Better stories. Bigger impact.

I teach leaders & businesses tactical storytelling strategies that spark action and transformation.

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Matt Livadary

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, NARRATIVE CONSULTANT

Most organizations have a story problem. They just call it something else.

Stalled deals, disengaged teams, burnt-out employees, training that doesn't stick, leaders who can't move a room. It’s all a story problem.

As someone who trains billion-dollar brands, I know story is the highest-leverage skill in any organization. It’s also the most underused.

Most people think of storytelling only as an emotional tool. What I've come to realize is that storytelling is a financial instrument.

I created the Story-Powered™ system to transform how businesses & leaders engage the world. And I’ve yet to meet an industry it can’t be applied to. The skills I teach are simple, repeatable, and work on people who'd never call themselves storytellers. Doctors. Engineers. CFOs. Sales reps. They walk out knowing what story is, and why and when you should use one. But more than that, they learn the tools to create their own.

20,000+ professionals trained.

Advised brands worth $100B+ combined.

USC-trained documentary filmmaker.

Cannes Lions-winning creative director.

Emmy®-nominated storyteller.

20,000+ professionals trained. Advised brands worth $100B+ combined. USC-trained documentary filmmaker. Cannes Lions-winning creative director. Emmy®-nominated storyteller.

What I Do

I work directly with leaders and teams to sharpen storytelling skills, build confidence, and turn everyday communication into influence. For organizations, I help embed storytelling into culture, brand, and strategy - so stories don’t just inspire, they drive results.
Case Study: Turning a B2B brand into a storytelling machine
Interactive, high-energy workshops that get your whole team telling stories that differentiate your business. I’ve trained executives at Ford, Envista, and Warner Music and more. Your team leaves with practical tools they can use immediately.
Read case studies: Ford | Envista
Bring me in to keynote your event. I’ll show your audience how storytelling can be an essential tool in your industry and give them skills that build trust, connection, and influence.

SUBJECTS:
…Storytelling for Leaders
…How to Tell A Great Story (Catered to industry)
…Culture-Building Storytelling: HR and Culture Executives
…Story Infused Marketing
…Storytelling in the Digital Era

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Unlock your inner storyteller and watch your career and business soar. The Story-Powered system is designed to transform the way you lead, connect and build trust by teaching you practical storytelling skills you can take at your own pace.
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Trusted by

Dorit Lieberman, CHRO - MARKFORGED

“Matt is a terrific partner and a wonderful professional & leader who listens to the needs of the customer and then brings it to life in the most creative ways I have ever seen at work.
Having someone like this on the team brings a lot of value to the company, its brand and everything it stands for. I cherish my partnership with him.”
Amy Dewberry, Marketing Sales & Service - FORD

“Working with Matt on a brand storytelling webinar for our team was a pleasure. Matt not only possesses storytelling expertise but effectively models it while presenting. The session was very well-received, becoming one of the highest rated in our learning program. His approach is valuable for any team looking to enhance their storytelling capabilities.”
Tom Muscolo, Product - LIGHTFORCE

“Matt not only did a fantastic job positioning us as leaders in our technical industry, his work inspired our internal team and increased the pride we all had in what we were building.”
Stacy Cooper Dent, VP Purpose & Strategic Mobilization - TORANI

“Matt has a rare ability to blend strategic thinking with bold creativity. He was an incredible partner—collaborative, proactive, responsive, and genuinely enjoyable to work with. The final product exceeded our expectations and brought our brand to life in a way that resonated powerfully with our audience. I would work with Matt again in a heartbeat.”
Charles Hummel, MD, PhD, Regional Physician Director for Patient Safety - KAISER PERMANENTE

“Matt dove into our complex culture and within short order was able to tell our stories better than anything I’d seen us do before. He’s a rare combo of heart, empathy and execution. He just gets it.”
Professor Amy Johnson, Sever College Business Division - PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

“Matt has an extraordinary gift for storytelling that doesn’t just inform—it deeply resonates. He brought our leadership class to life with a masterful blend of storytelling and real-world insight. In every presentation, he connects with students in ways that are both meaningful and memorable, whether it’s through a powerful personal story or an illustrative example perfectly timed that draws them into the lesson. His ability to transform complex ideas into relatable moments leaves a lasting impact long after class ends.”
Warren Min, CFO & CBO Clipboard Health

"Matt's 'Story-Powered Sales' workshop gave our sales and ops teams at Clipboard the tools and mindset shift we needed. This wasn't copy/paste. Matt took the time to deeply understand our sales process and our product — going on ride alongs and sales calls with our team. Matt's practical, hands-on strategies transformed how we engage our customers on both the front end sales cycle and in back end support. We've seen a noticeable uptick in close rates and customer lifetime value."

“Working with Matt on a brand storytelling webinar was a pleasure. He not only possesses storytelling expertise but effectively models it while presenting. The session was very well-received, becoming one of the highest rated in our learning program. His approach is valuable for any team looking to enhance their storytelling capabilities.”

Amy Dewberry, Ford

About Me

My first documentary nearly broke me. I’d spent years trying to wrestle 800 hours of footage into 90 minutes. But it was too big. Most of the time I thought I just wasn’t “creative enough.” Eventually, I got some key advice from trusted friends, and things clicked. That film went on to win major awards and even land on Netflix. But if I’d learned those fundamentals sooner, I would’ve saved myself years of stress, wasted money, and sleepless nights.

Since then, I’ve told stories under pressure for some of the biggest brands and agencies in the world—Intel, Honda, Ford, and more (see samples of my work here). I know firsthand how to adapt stories to any format: a two-hour film, a two-minute pitch, or an All Hands meeting.

And now I teach what I’ve learned. Over 20,000 students - from college classrooms to B2B boardrooms to executive retreats - have discovered the unfair advantage storytelling provides. My favorite moment is always the same: when someone who swore they weren’t a storyteller realizes they can actually command a room.

And once you learn the storytelling language, achieving your goals gets a whole lot easier.

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