Clifton Parker Media

Executive Communications • Thought Leadership • Storytelling

Big, world-saving ideas don’t get far without clarity — and mission-aligned amplification

I'm an executive communications expert who delivers thought leadership and strategic storytelling for leaders, organizations and people seeking to shape unique, powerful narratives in their niche or marketplace.Deeply experienced in creating messaging on scientific research and discovery, public policy, health care, artificial intelligence, international affairs, business, technology, cybersecurity, sports history, and more.Let's connect -- view my portfolio and books below:

Let’s get your big ideas rippling outward

I’m passionate about the power of storytelling to make science and complex research discoveries accessible, compelling and relevant to people’s lives. As an award-winning storyteller, former journalist and author, I've created narratives that illuminate research and innovation at Stanford University, UC Davis, and UC Davis Heath. My experience as a press secretary in the U.S. Congress adds another dimension: a firsthand understanding of how strategic communications can shape and inform public dialogue.Based in Davis, California -- the bicycle capital of the world -- I’ve also written and edited four books on baseball.Clients/employers:
• Stanford News Service
• Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
• Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
• UC Davis Health, UC Davis
• City of Sacramento
• Silicon Graphics
• U.S. Congress
• Edelman Public Relations
• Sacramento Bee
• Anne E. W. Stone & Associates
• Naples Daily News
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among others

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I create content tailored to your voice and vision:

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONSEnsuring leaders communicate with clarity, authority and authenticity.Speeches • Talking points • Executive messaging • Presentations • LinkedIn content • PodcastsTHOUGHT LEADERSHIPOp-eds • Ghostwriting • Research storytelling • Content strategy • Public policy • Media strategy • Interview preparation • Issues management • Earned mediaSTRATEGIC STORYTELLINGFinding the human story inside organizations, ideas, scientific projects and research initiatives.Profiles • Feature stories • Podcasts • Organizational narratives • Reports • Publications • Long-form contentSPORTS LEGACY & STORYTELLINGDrawing on experience as a journalist, communications strategist, researcher and published baseball author, I turn memories, interviews, photographs, archives and research into compelling narratives designed to last.BOOKS & MEMOIRSFrom shorter personal histories to full-length sports biographies, podcasts and memoirs.TEAM & ORGANIZATION HISTORIESAnniversary publications, championship retrospectives, alumni histories, Hall of Fame profiles and commemorative projects.HISTORICAL RESEARCHDeep research into players, teams, seasons, organizations and the history surrounding them.

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