Chris Hare

The Storied Future

The Storied Future podcast provides the knowledge and inspiration C-Suite leaders need to bend the future to their will. We interview experts, innovators, and purpose-driven leaders who have harnessed the power of strategic narrative to align everyone from the buyer to the boardroom around a shared vision of tomorrow.

Storied guests include:

Bracken Darrell, CEO of Logitech 

Heather Dowdy, Child of Deaf Adults and Director of Product Accessibility at Netflix

Mark Stouse, CEO at Proof Analytics, Former CMO at Honeywell Aerospace

Rishi Dave, Expert Partner in B2B Marketing, Bain & Company

Pete Sauerborn, Chairman and CEO, FTD

Ebbie Parsons, Managing Partner, Yardstick Management

Mary Shea, Co-CEO of Mediafly, former Principal Analyst at Forrester 

Jake Wood, Co-Founder at Team Rubicon, CEO at Groundswell

Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial Officer, Array Technologies, Former CMO at Honeywell

Aaron Mitchell, Architect of the Netflix 2% Pledge of $100 Million into Black-owned Banks

Jamie Cleghorn, Senior Partner, Bain & Company 

Kyle Arteaga, CEO, Bulleit Group

Host of The Storied Future Podcast

Chris Hare is a narrative advisor and coach for conscious CEOs, founders, and executives. He helps high-performing leaders navigate the transition from ownership to exit by unlocking the power of their stories in a way that enables them to uncover their why, travel through uncertainty, create what's next, and find purpose beyond profit. 

Chris also helps mid-market founders and CEOs increase company value through strategic narratives that enable them to successfully navigate transactions, transitions, and transformations | Sell-side pitch decks, coaching, and storytelling for M&A | Corporate narratives to align board to buyer around a new future in a way that makes the business strategy a reality | M&A alignment, digital transformation, channel conflict

Chris's storied impact:

-Building a strategic narrative for a mid-market paint distributor that's transforming their company from the boardroom to the frontlines

-Crafting the FY25 Microsoft AI for Energy Industry narrative pitch deck

-Creating a strategy and campaign designed to shift a narrative for an $XXX billion division of a $1 trillion company

-Architecting a strategic narrative for GoDaddy that aligned everyone from COO, CCO, CBO, CMO, VP of Comms, and the brand team around a customer-first vision of the future. Then created a data storytelling platform to help them bring this vision to life. 

“I won’t pursue any strategy in the future without having the narrative clearly identified, like we've done with The Storied Future.” Andrew Walsh, CEO, Applicate Commerce

“Chris and his team helped us craft a powerful strategic narrative that captured the spirit of the millions of everyday  entrepreneurs that GoDaddy serves.” Karen Tillman, CCO

Founder, Executive Narrative Advisor

Experience the power of Atomic Storytelling and discover how this proven framework has helped founders, CEOs and GTM leaders at mid-market companies and tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft to shift the future.

If you want to find and tell the story that will get you in the right room, increase the impact of your go-to-market strategy, close your next round of funding, transform your leadership, or unlock your purpose, this talk is for you. You’ll learn what Atomic Stories are, where you can find them, and how you can use them to create and fuel your Narrative FlywheelTM. You’ll also feel the difference this approach can make as you experience stories from leaders at Logitech, TOPGUN, NASA, Netflix, Amazon, and more.

Keynote Speaker - Atomic Storytelling

Mixing Board

Mixing Board is a community of communications and brand marketing leaders that share knowledge with each other and organizations that can benefit from accessing members’ expertise.

Member

The Outlier Project

The Bar X Project

Chief Storyteller (Pro Bono)

Microsoft

I led content marketing for two global engagement programs, co-owning customer journey and overseeing content audit, content strategy and content creation for delivery across the marketing funnel.

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Built a global marketing campaign—How to Crush Your Sales Quota—with 50+ connected assets designed to entice enterprise VPs of sales down the funnel and into nurture. Managed agency of record, content strategy, creative, budget, interviews with industry thought leaders, and site dev. Wrote copy on all three campaign sites and pre-roll videos, including a women's crew video that generated over 1.2MM views and 800 shares on Facebook. Signed and managed Motofish Images to create original sport photography and video. Created a library of assets to help bring the new Dynamics brand story to life.

Senior Content Marketing Manager

Amazon Services

Built a content marketing framework to discover and produce small business stories at scale. Drove execution from prototype, to framework construction, to scaling and production of 25+ interviews in less than 3 months—for ~$3K a piece. Constructed a content matrix to meta-tag all interview content across 45 dimensions, enabling the production of up to 75 individual content pieces from one interview.   

Produced an Amazon Services brand anthem video, weaving all five products into one story, and created a to-customer campaign delivered via the home page of Amazon as well as through email and social. Resulted in 250MM+ impressions. 

Won the 2014 NA Seller Services Hackathon by creating an innovative new way to use mobile and social to add unique selection to the marketplace. Competed against 20+ teams from US and India in a Shark Tank-style pitch and live code demo.

Digital Marketing Editor

Developed creative for national campaigns, events, and customer marketing initiatives. Orchestrated a successful new business pitch into Amazon.com and wrote the winning pitch deck for a $1 million Microsoft RFP.

-Concepted and wrote copy for the Webby-nominated Volkswagen Group of America living case study
 for Microsoft Lync
-Wrote a humorous eBook on Marketing 101 for Windows app developers 
-Co-authored a white paper on the consumerization of IT for Microsoft
-Created campaigns and content for Microsoft CSS, Dynamics, EPG, MSDN, Office 365, Public Sector, SMB, Surface, Windows, Windows Azure, and more.
-Conjured up copy for video, direct mail, websites, and ads that reached millions of T-Mobile customers

Senior Copywriter

Write Brained Hare

Chief Idea Guy

Six8 Media

-Wrote and produced a full-length DVD for kids and teens featuring NFL-great Brett Favre
-Created a series of case studies for Microsoft COO Kevin Turner showcasing how SQL Server, SharePoint, .NET, SQL, Hyper-V, & BI are changing lives and businesses around the world
-Researched and wrote the brief for Microsoft SVP Andy Lees’ Worldwide Partners Conference keynote address video
-Authored a $1 million congressional funding proposal for Swedish Medical Center’s physical and IT security initiative 
-Produced a financial tips video for Seattle author Jill Keto that landed her a national appearance on FOX Morning Show

Principal/Writer+Producer

Integrated Talent LLC

Business Development Manager

CEO Narratives That Advance Business Strategies and Transform Leaders | Principal at The Storied Future| Host of The Storied Future Podcast

Stories have the power to transform you, your company, and the world. Yet, the most powerful stories are often the hardest to uncover. That's where I come in. Using the Atomic Storytelling™ framework, I unlock the potential energy in your life and career stories, and create a narrative that not only reflects your true self but also aligns with your professional journey, driving you and your audience toward an irresistible vision of the future—what I call Future Gravity.

Future Gravity May Be a Fit If You…
✅ Are navigating a transition (succession, exit, retirement)
✅ Want to build your influence online
✅ Have a story the world needs to hear
✅ Want to integrate who you are with what you do
✅ Want to build a different future
✅ Are tired of going it alone
✅ Are seeking to land a new role
✅ Want to launch something new
✅ Want to capture your legacy

What Future Gravity Can Do for You…
✅ Establish a differentiated thought leadership platform
✅ Earn trust in town halls, board meetings, and one-on-ones
✅ Transform your leadership
✅ Give the media a reason to interview you
✅ Build influence on social media
✅ Write the book or land the keynote
✅ Get sought out for the next job
✅ Make your purpose a reality

"Chris is a storyteller who unlocks the story of you. His deep curiosity and kindness opened up the aperture in my story, he helped me reveal myself to me. A most magical gift." Whitney Johnson, CEO, Disruption Advisors

“Most PR agencies are great for getting you on the road but don’t always go deep into who’s driving. Chris couldn’t be more different. He’ll put you behind the wheel of a storytelling Ferrari, crafted inch by inch to tell the most compelling story out there – yours.” Ali Winkle, CEO, Just Drive Media

Founder + Chief Narrative Strategist

The Storied Future helps brand, marketing, and PR leaders to spark conversation, build connection, and accelerate growth through strategic narratives and authentic human stories that move audiences to action.

River Wolf Group

Constellation Catalyst

River Wolf Group is a social impact consulting firm that believes purpose-driven businesses play a vital role in creating the ecosystems individuals and communities need to thrive.  I have over 25 years-experience working with local small businesses and Fortune 500 companies around the globe to design programs that leverage corporate operations, talent, and assets in ways that add value to the business and drive sustainable economic and social impact for communities. 

River Wolf Group helps companies tap into their purpose to create transformational social and economic impact in the communities they serve.  

We serve as guides for corporations that want to envision, design, execute, evaluate, and/or scale social impact initiatives that deliver results and business value. We care about your people, your community, and your brand. We work with every client to develop strategies and metrics that are authentic reflections of the brand and enable the company and its community partners to deliver measurable impact and tangible stakeholder value.

My team and I also help non-profits, foundations, and government agencies learn how to better engage businesses in strategic partnerships.

Founder

PYXERA Global

Chief Learning and Partnerships Officer

We create innovative solutions to complex problems through smart partnerships.

Chief Innovation Officer

CDC Development Solutions

CDC Development Solutions, formerly Citizens Development Corps, leverages public, private and volunteer resources to strengthen SMEs and the institutions, governments, and industries that drive economic growth in emerging markets.

Senior Technical Advisor

Colorado Springs Affiliate, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

* Created a vision for expansion from three to 18 counties.
* Expanded board to include representation from across the service area. 
* Initiated process to change name from Colorado Springs Affiliate to Southeastern Colorado to better represent the communities we served.
* Engaged the Denver and Aspen Affiliates and initiated efforts to conduct the first ever state-wide Community Profile. 
* Increased collaboration efforts between the Grants and Education Committees to strengthen outreach efforts and increase the impact of our mission related activities.
* Engaged Komen National to assist with capacity building and training for the Board of Directors. 
* Expanded outreach to underserved and minority communities through partnerships with key non-profits and new investments to ensure we were represented at the Colorado Springs Diversity Forum and health fairs across Southern Colorado.
* Recruited new corporate sponsors based on their alignment with our activities in the community.

Executive Director

CDC Development Solutions (formerly CDC Development Corps)

Vice President

Counterpart International

Building a just world through service and partnership

Director of Enterprise Development

International Republican Institute

Program Assistant

My life is more vibrant when I see people light up.  I love it when smiles light up faces and then spread like a flower blossoming in the early morning sun.  Smiling and engaged, people get taller, their voices become energized, and their bodies become animated.  Its magic to watch people transform when they feel seen, valued, appreciated, and understood.  Magical moments inspire me and give me purpose.

My goal is for every person to realize they are a star—bright and brilliant just as they are. When people are in environments where they feel safe, seen, and valued, they are lifted. Their positive energy becomes contagious and lifts others at home, work, and community.

What do I do?  I leverage the power of networks to help individuals, organizations, and communities thrive. 

How do networks help us thrive?  Networks are the fabric of our lives that fill the holes in our hearts. They are the first building blocks for connection, communication, and collaboration. 

If you are looking to drive impact at scale and improve the performance of your team and organization, I can help you.  I have a network of 300+ consultants with diverse areas of expertise and I have worked with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, international non-profits, and multi-lateral government agencies. My network is global and includes consultants and partners on six continents.  

Curiosity, generosity, and gratitude are part of my DNA ...woven into everything I do. My networks share lots of laughter, some tears, inspiring moments, heartbreaking failures, and successes.  As we engage, we create meaningful impact, develop compassion and connection, and become more resilient in our lives.  

2024 focus areas:

* Networking 
* Partnerships 
* Employee experience (onboarding to exit)
* Corporate purpose and impact -driving value for the business and community 
* Consultant communities (accelerating accelerators)


Focus audiences:

* Consultants
* Entrepreneurs & Founders
* Talent development 
* Youth

Global impact priorities:

* Youth and young professionals especially from underserved communities
* Entrepreneurs and small businesses (including female founders)
* People in transition and those who support them

I am happy to share any resources, ideas, and lessons learned that will help you.

MBTI: INTP
Strengths: Learner| Individualization | Strategic | Self Assurance | Arranger
M.CODE: Make an Impact | Achieve Potential | Explore | Serve | Establish

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