I help you build your brand story to grow your business

Many companies struggle to grow sales despite great products and services. A brand story gives your customers something to connect with beyond what you sell - uncommoditizing your brand and putting you in a category of your own.

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The best brands don’t sell products, they tell stories.

People lean into stories, it’s how we’ve always shared and passed down what matters most. Our brains are wired for storytelling, and a brand story invites your customers on a journey where they are the hero.

Create Your Story

The Hero’s Journey.

In your story, the customer is the hero, and this is where most brands get it backwards. While you need to believe in what you offer, it needs to be about the customer and their journey. This is where you earn the attention and trust to not only grow sales, but have heroes speaking about your brand.

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Rick Silber is persistent, which means he has a vision of where he’s going and a good understanding of which roads might lead him there. That makes him smarter than about 95% of everybody.
— Jerry Shereshewsky - Senior Executive, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, Y&R, Wunderman
Original, inventive & fun.
That’s Rick Silber. Enjoy him
while he’s still affordable!
— David N. Weiss - Vice President, Writers Guild of America, Writer Shrek 2

Hi, I’m Rick!

I’m the creator of The Exiled Shaman, where I roast the coffee that fuels the creative. I’ve led brand sessions for ad agencies, and companies such as Nestle, Heineken, and The Toronto Blue Jays.

I also write The Sour Milk and Smash The Bots, (and jokes that’ve been shared millions of times around the internet.)

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Own Your Space.

Build Your Brand Story

Core Narrative | Core Message | Messaging Framework | Soundbites & Quote Library | Content Story Copy | Intro Lead Generator | Welcome Email Sequence

In 3 Easy Steps

1

Schedule a Conversation

2

Ideation Session

3

Roll Out

LET'S GET STARTED!
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And Stand Out Like Never Before.

(a drunk speech at a funeral doesn’t count)

Rick Silber scares me with his robot simplicity and android precision. Worship him or despair.
— Alec Sulkin - Family Guy
Beneath the crumbling ruins of a once proud civilization, Rick Silber slumbers in his obsidian sarcophagus, awaiting the deafening trumpet of doom that will signal his unholy return.
— Andres du Bouchet- Writer, Conan O’Brien Show
If Alec Sulkin likes this stuff then I do too.
— Tom Gammill - The Simpsons

Your new chapter is waiting.

Take a deep breath.

I'm Ready To Jump!