I'm Dave.*
* The one who believes your best work happens when you're having fun.
What I Actually Do
I help organisations find the big problem they actually solve — then turn it into a story that colleagues and clients want to tell.*
* Not a tagline. A shared understanding that changes how everyone shows up.
Along the way, I build things. AI-powered tools. Prototypes. Systems that make insight accessible. In the last 4 months: 12 products shipped, from investigative journalism platforms to pizza truck operating systems.
I work with AI agents as my construction crew — which means I can explore ideas at speed, test hunches fast, and give you working proof instead of slide decks.
The Superpowers
🔗 Triangulation*
I research from angles you'd never consider. Multiple sources, competing perspectives, hidden patterns — synthesised into clarity.
* This is how you find what everyone else missed.
✂️ Simplification
Complex doesn't mean complicated. I find the essence and make it accessible — without dumbing it down.
🛠️ Building
I don't just advise. I ship. Working prototypes in weeks, not months.
🎭 Purposeful Play*
Serious results don't require a sombre attitude. Joy is a multiplier. Curiosity is a strategy.
* This is the whole point. If it's not fun, we're doing it wrong.
The Short Version
30 years in content, communications, and making sense of chaos. Started as a journalist. Became a content strategist. Now I build things.
I've worked with BT, the UK Home Office, RCI, and helped 680+ people find clarity through ADPList mentoring.
Currently based in Berlin. Previously: Tenerife, Manchester, Nottingham, and wherever there's good coffee and interesting problems.
The Revelation
I recently realised something. The storytelling framework I've been developing for years — the one that helps clients find their voice — it came from somewhere specific.
Carl Sagan's Cosmos.*
* The series that taught me: awe opens minds that logic cannot. Going "out of this world" is how you see what's right in front of you.
That's why the asterisk matters. It means there's more here — the deeper story beneath the surface. That's what I help you find.
Want to work together?*
* I take on 2 new clients per quarter. Let's see if we're a fit.
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