Good stories make complicated things easier to understand, remember, and care about.
I speak about visual storytelling, illustration, creative careers, and the unexpected places a specialized skillset can lead. My talks draw from work across medical illustration, education, publishing, games, and entertainment, with an emphasis on practical ideas, unusual career paths, and making ambitious creative work actually happen.
Featured Talk
From Sketchbook to "Survivor": Lessons in Large-Scale Illustration
At the 2026 Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Conference, I shared the story behind illustrating The Tribe and I Have Spoken and explored how seemingly unrelated interests and skills can create unexpected professional opportunities. 85.7% of attendees who responded rated the session satisfied or very satisfied.
“The most engaging and dynamic presentation of the entire conference.”
I like talks that give people something to do, think about, or argue with. My AMI session opened with a Survivor-inspired Immunity Challenge before moving into the larger story of creative risk, transferable skills, and where unusual interests can lead.
Topics I speak about
From passion project to professional opportunity
How self-directed work, fandom, experimentation, and creative risk can become legitimate career capital.
Illustration, medicine, and education
Communicating complex information visually across clinical, scientific, and learning environments.
Visual storytelling across disciplines
Using story, metaphor, and illustration to make ideas clearer and more memorable.
Creative careers and unusual paths
Building a career that makes room for specialized expertise, personal interests, and unexpected opportunities.
Formats
Talks, workshops, and conversations
Available for conference presentations, guest lectures, workshops, panels, podcasts, and conversations with students and creative professionals.
Interested in having me speak?
I’m happy to talk about your audience, event, or class and figure out what would be most useful.