someone who loves to make sh*t up. I’ve followed the thread of narrative from academia to non-profits, startups, and global entertainment companies, constantly seeking new ways to harness the art of storytelling for change. As an innovator in media, I’ve had the privilege of building platforms and strategies that help others tell their stories—whether that’s been girls learning to find their voice or global brands making big cultural pivots. At Disney, where I served as Head of Content and Editor-in-Chief for the interactive media division, I led teams that crafted narratives to capture imaginations across the world—and tackled the cornerstones of contemporary fairy tale. Throughout my career, I’ve collaborated with creatives, innovators, and visionaries—from mom bloggers to Yo-Yo Ma—and each partnership has reaffirmed what I’ve always known: the best stories are the ones that move us, challenge us, and catalyze our imaginations toward bigger, better, bolder things.
And we can only really do that if we believe in the radical power of making sh*t up.
I’m obsessed with story as magic — and as technology
The most important questions about storytelling around about creating better content. They’re not about content at all: they’re about the form and meaning and technology of story, and how it can take us into the future. The explorations that I’m chasing:
The Expanding Edges of Storytelling – How narrative evolves in an era where AI can write, VR can immerse, and audiences can co-create. What happens when stories are no longer linear but living?
Magic as a Way of Seeing and Storymaking – Not tricks, but transformation. How do we cultivate wonder as a daily practice? What ancient wisdoms and modern discoveries point to something more? What is spellcasting in a narrative?
Performance, Presence, & Peopling – Writing is one form of storytelling, but what about the body? The voice? The unscripted, live-wire energy of being in the room, in the moment—in community?
Pilgriming the Present – What does it mean to live in the now when everyone wants to be a futurist? What does it mean to journey in place? What is home in a world where the terra firma is always falling from beneath our feet?
The Story at the End of the World – There’s a story ahead of us that is waiting to be found, written, conjured, manifest — something—and it will mark the end of the current world and usher in a new one. What is this story? How will it take shape?
