TALK SHOP LA

[ We specialize in specialists ]

Make your story meaningful.
Get people talking.

Talk Shop LA helps academics, archivists, and original thinkers translate expertise into inspiration and conversation.

[ What we do ]

Communications planning, institutional change, stakeholder facilitation, donor strategy. The foundation for all that comes next.

How we work

[ Who we work with ]

Universities & research centersA field in flux needs more than luck.
Archives & special collectionsMake linear feet run off the page.
Nonprofits & foundationsMission-critical, meaningful movements.
Authors & original thinkersMind meld to maximize your audience.

[ The method ]

First we listen. Then we talk shop.

Connection is at the core of what we do. We're collaborators and long-term partners for the projects and problems before you today, and five years from now.

Trust the processSee the work

[ Selected clients ]

StanfordUCLAGoogleDeepMindUT AustinUC Santa CruzCouncil of State ArchivistsThe California EndowmentUnited Way of Greater LACounty of Los Angeles

[ Ideas ]

Recent thinking

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