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Stories from the shop floor
Knowledge Elicitation · Communication Playbook · Archival Legacy
The problem
Watch an elder machinist's hands move across the workbench. There's a rhythmic precision to it — a conversation between metal and maker that feels almost impossible to capture in words. Almost.
For fifteen years, I've documented the people pushing the boundaries of their craft, turning their expertise into an archival legacy for the next generation of practitioners.
Your knowledge isn't meant for bullet points. It's meant to flow, the way shop floor conversations flow when you're problem-solving together, talking through the why behind the how.
"Knowledge transfer works best when we leverage the tools of oral history."
When you're talking shop, your insights run effortlessly. My job is to capture that current and direct it somewhere useful. Documenting your most valuable expertise doesn't need to be a drag.
How it works
1
First pass · 15 minutes
Discovery chat
Like checking your material before the job starts. We define the knowledge we're shaping and the purpose it needs to serve.
2
Rough cut · 1 hour
Deep dive session
This is where we get to slow down and dig into "the good stuff". You just show up and get on mic. I'll drive.
3
Finish pass
Translation & refinement
Key soundbytes shaped into a clear, structured narrative, that's all you.
Pathways that guide people through complex ideas
Real examples that show, not just tell
Text that sounds like you — natural, confident, true
4
Quality check
Implementation-ready delivery
Everything you need, in the format that serves you best.
Website copy that captures your best shop talk
Training materials that preserve the why behind the how
Structured legacy knowledge for the future
Who needs this
Family Businesses
Your operation runs on expertise that's hard to put into words. Let's capture that knowledge before it's gone forever.
Trades Associations
We need to build a memory infrastructure for future practitioners.
Founders & Team Leaders
You're building something new, but the vision gets fuzzy in translation. We'll fine-tune the message until it resonates.
Discovery Science Researchers
It's hard to talk about what you do in a way that people will understand. So let me help make it fun and functional.
From the shop floor
"The absolute joy was reading the notes. I was surprised how much sense I made and how clearly I articulated certain ideas. The editing, the drawing together of ideas and the expression in a short form has been super powerful."
Rauni Higson · Silversmith
"The curated notes were a revelation. They distilled this really strong point of view that I didn't realize I had. It's put me on much stronger footing for going forward with my public persona and what I feel like I have to offer to the world."
Chrys Sellers · Game Designer
The interviewer
Braeden
Multimedia Producer & SME Interviewer
Interviewing is my instrument. I bring two decades of professional interviewing experience into my landline radio studio — and I want to talk to YOU. I host, edit, transcribe, and distill recorded conversations into structured assets so you can get your own words, arranged in a way that finally makes sense to your audience.
P.S. You know how millwright can hear a motor going bad, weeks before it fails. I have the same ear for your stories, memories and metaphors. If something's humming in the back of your mind, let's look at it together.
Come into the studio.
Putting words to your work is a most dreadful part of representing yourself publicly. Let's start with a 15-minute discovery chat and go from there!
Let's chat!