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One of the Original Story Creators at Pixar

Matthew Luhn Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

One of the Original Story Creators at Pixar

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$20,000 to $30,000

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Matthew Luhn Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Matthew Luhn reveals how to bridge the gap between business and heart through great storytelling. As one of the original story creators at Pixar Animation Studios, Matthew Luhn spent over two decades inside Pixar, the most successful filmmaking group in the history of Hollywood. Matthew created stories and characters for over 10 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning movies, working directly with Steve Jobs, and later served as Pixar’s head of story. Along with creating and writing stories for film, TV, and VR, Matthew also provides practical strategies that teach and inspire people and teams how they too can tell engaging stories that can connect, lead and motivate people in today's world.

Matthew Luhn is a writer, story and branding consultant, creative writing instructor and keynote speaker with over 25 years' experience creating stories and characters at Pixar Animation Studios, The Simpsons, and beyond. Alongside his story work in Hollywood, Matthew also trains CEOs, marketing teams, directors and other professionals how to craft and tell stories for Fortune 500 companies, Academy Award winning movies and corporate brands. Matthew's "Story Seminars" and "Story for Business Workshops" run in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and other major cities worldwide. His "Story for Business Workshops" and keynotes train business leaders and entrepreneurs how to use storytelling to bridge the gap between heart and business to build better brands and business communication, while his "Story Seminars" train attendees how to develop stories and write dialogue to create compelling stories and screenplays. His clients include Target, Procter and Gamble, Adidas, BMW, Sony, Mattel, Facebook, Charles Schwab, Microsoft, Warner Brothers, Google, Salesforce, and many more. Matthew's story credits include Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), UP (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Monsters University (2013), Toy Story of Terror (2013), Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014), LOU (2017), and other films and TV shows currently in development. Matthew's career began at 19 years old, as the youngest animator to work on The Simpson TV series. His TV credits on the The Simpsons include Kamp Krusty (1992), Lisa's Pony (1992), Homer Alone (1992), Colonel Homer (1992), Homer Defined (1992), and Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (1992). Along with his seminars and consulting work, Matthew has a sustained interest in teaching and empowering children around the world how to draw, write, and make films. Collaborating with The General Pencil Company, the first pencil factory in the USA, Luhn has created a series of "how to draw" books and art programs for kids of all ages.
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The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond
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