Shadley Grei
Author/Publisher/Creative Strategist
Workshops: 1. Strategic Storytelling. 2. Understanding the Adaptation Process.
Shadley Grei is an author, publisher, and creative strategist with more than twenty years of experience across the entertainment and publishing industries, including collaborations with Disney, Hasbro, Condé Nast, and Warner Brothers.
Through his companies, Grei Matter and Kingbird Press, he guides author projects from idea to execution as a ghostwriter, coach, and publisher. He also serves as Vice President of Development for Ardvella Entertainment, a Los Angeles–based production company, and he has provided coverage on more than 500 screenplays.
Shadley lives in West Des Moines, Iowa, where he continues to develop creative IP that bridge story, strategy, and purpose.
Learn more about Shadley:
- https://www.greimatter.com/
- https://www.kingbirdpress.com/
- Subscribe to his Substack column: https://substack.com/@shadleygrei
Workshops
“Strategic Storytelling.” Smart storytelling balances both right and left brain thinking, and knowing how to plan and when to shift gears can be the key in moving from idea to action.
“Understanding the Adaptation Process.” If you’ve got a book project that you think could be adapted for film or TV, here’s how to make sense of that part of the industry from scripting to pitching.