26 academic/researcher storytelling narrative speakers on Mezzo — including Rutger Bregman, Tarja Turtia, and Erin McKean. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
29 speakers · showing 1–24
Rutger Bregman
Bestselling Historian | The Moral Ambition of Utopia
🇳🇱Netherlands13 talks
Future Of Society
Purpose Driven Business
Tarja Turtia
UNESCO Programme Specialist | Global Cultural Innovation
🇫🇷France1 talk
Culture Design & Transformation
Purpose Driven Business
Erin McKean
Wordnik Co-Founder | Redefining Language in the Digital Age
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Creative Thinking
Ariel Waldman
National Geographic Explorer | Science Storyteller and Antarctic Adventurer
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Creative Thinking
Future Trends & Predictions
Lillian Faderman
Professor of Gender and Sexuality | Pioneering LGBTQ History & Social Change
🇺🇸United States
Belonging & Inclusion (Culture)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Safia Elhillo
Poet & Digital Artist | Exploring Emerging Technology
🇺🇸United States
Creativity
Design Thinking
Leah Hodgson
Senior VC reporter | Translating complex investment data across Europe, Africa, and Middle East
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom1 talk
Market Research & Insights
Storytelling & Narrative
Professor Brian Cox
CERN Physicist & Broadcaster | Revealing the Mysteries of the Universe
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Future Trends & Predictions
Public Speaking & Presentation
Krista Tippett
Peabody-Winning Journalist | 'On Being' Podcast Host
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Storytelling & Narrative
Lucy Cooke
Zoologist & TV Presenter | Uncovering the Unexpected Truths About Animals
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
Creative Thinking
Storytelling & Narrative
Anna Pasternak
International Bestselling Author | Royal History & Untold Women's Stories
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Building Personal Brand
Storytelling & Narrative
Eloise Skinner
Entrepreneur & Therapist | Exploring Existential Well-Being
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Purpose Driven Business
Social Impact
Craig Oliver
Global Communications Expert | Former Director of Downing Street & BBC
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Communication & Influence
Public Sector Innovation
Randy Cohen
New York Times Ethicist | Author of The Good, the Bad and the Difference
🇺🇸New York, United States
Purpose Driven Business
Storytelling & Narrative
Mike Chinoy
CNN's Former Asia Correspondent | Award-Winning Global News Analyst
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
Communication & Influence
International Expansion
Clayborne Carson
King Papers Project Director | Definitive Martin Luther King Jr. Historian
🇺🇸Stanford, United States2 talks
Nonprofit Leadership
Social Impact
Ken Burns
Emmy Award-Winning Documentarian | Chronicling America's Untold Stories
🇺🇸United States
Communication & Influence
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Michael Beschloss
Award-Winning Historian | Bestselling Author of Presidents of War
🇺🇸United States
Executive Leadership
Storytelling & Narrative
Bertice Berry
Best-Selling Author & Award-Winning Lecturer | 11 Books, Comedian, Sociologist
🇺🇸United States
Culture Design & Transformation
Inclusive Leadership
Holly Atkinson
Award-Winning Medical Journalist | Health Communication Expert
🇺🇸New York, United States
Digital Health
Healthcare Transformation
Caleb Gayle
Award-Winning Journalist | Race, Identity & American History
🇺🇸United States
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Representation & Allyship
DA
Dorsa Amir
Duke University researcher | Expert on human evolution and childhood development
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Demographic Shifts
Future Of Education
CS
Clint Smith
Award-Winning Poet | Exploring Racial Identity & Social Justice
🇺🇸Cambridge, United States3 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Representation & Allyship
Chris Abani
Nigerian Novelist | Emerging Technology & Human Experience
🇳🇬Nigeria2 talks
Disruptive Innovation
Storytelling & Narrative