Untangle your story

A muddled story signals a lack of clarity, organized thinking and strategic vision.

A sharp story galvanizes teams, motivates customers and excites investors.

Storyboard helps tech entrepreneurs and investors craft differentiated brands and stories that incite affinity.

In The Secret Lab, my made-for-workshops studio.

Erika Brown Ekiel

FOUNDER & PRODUCER

Over the past two decades, I’ve helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and businesses untangle their thoughts and uncover their stories — first as a business journalist, then as a marketing lead, now as a creator and adviser.

In my ten years at Forbes magazine as a writer and editor (byline: Erika Brown), I published hundreds of feature stories, including eight covers; launched the “Everything Ventured” column; ran the Forbes Midas List and was nominated for a National Magazine Award. At Greylock Partners, I built the marketing program from scratch, architected a brand overhaul and advised start-ups.

Today, I partner closely with senior leadership on creative and strategy and I deliver results based on a combination of skill sets, including my own and a curated roster of talented specialists.

Who we’ve
worked with

We are eternally curious and topic agnostic. Past work includes artificial intelligence ethics; climate solutions; connected devices; the creator economy; data security; ed tech; fintech; flying cars; the future of work; health tech; low-code/no-code software; reinforcement learning; satellites/space; super-resolution microscopes; and more.