Narrative and Performance Coaching and Consulting
Our mission
At the heart of Distinctive Voices is a commitment to human expression and creative excellence. We help clients create and refine the story they want to tell, and then help them become better at telling it.
Who we are
Joann Yarrow
Founder
Brad Beckman
Creative
Joann and Brad have been stirring up the entertainment industry for a few decades and continue to do it. They create opportunities, apply creative knowledge and expertise, and make things happen.
From the Board Room to the Writer’s Room, stages of all sizes, individual coaching to story development, we have collaborated with professionals all over the globe.
Brad’s experience is as a writer and director in theatre, television, and film. He’s developed projects in NYC, Texas, Kenya, Los Angeles, Switzerland, and Miami.
Joann is an international theatre director and has created a unique system to guide prominent leaders and organizations to leverage the power of authentically sharing their brand, their stories, and themselves.
Both of them have extensive experience teaching and are available for public-speaking engagements.
Contact us regarding tailoring our services to your needs.
What we can do for you.
Executive Presence
Gain confidence and clarity.
Transform what’s next.
Power-up your pitch.
It’s you up there. We show you how to grab on to and hold an audience. Comfortably and confidently be your authentic self, no matter how big the audience, no matter which client, no matter the venue. We’ve been developing these techniques in front of audiences for the last 30 years, and we know they work.
Whether it’s deck copy, pitch copy, or a complete, standalone script, be confident in your material.
We’re Narrative Consultants, storytelling experts with extensive experience in developing and honing material and connecting with audiences. We can start from a blank page or help refine something that already has some form. We love to collaborate, and have experience with all kinds of narratives, from corporate identities, to screenplays, and even fiction and non-fiction.
Narrative Development
Who we are.
We create, develop, write, produce, direct, and coach projects for audiences.
We often work in theatre, film, and TV, but “for audiences” covers a wider net. We work with any public-facing material and how it’s presented. We make you and your content more engaging, authentic, and effective.
We have extensive experience in casting, audio-post, voice-over, and publishing. We’ve done industry-specific work and projects in B2B or B2C environments, including in the medical, hi-tech, educational, informational, wellness, and entertainment sectors.
Contact Us
Interested in working together? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly. We can’t wait to hear from you!