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nDash Writer Profile for Steve Hendershot

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Multimedia journalist and brand storyteller

About Me

Steve Hendershot, founder and chief creative officer of Cedar Cathedral Narrative Studio in Chicago, is an award-winning multimedia journalist and content marketer who delights in telling stories that are quirky, complex and important. Versatility is a bit of an obsession: he has profiled Supreme Court justices and craft brewers, physicists and football stars, and the subjects of his most recent deep dives range from healthcare architecture to education policy. 

Steve’s bestselling book about the video game series Street Fighter was named one of the top gaming books of all time. He has received national acclaim both for his journalism and also his work on behalf of brands such as Adobe, Qualtrics, Staples and Epsilon. In 2021 and again in 2022, he contributed to projects that won multiple Content Marketing Awards from the Content Marketing Institute, and also received a Peter J. Lisagor Award for excellence in Chicago journalism. Steve also hosts the Project Management Institute’s award-winning Projectified podcast, which ranks among the leading careers podcasts in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.

As a content marketer and brand storyteller, Steve has worked extensively with clients in higher education, healthcare, financial services, technology, marketing, retail, and architecture and design. Formats and channels include video production, podcasts, magazine features, ebooks and whitepapers. 

Industries I Write About

Technology

Finance

Education

Business

Health & Wellness

My Writing Samples

Unpacking a hot-button issue

A long-form magazine feature that breaks down a complex, hot-button issue: diversity and advancement within the world of high finance.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/private-equity-struggles-its-diversity-problem

Technology-focused ebook

An ebook that explains complex emerging technology and its relevance to the potential customers of a major tech company.

https://files.journoportfolio.com/users/59162/uploads/a172f3f2-93ac-4c3a-a69e-1f78b1ebb0de.pdf

Magazine profile

A long-form magazine profile, full of personality. I do shorter ones, too :)

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2013/It-Will-Take-a-Stoner-Savant-to-Lead-the-Craft-Beer-Revolution/

Podcast

I created this single-episode, narrative podcast for a brand designer who wanted to demystify her creative process for potential clients.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-meets-process-beth-salyers-custom-learning/id1590438651?i=1000538639841

Content I Write