Narrative Ocean is a communications and story design studio focused on sustaining narrative continuity for purpose-driven organizations and entities.
Founded in 2022, Narrative Ocean is a story design studio to build creative and cultural power through narrative strategy. Narrative strategy is best defined as a process which creates collections of interwoven stories to affirm powerful, transformative ideas.
At Narrative Ocean, this process takes shape through a co-creative approach rooted in strategic design, leveraging the power of story to incite waves of collective change.
Everyday, we are swimming in stories of loss and hope, of equity and injustice, of vulnerability and resilience. Narrative Ocean is on a mission to navigate these changing tides by sharing intentional collections of stories that, like constellations of truth, can help guide us back to shore.
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Hi! I’m Natasha, a narrative strategist and writer devoted to telling stories with purpose. I founded Narrative Ocean to tap into the power of storytelling to shape collective change. Born and raised in Botswana, I immigrated to the U.S. after completing my Master’s degree in Earth Systems & Communications at Stanford University in 2018. Throughout my 10-year career as a writer, editor and communications strategist, I’ve supported upwards of 20 clients with expanding their contributions to social and environmental justice movements. In all my work with clients, the goal is simple: establish brand longevity, 100 years forward and back.
Expertise Areas
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In my work with racial justice organizations, the focus has been:
Storytelling to build a culture of racial repair
Identifying compelling language in the zeitgeist to shift core beliefs & narratives
Establishing approachable language to invite others into racial justice work
Developing style guides that center accessible, just language & design
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With my background in science & climate communications, I’ve worked with clients to:
Grow a culture of land & environmental justice
Develop climate curricula
Conceptualize, communicate & launch environmental programs
Create website & branding materials
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I’m passionate about supporting social entreprises and have had the joy of doing so through:
Crafting web copy to communicate the work of innovation programs & accelerators
Editorial support: developing a style guide that grounds an organization in longevity
Interviewing founders to share their stories in powerful ways
Providing in-house communications support for early-stage startups in developing economies
Core Services
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Identifying & amplifying core narratives
Campaign design & creative direction
Launch communications
Establishing brand longevity — 100 years forward & back
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Journalism
Leveraging irresistible copywriting for growth
Establishing organizational style guides
Impact reports
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Newsletter management
Social media strategy
Creative direction for digital presence (website, newsletter, social media)
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Pitching & media placements
Database creation
CRM
Previous Clients
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Powerhive
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9 Millones
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Food Culture Collective
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Turning Green
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Global Innovation Catalyst
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wikiHow
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Radical Nourishment
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Reckon With
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BASED Magazine
Published Work
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, I interviewed a cooperative of farmers working to rebuild the island’s foodways. Read the story here.
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In collaboration with Nueve Millones and science illustrator Alexander Lebron, I interviewed marine scientists working to combat an insidious climate-related disease that has ravaged Puerto Rico’s coral reefs. Read the story here.
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As an editorial fellow at East Bay Express, an alternative weekly newspaper in Oakland CA, I wrote a series of articles focused on music and racial justice. Read my favorite story here.
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As a freelance journalist I pitched and write several articles for OkayAfrica focused on alternative art cultures emerging across the African continent. Read my story about ecological art in Ghana here.