Dr. Adrian McIntyre is a founding partner at Speed of Story, a strategic communications consultancy for PR agencies and marketing firms. His broadcasting career began in 1978 at the age of five as co-host of the longest-running children's radio show in California history. Adrian spent his 20s and 30s in the Middle East and Africa as a researcher, journalist, media spokesperson, and storytelling consultant. He earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Fulbright scholar and National Science Foundation fellow. Today, Adrian helps agency leaders solve the pipeline problem by strengthening their positioning, sharpening their messaging and shoring up their lead generation efforts. He teaches business development teams how to do outreach without the 'ick' by replacing impersonal, intrusive, and ineffective marketing tactics with authentic human conversations.