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Press & features
The bylines and covers are the confirmation. The work is the point.
A cover story, columns at two of the most-read business titles, an Editor-at-Large chair, and a book from Wiley. Current announcements are in the newsroom; here is where to find the published work and how to reach me for yours.
Latest news
What is happening right now
Announcements and releases live in the newsroom. The most recent:
Keynote at the Oaks Christian Global Leadership Forum
Stories: The Power of Authentic Human Connection, presented by the Oaks Christian Institute of Global Leadership.
The Narrative Edge library publishes seven companion volumes
Three field guides, two pocket editions, and the interviewing pair Ask. and Tell.
Where the work has run
Selected press and platforms
Cover story
Los Angeles Magazine
A February 2025 cover feature on Rod's work in storytelling, leadership, and the moment we are living through.
Columns
Forbes & Entrepreneur
Regular columns on narrative leadership, the founder's story, and communicating under pressure.
Editor-at-Large
Fair Observer
Longer, analytical essays on culture, technology, and meeting the moment, in an editorial leadership role.
Higher-resolution photography available on request. Additional headshots from the current site can be dropped into /assets to localize them.
Newsroom
Appointments, signings, and honors
A running record of the work. These link to the current archive for now, and we will migrate and update each one here.
Aug 2025
Named Summit Host, Nordic Climate Finance Summit 2025
Oslo, Norway
Jun 2025
From Refugee Camps to Corporate Boardrooms
Interview in Senegal on The Narrative Edge
Jun 2025
A Profile of Dr. Rod Berger and The Narrative Edge
Published by Wiley
Feb 2025
Washington Speakers Bureau adds Dr. Rod Berger to its roster
Global live-events representation
Feb 2025
Signs first publishing deal with Wiley
Publisher founded 1807
Feb 2025
Pens cover story for Los Angeles Magazine
On Jason Felts, Hollywood, and Sir Richard Branson
Feb 2025
ACA signs Rod to moderate the closing keynote by Opal Lee
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, the grandmother of Juneteenth
Feb 2025
Selected to host international book tour
Co-producer and host for the memoir "Hollywood Virgin" (Wiley)
Sep 2024
Opening address on water insecurity in Tanzania
Sharing the stage with WaterAid Sweden
Sep 2024
Hosts gala benefiting WaterAid Sweden
With the foundation's co-founders and board
Sep 2024
The Jim Henson Company searches for "The Ultimate GOAT"
Unscripted sports series developed with Rod
Jun 2024
Named a "Voice of the Future"
Recognition for storytelling leadership
Feb 2024
Keynote speaker, Michigan State University Alumni Leaders Summit
Alumni leadership event
Jan 2024
Fair Observer appoints Rod Editor-at-Large
Editorial leadership role
Credibility, in one line
Why editors and bookers say yes
Four thousand interviews across five continents, from the Pope and Magic Johnson to the founders of Zappos and MasterClass. A doctorate in clinical psychology. Nearly two decades lecturing at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management. A book with Wiley. Represented by Outspoken Agency.
Rod Berger is a big-ideas thinker who takes conversations to new and deeper territory.
Karin Klein
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
The Narrative Edge offers a roadmap to ignite hope and narrate your story of potential.
Prof. Henrik von Scheel
Futurist, originator of Industry 4.0
Writing a story, or booking a guest?
I make time for good conversations with journalists, producers, and event teams. Reach out and tell me what you are working on.