A Storytelling Company
Through value-centered storytelling, we help individuals, teams, and organizations disrupt harmful narratives and build a world rooted in compassion and grace.
Our Story
How Storytelling Saved My Life and Laid the Foundation for LMSvoice.
A year into recovery, I attended the funeral of a friend who lost their battle with addiction. That night, I was presented with a choice: follow the pain and try to fill the hole in my chest with enough substances to make the pain go away, or go back to the hotel and do what I had recently just learned but had always known: write my pain into purpose.
I chose the pen.
In that moment, every person who had ever given me a chance, offered me the path forward even when I couldn't see or accept it, or just told me they believed in me became a guardian angel in that room with me. There was no substance strong enough to silence the hurt I was feeling. But poetry could hold my hands long enough for me to figure out the next right thing. Even though I wouldn’t realize it until years later, the spirit of LMSvoice was born in that hotel room.
The same gift that saved my life is the gift I want LMSvoice to be for others. Through workshops, curriculum, keynotes, documentary film, and social media, we create stories that disrupt harmful narratives: the ones imposed on us from the outside, and the ones we carry within.
We empower voices that are too often silenced. We choose to highlight hope in a world where our trauma is too often exploited for the profit of others. Because our stories don't belong to the systems that failed us, the headlines that reduce us, or the stigma that follows us.
They belong to us.
LMSvoice is committed to healing out loud, telling the truth beautifully, and reminding every person we work with that a story, told on their terms, can create the grace needed to make this a more compassionate and understanding world.
Ways to Work with LMSvoice
Three ways to bring storytelling, Narrative Disruption, and value-centered storytelling into your work. Choose one, combine them, or start with a conversation.
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KEYNOTES
Stories that shift perspective. Conversations that create possibility.Joseph blends spoken word poetry and traditional storytelling into dynamic, engaging performances that move audiences from feeling to action. Grounded in Narrative Disruption, value-centered storytelling, and his own lived experience, his keynotes challenge the harmful narratives we're handed and the ones we carry within, while making room for hope, connection, and grace. Audiences leave with more than inspiration. They leave with a new way of seeing themselves, the people they serve, and the stories that shape our world. Joseph's keynotes are designed for conferences, schools, businesses, healthcare settings, community events, and gatherings of all kinds, and each one is tailored to the audience in the room.
Available in 30-, 60-, and 90-minute formats.
FACILITATED WORKSHOPS
Don't just hear a new story. Find your own.Joseph and his team lead interactive experiences that help participants uncover the stories shaping how they see themselves, their work, and what's possible, and then create new ones rooted in truth, values, and possibility. Through guided reflection, creative writing, small-group conversation, and practical storytelling tools, participants explore how to share their stories with purpose, care, and impact. The work can focus on personal growth, team connection, organizational culture, or community change. Whether the group includes individuals, frontline staff, leadership teams, or entire organizations, every workshop is designed to meet people where they are and leave them with skills they can use right away.
Available as a 90-minute virtual session, 4-hour workshop, or full-day experience.
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INDIVIDUAL COACHING
Your story, shaped with care.Personalized storytelling development for leaders, educators, advocates, executives, aspiring speakers, and anyone who wants to connect more deeply with the people they love. Working one-on-one, Joseph helps clients uncover the stories that matter most, give them shape and voice, and prepare to tell them with purpose, confidence, and impact.
Available as 3-, 6-, or 9-session programs, beginning with a consultation. Offered live or virtually.
GROUP & TEAM TRAINING
Build a storytelling practice together.Practical, ongoing training for small groups and teams ready to go deeper. Joseph and his team guide participants as they explore value-centered storytelling, practice the craft together, and learn to apply it to their own work. Over multiple sessions, groups build shared language, stronger connection, and a storytelling practice that lasts well beyond the training.
Available as 3-, 6-, or 9-session programs for small groups and teams, beginning with a consultation. Offered live or virtually.
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NARRATIVE & CULTURE CHANGE CAMPAIGNS
Change the story. Change what's possible.LMSvoice helps organizations uncover the stories beneath their work, cultivate the voices that matter, and bring them to life through creative work that moves people from awareness to action and from isolation to connection.
1. ASSESSMENT
Understand the stories, values, audiences, and opportunities shaping the work.2. STORY CULTIVATION
Find the people and stories with the power to challenge limiting narratives and open new possibilities, with care, consent, and the storyteller's wellbeing at the center.3. CREATIVE PRODUCTION
Bring those stories to life through film, photography, writing, or whatever medium serves the story best.4. MEDIA & CAMPAIGN ASSETS
Shape the finished work into the clips, social content, and toolkits needed to carry the story to the people who need to hear it.5. DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
Determine where, when, and how the story can create the greatest impact.Tell us what you're trying to change. We'll help you find the story that can move it forward.
Who We’ve Worked With
Trusted by people and organizations across nonprofits, government, foundations, education, healthcare, and communities around the country.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We work with people, teams, and organizations who believe there’s a story worth uncovering and a possibility worth pursuing. That includes individuals, schools, businesses, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, community groups, and others navigating moments of growth, change, or connection.
What matters most isn’t the type of client. It’s the story, the challenge, and what you’re trying to move forward.
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Yes. LMSvoice works with clients both near and far, virtually and in person. We’ll find the approach that best fits your context, goals, and the nature of the work. Wherever we work, we begin the same way: by listening and getting to know the people and stories at the heart of the work.
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Absolutely. Every audience brings its own experiences, perspectives, and needs to the room. We take time to understand your context, your goals, and what you’re hoping to accomplish before shaping the experience. That might mean strengthening storytelling skills, building confidence, exploring culture, or creating space to listen, reflect, and learn. Our workshops meet people where they are—and give them the space, tools, and stories to move forward.
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Storytelling coaching is a chance to slow down, find the story you want to tell, and become more comfortable telling it in your own voice. Together, we’ll explore what you want people to understand, feel, or remember—and what stories can help you get there. We can work on anything from a presentation or keynote to a fundraising conversation, interview, video, or important moment of leadership.
You don’t have to become a different kind of storyteller. We’ll help you become more fully yourself.
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A Narrative & Culture Change Campaign brings together storytelling, strategy, and creative work to shift the way people understand an issue, an organization, or themselves. We start by listening—to the people involved, the communities you serve, the history behind the work, and the stories already shaping the conversation. From there, we identify the narratives that need to be strengthened, challenged, or created, then develop the strategy and creative work to move those stories forward.
The goal is change: helping people see differently, connect more deeply, and imagine what’s possible.
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Yes. Photography and video can be powerful ways to help people see and feel the work you’re doing. We support projects ranging from photography and interviews to documentary-style video and larger storytelling campaigns. But the creative work always begins with the story—not the camera.
We first understand what you’re trying to communicate and why it matters. From there, we create work that feels authentic to the people and communities represented and gives your audience a meaningful way into the story.
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Every project is different, so there isn’t a single price for working with LMSvoice. The investment depends on the kind of work we’re doing together, the scope of the project, the people involved, and what you’re hoping to accomplish.
Our first conversation is about understanding your needs—not putting you into a package. Once we understand the work, we’ll talk honestly about what it would take to do it well and what approach makes the most sense for you.
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Start with the story—not the solution. Tell us what you’re trying to change, what you’re navigating, or what you’re hoping to make possible. We’ll help you find the right place to begin.
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We start with a conversation.
You don’t need a fully formed brief or a clear idea of which service you need. Tell us what you’re experiencing, what you’re trying to accomplish, or what you’re wondering about. We’ll listen, ask questions, and explore what might be possible. From there, we’ll help determine whether there’s a right fit—and what the next step could look like.
No pressure. No predetermined package. Just a conversation to see what’s possible.
