A Shared Standard of Excellence
Join the ranks of the world’s most trusted institutions in bringing the Storytellers Collective to their teams.
Our Storytelling Superpower: National Geographic Explorers
Each workshop is led by National Geographic Explorers, experts in storytelling for impact. Meet a few of the leaders of our Collective.
Maliaka Vaz
Workshop Leader
Malaika Vaz is an award-winning Indian wildlife filmmaker, television presenter, and National Geographic Explorer focused on conservation, endangered species, and environmental justice.
Pete Muller
Workshop Leader
Pete Muller is an American photographer, researcher, and National Geographic Explorer based in East Africa and the United States. His work focuses on masculinity, conflict and human ecology.
Jahawi Bertolli
Workshop Leader
Jahawi Bertolli is a filmmaker, photographer, and music producer from Kenya who specializes in wildlife and the underwater world, striving to portray the beauty, power, and vulnerability of wild environments.
Shireen Rahimi
Workshop Leader
Shireen Rahimi is a marine scientist, visual media storyteller, director and on-camera presenter. She has traveled across the globe showcasing humanity’s impact on the planet’s rapidly changing waters—from the seas of the Caribbean to the South Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Federico Pardo
Workshop Leader
Federico Pardo is a biologist, photographer, and documentary filmmaker from Bogotá, Colombia. As a filmmaker and cinematographer, he specializes in natural history, environmental, and human stories and has received an Emmy award for Best Cinematography with National Geographic’s "Untamed Americas."
Reyhaneh Maktoufi
Workshop Leader
Reyhaneh Maktoufi is a science communication specialist, social science researcher and National Geographic Explorer who studies how to communicate with empathy. Maktoufi is passionate about communicating the science behind science communication.
Equip Your Team to Lead with Story
Facts alone don’t move people to action—stories do.
The Storytellers Collective is a specialized training program designed to bring the legendary expertise of National Geographic Explorers to your company. From HR to the C-suite, our workshops teach your team how to harness the power of the Explorer Mindset. Through a unique, hands-on learning approach, participants learn how to develop new, impactful narratives designed to elevate their brand’s mission.
Learn from 135 Years of Storytelling Mastery
True storytelling doesn't just show you a world you’ve never seen; it makes you feel responsible for its future. For a brand with a deep legacy, a story is the bridge between history and the future. I believe storytelling is most powerful when it blends nuance and compelling immersion simultaneously.
Transform your team from a group of experts into a collective of world-class communicators. By working with National Geographic Explorers, your team will discover how to harness the power of narrative to bridge gaps, build deep trust, and turn complex data into stories that move people to action.
Stop Presenting, Start Connecting.
People will forget your data points by the next meeting, but they will never forget how your story made them feel.
The Storytellers Collective specializes in high-stakes narrative design that turns complex strategies into a shared journey. When you stop "pitching" and start storytelling, you replace passive listening with active momentum. From HR to the C-suite, our workshops teach your team how to harness the power of the Explorer Mindset, because facts alone don’t move people to action—stories do.