I’m an award-winning writer and multi-disciplinary creative with expertise in research (market/consumer/journalistic) , strategy (brand/social/content), and writing (copy/nonfiction). I bring analytical rigor and a bold voice to every project. I especially enjoy taking complex information and making compelling narratives and captivating content. My work bridges information and emotion—whether crafting copy for global brands, forging strategic foundations, or developing data-driven storytelling. I excel at tackling subjects others find challenging and bringing clarity, humor, and humanity to topics from the Federal Reserve to the vaginal microbiome.
TLDR: I am a nonfiction writer with a bestselling book and Webby-winning website about pussies both called Pussypedia. I do lots of weird random projects that have generated plenty of press. I also work as a copywriter and content / brand strategist .
Clients
I've helped clients like Airbnb, FREE THE WORK, DoorDash, RollingStone.com, the Mexico City Government's Laboratorio para la Ciudad, the Art Institute of Chicago, the AARP / Association of Young Americans, and many others organize, package, and present information.
I've worked with many agencies as a creative director, strategist, and copywriter. I've also conducted consumer and market research, jammed on earned media strategies, conducted workshops, and crafted social campaigns. Client highlights include: Google (B-Reel), Facebook, Pinterest, 23andMe, Atlassian (Strike Anywhere), Apple TV+, The Honest Company, Beauty Pie (Hyphenated), Frito-Lay (Vocabulary), Netflix, Airbnb, Skype, Samsung (Cash Studios), MetLife, Pepsi (Sparks & Honey), Kuai (72andSunny).
Media Coverage
My projects have been covered by The New York Times en Español, The Washington Post's The Lily, New York Magazine Approval Matrix, Glam, Cosmopolitan, The Today Show, Dame, Buzzfeed, CityLab, Next City, PBS, Vice-ID, Digg, Curbed, eleven major publications in France, fourteen in Spain, Shots, Fast Company (here, here, and here), The New Yorker, and over 100 other international publications.
Awards
My projects have won a Webby in Education, a 1st place at the Mexican National Design Biennale, and a Bronze Kantar Information is Beautiful Award. In 2021, Quién Magazine included María Conejo and I on a list of 50 People Changing Mexico for our work on Pussypedia.
Writing
My book Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and praise from Roxane Gay, reached #1 in its category on Amazon, was translated into 5 languages, and has sold almost twenty thousand copies My Substack, How to Have Fun in the Apocalypse is a Substack Bestseller. My writing has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, Slate, WIRED, Print Magazine, Next City, Hyperallergic, Fast Company, the LA Times, in the essay collection, You are Here: Mapping the Soul of the City, and elsewhere. My research has appeared in the New York Times, This American Life, and Quartz.
Talks and Workshops
I've spoken and given workshops at conferences, festivals, corporate headquarters, and universities in English and in Spanish on topics from the word "vagina," to the similarities between cities and emojis, to potential uses of data visualization to facilitate community collaboration. Here’s my TEDx talk about shame (it’s in Spanish). Here’s a live interview with Radiolab’s Molly Webster at Pioneerworks, which I kicked off by inviting the audience to unbutton their pants with me. Here’s a keynote talk at What Design Can Do, Amsterdam, 2022 where I talked about humping door frames as a child and using design thinking as a(n adult) writer.
More
You can learn more about me on my Instagram Account
or in this Design Matters with Debbie Millman interview.
Education:
Barnard College of Columbia University, NYC
B.A. in Urban Studies
Also:
Sparks and Honey, NYC
Influencer Advisory Board since 2014
