Michael Margolis

About

Every CEO, founder or investor wants more velocity, less friction. Language is the leverage that unlocks both. In an AI world, language is the last defensible moat. The hidden multiplier behind growth, valuation, and transformation. Language is the code base. When you fix the story, you fix the system. I advise executives, founders and funds at moments of inflection: new investment, new strategy, new phase shift. The work is surgical yet expansive: architecting language that gets funded, aligns teams, and wins buy-in. This isn’t just coaching. This is strategy articulation and execution. With a Narrative operating system built for AI speed, leverage, and defensibility. My work has powered billion-dollar initiatives, driven adoption across 100M+ users, and shaped category narratives for Meta, Google, Salesforce, Genentech, and NASA. Since 2002, I’ve helped 350+ organizations build storytelling as a strategic capability. My focus: how to tell the story of innovation and disruption at the system, category, or planetary scale. I help leaders make sense of what’s next because the future is built through the language and frames you choose to use. I’m the son of a mad scientist and a teac

Experience

Education