Author,
Journalist,
Storyteller.
Ryan Gorcey is an author, award-winning journalist and editor, specializing in sports and enterprise journalism, as well as pop culture and Arthurian legend. A people-driven storyteller, Ryan crafts deeply personal and evocative stories that humanize complex ideas and make abstract concepts accessible, understandable and relatable.
With an encyclopedic knowledge of the most enduring pop culture stories, a stint cataloguing and researching Hollywood and music memorabilia for Julien's Auctions and a knack for immersive storytelling, Ryan not only appreciates history's greatest stories, but understands why and how they appeal to audiences across cultures, media, and centuries. Ryan has a deep academic background in the study of pop culture storytelling, and will soon release his first book, based on more than 20 years of research: From King Arthur to Captain America: The Shared Origin of Comic Book Superheroes.
Inspired by a childhood spent reading Jim Murray and Rick Reilly, Ryan spent more than a decade as a sportswriter. He has covered everything from recreational record setters to No. 1 draft picks to Hall of Famers, high school playoffs to the NBA Finals. He specializes in crafting compelling human interest enterprise features that connect reader and subject.
With more than a decade as a journalist, Ryan not only knows what stories reporters will want to tell, but what resources they need to tell them best. With his broad multimedia skill set, Ryan is uniquely positioned to help mission-driven non-profits tell their stories to segmented audiences through targeted e-mail blasts, social media campaigns, video, podcasting, media placement, brand strategy, content plans and event coverage.