Emerging Media

What Emerging Media does

Emerging Media Inc., operating as Innovation Storytellers, is a US-based boutique consultancy headquartered in Nyack, New York, founded in 2002 by CEO Susan Lindner. The company trains corporate innovation, technology, and R&D leaders to communicate breakthrough ideas through structured narrative techniques. Its service suite is built around four modules: Speaking Services (keynote presentations), Consulting Services (organizational facilitation and team alignment), Workshop Training (executive team development), and the Innovation Storytellers Podcast (recorded thought leadership content).

The core asset is the trademarked "Innovation Storytellers" methodology, developed by Lindner from her prior experience as a field epidemiologist in Thailand. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service engagements — keynote fees, multi-day corporate workshops, and consulting days — delivered primarily by the founder with a small support team of 1-10 people. The company has no disclosed software platform, no AI/ML capability, and no institutional capital; it operates as a privately held lifestyle consultancy.

The client base is global and spans enterprise technology (GE, GE Healthcare, Akamai, VMware, AT&T, WeWork), financial services (Citi), consumer products (Corning, Ameren, Waterpik, Arm & Hammer), academia (Columbia, NYU), and international innovation programs (Innovation Norway, German Accelerator, SEB). The firm markets services across both North America and global markets, with documented European engagements.

Note: The input data also references a separate "Emerging Media" entity associated with a 65% stake in the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise and a $1.65B divestiture. That entity is a distinct sports investment vehicle led by Manoj Badale and is not the same legal entity as Emerging Media Inc., the US storytelling consultancy described above. Per source-conflict resolution rules, the first-party company website and firmographic data govern this description.

Name

Emerging Media

Legal name

Emerging Media Inc.

Website

https://emergingmediapr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Emerging Media Inc., doing business as Innovation Storytellers, is a US-based consultancy founded in 2002 by Susan Lindner. The firm trains enterprise innovation leaders in storytelling through keynotes, consulting, workshops, and a podcast, serving clients including GE, Akamai, and Citi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Communications Consulting

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA), Innovation Leadership & Leading Growth (EDABAAAO), Creativity & Innovation Mindset (EDABAMAH)

Keywords

• Storytelling consulting
• Keynote speaking
• Innovation communication
• Leadership training
• Workshop facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nyack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Emerging Media Inc., doing business as Innovation Storytellers, is a boutique consultancy that trains innovation leaders and teams to communicate breakthrough ideas through narrative techniques. The company delivers keynote speaking, organizational consulting, and team training workshops, supplemented by a podcast, to help corporate clients reduce the time it takes for new ideas to be understood and adopted.

Product overview

Innovation Storytellers is a service-based company offering a unified suite of storytelling training and communication services for innovation leaders. The core offering is the Innovation Storytellers brand and methodology, supported by four service modules: Speaking Services (keynote presentations), Consulting Services (organizational consulting), Workshop Training (team training programs), and the Innovation Storytellers Podcast (content and thought leadership). All services revolve around helping leaders communicate breakthrough ideas effectively through narrative techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation Storytellers A storytelling training and consulting service that equips innovation leaders with skills to effectively communicate breakthrough ideas through narrative techniques.
• Speaking Services Keynote speaking engagements that inspire innovative thinking, open communication, and empower an innovation culture within organizations.
• Consulting Services Consulting engagements that bridge the divide between teams and stakeholders, facilitate open communication and collaboration, and lead to higher-performing innovation teams.
• Workshop Training Team training workshops that equip leaders to lead better, contribute more inspired work, and defend innovation strategies and ideas.
• Innovation Storytellers Podcast Podcast featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with innovation leaders about how they introduced breakthrough ideas through storytelling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,333% return on $67 million original investment in Rajasthan Royals
• +1 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Walker Sands: B2B PR and integrated marketing agency focused on technology and innovative companies. Closely comparable to Emerging Media's positioning as a boutique PR/marketing agency serving disruptive clients.
• ARPR: Tech-focused public relations and marketing agency. Comparable as a boutique firm helping technology and innovation brands build narrative and visibility.
• PAN Communications: B2B tech PR and marketing agency. Comparable in serving technology and innovation brands with integrated communications programs.
• Hotwire: Global communications and marketing agency with a technology and innovation practice. Comparable in serving disruptive and innovation-driven B2B clients.
• SHIFT Communications: Data-driven PR and communications agency for disruptive technology brands. Comparable positioning in the innovation/technology PR niche.
• Antenna Group: PR and marketing agency exclusively serving disruptive technology and innovation companies. Direct peer given the 'solely serving disruptive companies' positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Finn Partners: Large global PR and integrated marketing firm with a strong technology practice. Comparable as a provider of PR and brand storytelling for innovative companies, but at significantly larger scale.
• 5W Public Relations: Full-service PR agency with technology and consumer practices. Overlaps with Emerging Media in brand storytelling and PR for innovation-driven clients.
• Moxie (creative agency): Larger creative and marketing agency with innovation brand work. Overlaps with Emerging Media's brand storytelling work for disruptive companies but at greater scale.

Emerging players

• Stage 2 Innovation: Boutique innovation training and consulting firm. Comparable as a small specialist providing innovation capability-building services to corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/emergingmedia263
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emerging-media-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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