University of California, Berkeley

The University of Texas at Austin

La Sierra University

Host of Valley Business Radio on PHX.fm ▪️ Keynote Speaker & Workshop Leader (virtual or on-site) ▪️ Executive Storytelling Coach

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Valley Business Radio delivers live and on-demand digital radio shows and podcasts in metro Phoenix and surrounding cities in the Valley of the Sun. Our mission is to celebrate and support the positive business stories that traditional media tends to ignore.We broadcast live from our virtual studio in Phoenix, Arizona. Regular programs include: Valley Business Radio, Tech of the Town, The Arizona 100, and the Multi-Purpose Mama show.We are an earned media platform -- there's never an appearance fee or any of that "pay to play" nonsense to be a featured guest on our shows.

PHX.fm

President & General Manager

Simon Sinek has rightly said that "People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe." With that in mind, here's why, what, and how we do what we do ...WHY: We are committed to a world where all people everywhere are flourishing.HOW: We collaborate with entrepreneurs, executives, directors, managers, non-profit leaders, and university administrators to create and implement highly-customized training and development initiatives that foster a culture of openness, effectiveness, aliveness, and accomplishment at work.WHAT: We design real-world and online learning environments, and we deliver compelling presentations, powerful group programs, and focused one-on-one coaching sessions that inspire ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results.

StoryProfit

Founder

Taught popular undergraduate classes at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Blum Center for Developing Economies.* MES 20: Perspectives on the Middle East, Spring 2011; Spring 2012; Fall 2012* IAS 196: Global Poverty & Practice: Capstone Course, Spring 2011* MES 150: State & Non-State Actors in the Middle East, Spring 2010

UC Berkeley

Adjunct Professor

- Delivered workshops on leadership & communication; facilitated week-long intensive training course in social science research methods and ethics* Served as Visiting Scholar for the Honors Program at Collin College (Plano, TX); taught honors seminars in communications, international politics and creative writing; gave keynote address titled "The Accidental Anthropologist" about the ethical dilemmas of conducting anthropological research on human rights violations in war zones* Advised Warner Brothers team on 4 episodes of TV drama "ER" set in Darfur* Provided commentary on NGOs & private security companies for workshops at NYU School of Law* Delivered five guest lectures and two practical, skills-building workshops to students at the Berkeley Summer Institute for the Global Generation (2008 and 2009). Topics included field research methods, policy analysis, NGO advocacy, environmental causes of poverty and conflict in Sudan, UN sanctions and "the politics of starvation" in Iraq, history of international development projects in the Middle East.* Delivered lectures to elementary, high-school & university students, senior citizens, professors, business executives, non-profit staff & general public. Topics include Darfur, Iraq, humanitarian aid, "War on Terror," Middle East politics & culture* Trained Berkeley students to role-play diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq & Saudi Arabia at national and regional Model Arab League simulations. Students won Overall Outstanding Delegation awards in 2007 & 2008 plus 18 individual awards* Served as consulting editor for development & academic publications including UN Common Country Assessments, USAID reports, research journals & newsletters

Freelance

International Speaker, Trainer, and Consultant

- Served for 14 months as primary field-based spokesperson for Darfur crisis giving live interviews and briefings to print, broadcast and online media* Influenced diplomats in US, UK, EU and Canadian governments, United Nations and donor agencies during lobbying trips to Brussels, London, New York, Ottawa and Washington DC* Wrote two speeches on Darfur for senior Oxfam staff to present at Arria Formula briefings for UN Security Council in New York. Assisted members of Sudanese civil society organizations to prepare their speeches for a historic Security Council meeting in Nairobi.* Produced policy papers, press releases, lobby briefs/letters, op-eds and provided high-quality photographs and video to support advocacy, fundraising and external communications* Led 13-person, inter-agency team on 3-day assessment mission into rebel-controlled areas of Darfur. Negotiated with government officials, tribal leaders and armed factions. Interviewed war-affected people in Arabic to gather local information and personal testimonies* Spearheaded efforts to raise Oxfam’s profile in Arab media. Interviewed dozens of influential media figures in Cairo, Dubai and Amman to inform development of regional media strategy* Researched the impact of Euro-Med subsidies and coordinated field visits to poor farming communities in the Jordan Valley for Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign in 2004. Supported the development of media and campaigning strategies on Responsibility to Protect for the UN World Summit in 2005.

Oxfam GB

Media and Communications Officer

- Worked in Amman and Baghdad for the Joint NGO Emergency Preparedness Initiative (JNEPI)* Facilitated interactions in a politically sensitive environment to generate dialogue and increase trust between NGOs, military personnel, Coalition Provisional Authority, UN agencies and major donors (DFID, ECHO and USAID). * Participated in the first JNEPI security assessment to Baghdad in May 2003.* Researched and wrote the Iraq Country Handbook, an overview of the political and legal context for humanitarian aid in Iraq, plus practical information about living and working in Baghdad. * Compiled detailed updates about political developments, security trends, humanitarian needs and NGO responses for a 25-page weekly situation report distributed to 300 agencies and relief organizations.

Adrian McIntyre, PhD

Adrian McIntyre, PhD