Where story meets strategy
Leaders don’t give talks. They set the agenda.
Soho Stories crafts the speech that shapes how an issue is viewed, framed and debated.
Built to create your seminal moment.
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Wendell Potter
Healthcare reform advocate, author, former PR exec speaking at a conference on capitalism
Sana Azam
EY Partner delivering opening remarks at flagship tax conference in Dubai
Team
Ali
SPEECHCRAFTER
After spending years in investment banking, consulting and corporate strategy, Ali became a Telly Award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, PBS.
He’s helped craft keynote addresses for leading business and political figures delivering high stakes speeches at flagship academic and business conferences.
Beyond speechwriting, his TV work has gone viral, set trending topics and generated media coverage from Al Jazeera, BBC and The Guardian.
He advises startups on narrative strategy and created and hosted America First?, a theatre show that explores overseas solutions to America’s economic challenges.
By virtue of living in the U.S., UK, UAE, Spain, and China, he brings global perspective to every engagement.
Ali holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Warwick and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Eric
SPEECHCRAFTER
Eric is an Emmy-nominated TV writer whose work has appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show (CBS), The Kids Tonight Show (Peacock) and Hit Job, an original show on Audible.
He’s helped shape the public persona of senior business executives and prominent politicians by writing their remarks for high profile events like the Gridiron Dinner.
Beyond speechwriting, Eric introduces public figures to new audiences through scripted sketches, man-on-the-street style videos and animated films.
He also curates new ideas for Coachella Valley as the Lead Organizer and Speech Coach for TEDxRanchoMirage.
Outside work, Eric advises Silicon Valley startups on narrative strategy and created ‘Night Late’, the long-running celebrity-hosted late night talk show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.
Eric lives in California with his wife and Roomba.
Azhar
CONSULTANT
Azhar is a TV writer and producer whose credits include the Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning series Ramy (Hulu) and Mo (Netflix).
He also appeared in Ms. Marvel (Disney+), Deli Boys (Hulu) and has spent two decades performing, writing, and producing across more than twenty countries.
Beyond TV, his speechwriting credentials include writing nationally televised remarks for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
His work has been recognized with a Media Award from the MPAC for advancing authentic representation on screen.
Based in Chicago, Azhar is a former lawyer and internet startup founder.
He holds a BA in Communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a JD from the University of Minnesota Law School.