Bio

Kurt has told stories for PBS’s Stories from the Stage, the “RISK!” true stories podcast, and for GRIT: True Stories podcast, which he co-founded. He’s written for Powder, Paddler, Men’s Journal, Canoe & Kayak, Berkshire, and for websites, newspapers, and literary magazines.

Kurt loves to help people speak better, sound better, and be more persuasive and more clear as entrepreneurs and artists. He helps with video presentations, book proposals, keynote speeches, investor pitches, toasts, and even eulogies, which are so often the most beautiful pieces of writing. Kurt is an award-winning storyteller, writer, teacher and speech trainer who tells stories at events in and around Boston whenever he can.

Kurt lives in Newburyport, Mass., with his wife, Amy.