We help visionary leaders make Story their most valuable business asset.

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First Person
is a Narrative Transformation Company

We translate strategy into Story—and Story into the systems, content, and experiences that drive results. Every touchpoint powered by one clear narrative.
For over two decades, we’ve helped everyone from early-stage innovators to Fortune 100 giants shape categories, align teams, and unlock billions in revenue.

First Person Services

From strategic clarity to operational execution.

Story,
Strategy &
Research
Story, Strategy & 
Research
Define the story that drives belief, behavior, and business.
  • Unified Narrative Framework (UNF®)
  • Vision & Purpose Definition
  • Values & Principles Development
  • Story Tuning & Optimization
  • Category Design & Positioning
  • Strategic Narrative & Messaging
  • Executive Alignment Workshops
  • Audience Research & Insights
  • Competitive & Market Analysis
Brand &
Identity
Systems
Brand & Identity
Systems
Clarify who you are, what you stand for, and how you show up.
  • Brand Architecture
  • Naming & Nomenclature Systems
  • Visual Identity Systems
  • Verbal Identity & Tone of Voice
  • Motion Identity Systems
  • Brand Guidelines & Governance
  • Leadership Messaging System
  • Brand Trainings & Toolkits
  • Assets & Collateral Creation
Campaigns
& Content
Campaigns &
Content
Drive awareness, demand, and engagement across every channel.
  • Campaign Strategy & Development
  • Product & Service Launch Campaigns
  • Content Marketing Systems
  • Social Content & Editorial
  • Explainer Videos & Animated Ads
  • Product Demos & Sizzle Reels
  • Internal Campaigns & Launch Events
  • Employer Brand Activation
Experience
& Product
Design
Experience &
Product Design
Turn your story into systems people trust and use.
  • Website Strategy & IA
  • Web & Product UX/UI
  • Enterprise Platform Experience Design
  • Modular Design Systems
  • Interaction & Motion Design
  • Prototyping & Testing
  • UX Writing & Content Design
AI
Integration
& Systems
AI Integration &
Systems
Accelerate creative and operational impact with applied AI.
  • AI Strategy & POC Discovery
  • Asset Mgmt & Ops Systems
  • AI Image & Video Creation
  • AI Campaign Content Workflows
  • Synthetic Persona Creation
  • Brand Architecture Tools
  • Brand Voice & Tone Tools
  • Team Training & Governance

Flexible ways to
strengthen your Story

Engagements designed to simplify
where to begin and get the Story right.

About First Person

The thinking, experience, and discipline behind how we approach narrative transformation at scale.

5

True Market Categories Defined

20+

Enterprise Reframings

4,000+

Projects Completed

~10B+

Billions in Client
Revenue Influenced

FAQs

Everything you might want to know—up front.

1

What does First Person actually do?

We help B2B companies align strategy, story, and execution so they can move faster and lead their markets. That can mean sharpening or evolving vision, defining category position, aligning leadership and teams, or building the systems and assets that bring that story to life internally and externally. We guide companies through transformation and growth by turning clarity into momentum.

2

When do companies usually bring you in?

Most often during moments of growth or change—M&A, corporate splits, launching a new line of business, leadership transitions, major transformation efforts, category expansion, or responding to new market entrants. We’re brought in to align leaders, reduce fragmentation, strengthen differentiation, and build belief across the organization. We help companies build clarity and momentum when it matters most.

3

Who do you work with, and how do you work?

We work with leadership teams at B2B companies—from growth-stage firms to global enterprises—who are navigating growth, change, or increased complexity.

Engagements vary. We may work directly with the CEO and executive team, partner with strategy, marketing, or product leaders, or focus on a specific business unit or initiative.

Some engagements are short and defined. Others evolve into long-term partnerships.We’re based in the Bay Area and work globally, traveling when in-person collaboration matters most.

4

How are you different from a traditional consultancy or agency?

We work in the gap between consultancies and agencies—where strategy breaks down in translation.

When execution fragments, momentum erodes. That erosion is costly and turns strong strategies into stalled initiatives.We operationalize strategy so it becomes usable across leadership, product, marketing, and the market itself.

We often work alongside existing partners—and can step in more directly when needed.

5

How do you measure success?

Success is defined by the metrics that matter to you—stock performance, revenue growth, category awareness, share of voice, analyst positioning, NPS, time-to-market, talent attraction, investment, or internal alignment. We can help establish OKRs or work within the ones you already track. Our role is to make strategy and story measurable and actionable, not theoretical.

6

How fast do you work—and can we afford you?

We move at the speed of your inflection point. Some projects run a few weeks. Others unfold over multiple phases as strategy and story evolve.

Engagements typically begin at $35K+. Broader strategic work often starts north of $100K, depending on scope and complexity.

We structure engagements around outcomes and help you determine the investment required to deliver the impact you’re aiming for.

7

What is Story at the Center?

Story at the Center® is the operating system behind our work.

As companies scale, their story fragments. Teams interpret strategy differently. Differentiation weakens. That fragmentation—Story Debt—compounds over time.

We help reduce it by aligning leadership, decisions, and communication around a shared source of truth.

In fast markets, attention is fleeting. Belief is the durable advantage.

For more detail, visit the Story at the Center page or download The Hidden Advantage of Category Leaders.