Rob Salkowitz

Greater Seattle Area United States

Contributing writer, business of pop culture at Forbes

Writing / Publishing

I am a writer, speaker, educator and consultant with two distinct practice specialties: 1. Storytelling for Startups: helping innovative new companies elevate their value proposition, investor pitch and master narrative to gain more attention. 2. Engaging the new culture of fandom: helping companies connect to the multi-billion dollar industry of "geek culture" (comics, videogaming, anime, genre-based media), including working with fan conventions, publishers and creative professionals. My expertise in these areas comes from more than a decade of work as a strategic consultant and futurist looking at trends in media, entertainment, marketing and the changing workforce for clients inclu...