Casey McCormick, MBA

Intellivant

Leading provider of High-Performance Executive Coaching, Management Consulting, and Advisory Services for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Businesses.

Founded a boutique consulting firm utilizing an Agile business model to provide businesses and their leaders access to superior digital transformation, management consulting, and executive coaching solutions.  Developed, implemented, and refined the company’s business plan to help entrepreneurs, executives and their companies thrive using proven methodologies and cutting-edge technologies.  Employed Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to optimize all aspects of businesses to ensure superior performance.  Recruited, and retained experienced consultants to contribute to the successful execution of client projects.

•	Specialized in helping our clients achieve sustainable success by providing guidance and support in the areas of automation, business transformation, coaching, consulting, communication, collaboration, growth, innovation, leadership, mentoring, negotiation, organizational design, operations management, problem solving, process optimization, productivity, strategy, systems, technical guidance, startup incubation, and funding.
•	Developed a unique approach combining hands-on experience, cutting-edge technologies, and proven business strategies to deliver measurable results.
•	Guided executive coaching clients in clarifying their top challenges, assessing the root causes of their issues, identifying long-term solutions, and developing potential maximizing execution plans.
•	Provided unbiased external guidance to executives seeking to transform their businesses and maximize their potential.
•	Forged long-term strategic partnerships with dominant industry leaders, including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Chief Executive Officer

Provider of managed services, cybersecurity and digital transformation for 1,000+ mid-market financial services organizations worldwide with over $3 trillion of assets under management.

Worked with all C-Suite Executives, 30+ Account Executives, 200+ Digital Transformation Technical Professionals and all Strategic Partners to grow the Digital and Business Transformation Business Unit.

•	Led the design, development, and execution of a cross-functional Digital and Business Transformation sales strategy focused on the Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, and Investment Bank client base.
•	Worked with sales professionals across the United States, Europe and Asia selling Digital Transformation Services.
•	Coordinated with technology professionals to ensure successful delivery of Digital Transformation Projects.

Director, Digital Transformation

AgileThought

Key executive team member responsible for the daily operations of the Innovate Line of Service, growth of its three underlying Practices (Product, Training and Coaching) and expansion of the service offerings to enterprise clients. The Innovate Practices exist to inspire and advise the enterprise to new heights of thinking, behaving and decision making. Transforming organizations and digital products through consulting, coaching, and training using innovative approaches like Agile, DevOps and Design Thinking.

•	Responsible for daily operational excellence of the Innovate Line of Service and professional support for the 50+ Product, Training,and Coaching Practice team members.
•	Responsible for all aspects of delivery excellence associated with Innovate Line of Service engagements across the full project lifecycle with annual billings >$15,000,000.
•	Responsible for engaging in sales pursuits and business development to ensure continued business growth coupled with high client and team member satisfaction.

Global Senior Director, Innovate Line of Service

Sold and lead custom enterprise software development projects for global Fortune 1000 clients. The scope of this role spanned from ideation and design to scaled delivery and support while guiding clients in transforming, building, and running their digital businesses. This included leveraging next-generation technologies to create competitive differentiation and exceptional customer experiences. This was done utilizing consultants and delivery centers across North and Latin America by providing Agile-first delivery for a variety of industries with expertise across all facets of digital transformation, application development, advanced data analytics (AI, ML, & IoT), cloud services, UX design, DevOps, and automation.

•	Responsible for all aspects of custom enterprise software development projects with annual billings >$6,500,000.
•	Recruited, staffed, and managed high-performance, cross-functional teams of up to 50 professionals with as much as 60,000 managed hours per year.
•	Responsible for a broad array of Account Management, Business Development and Sales across a diverse set of global clients and industries.

Global Director, Client Services and Delivery Leadership

CMM Partners

Management Consulting and Executive Recruiting Firm specialized in Healthcare, Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology, Legal, Accounting, and Financial Services.

Established company and developed an Agile business plan and model after conducting extensive pro forma financial and competitive analyses of recruiting industry businesses.  Designed a low cost, low overhead, well-organized and highly efficient business entity that mitigated risk while optimizing profits.  Investigated industry best practices and fastest growing verticals to target the most cost-effective niches.  Scrutinized competitors’ inefficiencies. Developed and implemented strategies and processes to ensure productivity and success.

•	Secured contracts with Am Law 100 law firms—the largest law firms in the US—by executing relationship building campaigns composed of cold calling, emailing, and other outreach tactics.
•	Developed a proprietary database of companies, clients, contacts, resumes, job orders, and projects that was continuously refreshed with clean, enhanced, and updated information.
•	Recruited and placed partner level and senior executives earning $150K+ for companies in the high tech, legal, and financial industries.

CEO and President

Systems West Computer Resources

National Consulting Firm providing Businesses and Utility Industry expertise via Strategy, Process, and Technology Consulting.

Recruited during a period of rapid growth to serve as Project Manager directing the implementation of a proprietary summary billing program for complex, multi-premise electric utility accounts. Consulted with client companies on compliance with complex regulations required to support electricity deregulation, bill unbundling, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of records between all related parties, including alternative energy suppliers.  Managed portions of $100M annual project with 10 direct reports.

•	Built, mentored, and directed a team of experienced consultants to design, develop, and implement a highly complex CIS summary billing project—replacing manual data analysis and billing with automated systems.
•	Served as a client liaison with the New York State Public Service Commission to define and develop the business, regulatory, legal, and technical requirements for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
•	Managed the project to design and develop the first EDI transaction sets for a global electric utility client.

Consulting Project Manager

CA Technologies

Global Software and IT Management Solutions provider helping customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services.

Hired in recognition of deep experience assisting electric utility clients with deregulation and risk mitigation from Y2K.  Challenged to grow the business, solidify customer relationships, manage projects, and define the scope of requirements for new internal and external projects.  Ensured collaboration as a single cohesive unit among clients, other consulting firms, and project teams.  Managed 5 direct and 5 indirect reports.

•	Performed full SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Project Management for a $3M Mobile Data Project for a large US based electric utility while serving as the subject matter expert on project scope and requirements.
•	Designed and developed software modules for key electric utility clients.
•	Negotiated $1,000,000+ project extensions with multiple electric utility clients.

Accenture

Global Management Consulting, Technology Services and Outsourcing Company serving clients in more than 120 countries.

Hired after receiving MBA and graduating at the top of the class.  Charged with creating enterprise billing software for electric utility companies during industry deregulation.

•	Designed, coded, tested, implemented, and maintained the bill print functionality and batch processes that allowed large electric utility clients to print and mail millions of dollars of bills daily.
•	Researched and analyzed client tariffs filed with the New York State Public Service Commission to unbundle charges, allowing alternate energy suppliers to bill for a portion of customer’s bills.

Technology and Process Consultant

Executive Coach | Management Consultant | Entrepreneur | Investor

I've spent the last three decades as a highly-trusted advisor for organizations ranging from startups through Fortune 500 companies spanning multiple industries.

I've successfully negotiated and executed $100,000,000+ in consulting engagements, built many high-performance teams and helped transform numerous companies into profitable, effective and efficient organizations.

I use my experience, skills and insights as a High-Performance Executive Coach, Management Consultant, Advisor, Entrepreneur and Investor.

MY PHILOSOPHY 
I have a proven track record of delivering measurable results while empowering individuals and organizations to reach new heights of performance.

I believe with the right mindset, strategies, systems, and support, anything is possible.

With my extensive experience in leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, team building, and performance optimization, I'm confident in my ability to help you take your career and business to new heights.

My goals are to empower you to:
• Achieve your goals.
• Identify your strengths.
• Overcome your challenges.
• Transform your performance.
• Optimize your leadership style.
• Thrive in both business and in life.

Whether you're an individual looking to take your career to the next level or a company seeking to enhance your performance and profitability, I'm here to help.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Account Management | Agile Methodologies & Transformation | Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Business Analysis | Business Development | Business & Technical Writing | Business Intelligence (BI) | Cloud Computing | Consultative & Solution Oriented Sales | Consulting | Content Management Systems (CMS) | Customer Information Systems (CIS) | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Custom Enterprise Software Development | Data Analytics | Digital Transformation | eCommerce | Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) | Engagement Leadership | Enterprise Billing Systems | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | Entrepreneurship | Executive Leadership | Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) | Interpersonal Communication | Marketing | Negotiating | Planning | Proposal Development | Partnership Development | Problem Solving | Process Optimization | Product Management | Program Management | Project Management | Recruiting | Sales Force Automation (SFA) | Scope Definition | Scrum | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) | Solution Planning | Strategic Partnership Development | Strategy Development & Execution | Team Building | Vendor Management

Intellivant is a leading provider of High-Performance Executive Coaching, Management Consulting, and Advisory Services for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Businesses.

We specialize in helping our clients achieve sustainable success by providing guidance and support in the areas of strategic planning, organizational design and development, operations management, mentoring, technological guidance, systems, startup incubation, and funding.

Our unique approach combines hands-on experience, cutting-edge technologies, and proven business strategies to deliver measurable results.

We work in partnership with our clients to create custom-tailored solutions that guide them toward an even brighter tomorrow.

We are here to help you take your business to the next level.

Are you ready to achieve sustainable, long-term success?

Contact us today at https://intellivant.com to get started.

EarReality

Narrative Designer 

Screenwriter

Paralect

Full writing support for the needs of the company:
- Writing articles and guest posts
- Creating case studies and video scripts
- Writing ads for various online channels
- Interviewing
- Supporting sales, product and marketing activities

Left the company to study full-time for MA Serial Storytelling in Germany

Copywriter

StockBattle

Worked on several web and mobile games aimed at crypto and stock market education. 
- UX writing
- Social media writing
- Blogging

Media Manager

FBS Inc.

- Managing a creative team (6 people) of the traffic department, later - of the FBS Global product, team lead.
- Copywriting for websites, landing pages, offline and online materials of the company in English.
- Creation of creative concepts, UX copywriting
- Editing and proofreading of materials for novice copywriters, training for copywriters

Creative Team Lead / Copywriter 

Heads and Hands

Content marketing and PR for Russian and International markets:
- Strategy planning
- Content marketing (blogging, SMM, ratings, etc.)
- PR
- Online Marketing

Marketing and PR specialist

Reksoft

Marketing Manager

Marketing Assistant

All my life I’ve been a fierce force of imagination, persistence, and hard work: like a dragon hunting for gold. But instead of treasure, I’ve been searching for stories to tell and ways to make an impact.

Born in Belarus, I studied journalism in Bulgaria and worked in marketing in Russia, but storytelling has always been my true passion. I create narratives that allow people to explore fresh perspectives in a safe, immersive way.

As a queer, neurodivergent woman from a patriarchal country, I’m passionate about shedding light on complex topics through my work. Over the years, I’ve designed more than 100 LARP games, written 10+ original tabletop campaigns, and worked as a script supervisor on the short film Mein Name Akim (2024), which tells the story of transgender refugees in Germany.

During my MA in Serial Storytelling at IFS Cologne, I honed my skills across genres, working on solo projects as well as collaborating in Writers' Rooms.

Currently, I’m co-developing a visual novel game with a co-author as a passion project.

Now that I've completed my degree, I’m eager to bring my creativity to TV and gaming, crafting stories in both English and German.

Dragons never stop breathing fire. And neither do I, with an endless flow of ideas and stories I can’t wait to share.

Alena Lysiakova 🐉 🔜 GAMESCOM

In audio games, players can’t scroll back. 


They can’t “check the log.” They’re usually listening while cooking or commuting, not taking notes like a detective.

So if your story relies on the player remembering a random detail from minute 3 to survive minute 22, good luck. Your plot may be brilliant, but the format will eat it alive.

🐲 Audio narrative design has to support memory.

 Not through exposition dumps, but through systems that anchor recall:
+ Recurring motifs (a phrase, a sound, a location)
+ Audio cues that repeat at key moments
+ Mirrored consequences that call back to earlier actions

💡 These are structural tools, not flavor text. They let players remember without needing a rewind button. Because if your story only works when someone can reread it: you didn’t design for audio. You designed for a book.

#NarrativeDesign #AudioGames #StoryArchitecture

Alena Lysiakova 🐉

Narrative designer and screenwriter ▶️ Let's create stories that make an impact

If your characters agree too often, something is wrong. 🎬

Harmony might be great in real life (depending on who you ask), but on the page it’s story poison. When everyone shares the same opinion, makes the same choice, or nods politely in every scene… there’s nothing to watch. No movement. No friction. No reason for us to lean in.

Stories don’t run on plot twists alone 👉  they run on pressure.

Tiny disagreements. Conflicting priorities. One person wanting something now while the other wants it later. A silent “no” that derails a plan without a single shout.

Characters don’t need to scream at each other to create tension. 💡 They just need to want things that don’t align. Even slightly. That’s enough to make a scene feel alive.

🐲 So if your dialogue reads like everyone attended the same group therapy and agreed to be mature about it, throw in a value clash. A boundary. A secret. A refusal that doesn’t look like one.

#Screenwriting #Storytelling #GameWriting

I just finished reading HOW TO WRITE A VERTICAL SERIES IN 10 DAYS by Isabel Dréan, and honestly, it exceeded every expectation I had. 💜 

I went in hoping for a few insights.

What I got was a full, practical roadmap: tasks, exercises, industry guidance, and a crystal-clear breakdown of how to actually enter the vertical series world. It's easy to read, but more importantly, it's easy to apply. 🐲 The book basically screams, “Start now,” and as a screenwriter, that was exactly the push I needed.

Now I know exactly how to structure my vertical series portfolio and how to approach producers with my concepts. Huge thanks to Isabel for creating such a sharp, actionable guide: it immediately earned a place on my “write with purpose” shelf.

👉 If you're a new creator or screenwriter who wants a real, practical entry point into the vertical series industry, this book is a must. 
https://lnkd.in/eaKhHw2w

#Screenwriting #VerticalSeries #BookReview

Some interactive stories love throwing choices at players like confetti.


A choice here, a choice there: none of them actually do anything, but hey, it feels interactive, right? 

🐲 No.

 That’s writing pretend-agency. It’s a novelty menu. It’s decorating the game with buttons that aren’t hooked to anything. 

Real narrative design is systemic.
👉 Choices should connect to variables that influence:
+ relationships (trust, fear, loyalty)
+ difficulty (risk, scarcity, knowledge)
+ consequences (routes, scenes, endings)
+ pacing (when info drops, when tension spikes)

If your branching doesn’t change the system, it’s not interaction: it’s decoration.

💡 Players don’t remember how many buttons you gave them. They remember how their choice changed the world, the character, or the story’s tone. We’re not designing “options.” We’re designing impact.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #AudioGames

Everyone loves saying “games are the new IP goldmine”, until it’s time to adapt one and suddenly half the story disappears and the other half gets rewritten into something no fan recognizes. 🎮📺


So I wrote about what makes good adaptations work.

How to translate gameplay into story, treat worldbuilding like a character, and keep both longtime fans and newcomers hooked without bending the source material into something unrecognizable.

👉 Game Over for Bad Adaptations 
https://lnkd.in/ejp-QaQF

If you care about storytelling across mediums,  this one’s for you.

#Adaptation #Storytelling #Screenwriting

Open article: Game over for bad adaptations by meer.com

Let’s be honest, most early world-building documents look like Pinterest boards in disguise. 👾 

Pretty aesthetics. Moody adjectives. 

But in audio games, vibes won’t save you. 👉 Rules will.

If the player can’t predict how the world behaves, they can’t make meaningful choices.

And if they can’t make meaningful choices… well, what are we even doing here?

Strong audio world-building isn’t about lore dumps: it’s about systems thinking:

🧩 Consistent logic
 Magic works the same every time.
 Social rules don’t change based on a writer’s mood.
 Danger has clear signals that the player can learn.

🔊 Predictable sensory cues
 A sound has a purpose. A silence has a consequence.
 The player should learn the world’s language without needing a codex.

👤 NPCs follow world rules too
 If everyone except the protagonist behaves like they’re in another genre, your world collapses faster than a badly mixed audio cue.

🗺️ Boundaries that define possibility
 The world needs limits. What can’t happen is just as important as what can.
Because a world with vibes but no rules isn’t a world. It’s a mood board with dialogue.

🐲 Design your world like a system, and the player will believe in it instantly.

#NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #AudioGames

Writers love to obsess over genre:
 “Is it a drama? A thriller? A dark comedy?”


👉 Here’s a secret: your tone decides that long before your logline does.


Take this:
 A couple argues in a car during a thunderstorm.
 💔 In a drama, it’s the last fight before they break up.
 😂 In a dark comedy, lightning strikes right as one says, “At least things can’t get worse.”
 🔪 In a thriller, someone’s bleeding in the trunk and the argument’s just a cover.

Same setup. Totally different story: all because of tone.

Tone tells your audience how to feel about what’s happening, even before the plot fully unfolds. It’s the lens through which they interpret every line, every silence.

🐲 So before rewriting your script for the tenth time, don’t change the plot. Change the tone. Sometimes it's even more effective.

#Storytelling #WritingTips

Here’s something I learned writing for audio: if you build your episode like a typical visual game, escalating scene after escalating scene, your listeners will mentally check out by minute 12.


Why? 
👉 Because audio burns brainpower faster than visuals.
There’s no UI, no map, no screen to anchor attention. Just the player, their imagination, and whatever chaos you hand them.

That’s why audio episodes need chains, not ladders:
🔗 Repeat anchor points
 A recurring sound, phrase, or location the player can “grab” onto.

🔗 Linked beats instead of vertical escalation
 Scene → consequence → micro-turn → reorientation → next link
INSTEAD OF
Action → Bigger Action → Biggest Action → listener meltdown.

🔗 Reorientation moments
 Tiny resets that say, “Here’s where you are. Here’s what changed.”

🔗 A rhythm, not a sprint
The emotional pulse matters more than the scale of the event.

🐲 Because if your episode structure only works when players can stare at a screen, it won’t survive in audio. 

💡 Design for the listener’s brain, not the writer’s adrenaline.

#NarrativeDesign #AudioGames #StoryArchitecture

EarReality is hosting a free webinar for anyone curious about interactive audio.

🐲 And yes, I’ll be one of the hosts.

Here’s what we’re diving into: 

✅ The TWIST Engine: A clean, no-nonsense intro to the tool we use to build interactive audio stories (the same one I used to write all my audio games).

✅ Business & Publishing Opportunities: self-publishing, collaborations, monetization: the whole ecosystem and how you can actually earn from your stories.

✅ Live Demo: we’ll start with a 30-minute listening session so you can hear what interactive audio feels like before we break down how it’s made.

If you’ve been meaning to try this format, want to explore it for your professional projects, or you’re just audio-curious, this webinar will save you weeks of trial-and-error.

🗓️ The LinkedIn Event link is right below. Seats are capped at 100, so grab yours before it fills up. And if you want to support the event, a like, share, or repost would make my day. 😎

#EarReality #TWIST #NarrativeDesign #Storytelling #InteractiveAudio

Helping Media Companies, Game Studios & Brands Expand Their IP Through Interactive Storytelling | CEO @ EarReality | TWIST Game Engine | Transmedia Strategy | In-Car, Mobile & Web Experiences

🎤 🎧  Finally, we’re hosting a FREE webinar for authors, narrative designers, and brand marketers who want to understand how interactive audio works and how to create it. 🕹️

What the session covers:

✅ TWIST Engine
A clear introduction to the tool we use to create interactive audio stories.

✅ Business Opportunities
How self-publishing, collaborations, and monetization work on TWIST and TWIST Tales.

✅ Practical Demo
We begin with a 30-minute listening session so you can hear an interactive audio story before learning the production workflow.

If you want to create interactive audio, evaluate the format for professional use, or explore future publishing opportunities, this session gives you the essentials.

This webinar is listed as a LinkedIn Event.
The registration link is directly beneath this post.
Seats are limited to 100 participants, so register early to receive the meeting link.

If you want to support the event, feel free to like, share, or repost 😎 

#EarReality #TWIST #marketing #storytelling #games #gaming #stories #audiobooks #audio #RPGs #writing #books #narrativedesign

Christian Mahnke, Anastasiia Chetverikova and 28 other attendees

View event: EarReality Webinar: The Business of Interactive Audio & TWIST - Part 1

EarReality Webinar: The Business of Interactive Audio & TWIST - Part 1

🐲 Just a quick reminder: this week we’re hosting our interactive audio webinar: a deep dive into TWIST, storytelling tools, and how creators can actually publish and monetize their work in this format.

If you’re curious about interactive audio or want to explore new opportunities as a writer, narrative designer, or creator, join us. 🎧🔥

#NarrativeDesign #InteractiveAudio

⏰ Starting in ONE hour! 🎧🎤


Our webinar on interactive audio storytelling and the business behind it is about to kick off.

If you’ve been curious about how interactive audio works, how creators can actually publish and monetize their stories, or what the TWIST Engine looks like behind the scenes… this is your chance to join live.

 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ek5wHQJ2

See you there: bring your questions and your curiosity. 🎧 🐲 

#InteractiveAudio #Storytelling

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