
I started getting people excited about numbers nearly 20 years ago, teaching middle school math in New Orleans through Teach For America. As an award-winning science writer, I’ve been working at the intersection of language and numbers for decades.
I recently wrote Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers with Chip Heath, coauthor of Switch and Made to Stick.
Today, I’m also the official data storytelling and communication teacher for Section4, the MasterClass of business education.
(Ready to start? Go here.)
Services

Workshops
Inspired by my highly-rated class at Section4, learn a 4-part framework to make your data sing: Simplify, Clarify, Captivate, and Motivate.
Writing
Stressed about your presentation? Anxious about that paper? I’ll do the heavy lifting.
Coaching
Interested in moving forward?
I’ve worked with:
- Strategists and management to craft messages that resonate between departments
- Financial planners to discuss plans for clients
- Small business groups and marketing mavens to perfect their messaging
- Ad agencies
- Entrepreneurs pitching VCs and investors
- Nonprofits to help raise money
- Sales teams
- Teachers, journalists, writers, and scientists
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Testimonials
This was a superb lecture with so many insights and useful material. Thank you!
-Student, section4
This lecture on numbers is twice as good as my grandmother’s apple pie!
-student, section4
Great energy, and GREAT sense of humor.
-participant at IVY
Fantastic—I couldn’t believe how many insights were packed in.
-Karen p., australian research Society