About Me
AI is helping your competitors sound better than they are. The demographic of your buyers is changing. To win new business and retain existing clients, you need a story that connects relevant data to an emotional response.
I can help.
I am a content creator specializing in many forms of storytelling, including writing, video production, and photography.
I am a storyteller at heart, and I excel at crafting narratives that forge meaningful connections with audiences.
My unique ability to find the commonality in seemingly disparate topics is a thread that runs through my work, a thread that is applicable to brands across industries and categories.
For nearly 12 years, I advanced through progressively senior-level roles in communications and editorial for the New York Yankees, managing conception, production, and continued evolution of the team's flagship media properties.
I have an MFA in creative writing from The New School, with an emphasis in fiction. I taught writing and research at New York University, Gotham Writers Workshop, and Seton Hall University, and I was a writing mentor in the PEN America Prison Writing Program.
What’s Your Curveball?
Storytelling Training
Using a story in your strategies is a sales essential. But how? Here, we delve into two narrative structures.
What is the Cold Open narrative style and how does it work? Using the Cold Open structure in presentations can help you standout among your competitors. Learn more here!
Lesson Two: Starting from Scratch
Where do you begin your story? Focus on structure? Open with an anecdote? It's a mystery! Here, we unscramble the mess--and we're only scratching the surface.
A rhetorical breakdown of Steve Jobs' 2007 iPhone presentation through the lens of the Greek method of persuasive speaking, as found in Harvard Business Essentials: Business Communication.
A rhetorical breakdown and side-by-side comparison of Oprah Winfrey and Jeff Bridges at the Golden Globes.
A rhetorical breakdown of Steve Jobs 2005 commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University.
New York Yankees Video Gallery
These videos were shot, edited, and produced by Ken Derry.
In 2015, a visit to the Yankees minor league affiliate in Pulaski, VA, was a date with destiny.
Behind the scenes at 2013 New York Yankees Photo Day in Tampa, FL.
Andy Pettitte's final season was 2013, when his focus was really on helping CC Sabathia be the ace.
Go behind the scenes of the Sept. 2010 Yankees Magazine cover shoot with Nick Swisher.
Many of the portraits of Yankees players and coaches are taken on one day, in a matter of minutes. Here's how it happened in 2011.
Yankees Magazine editor Ken Derry flies with the Army's Golden Knights as they prepare to jump into Yankee Stadium.
A behind the scenes look at the process of getting beautiful portraits of the 2010 Yankees players and coaches.
2008 Yankee Stadium final game pre-game ceremony
A view of the 2009 New York Yankees World Series parade from an employee's perspective.
Yankees Magazine Features Old-Timers' Day
Chris Stewart Excited to Talk to Writer Boyd Morrison
Behind the Scenes: Yankees Baseball Academy in D.R.
These are videos in which Ken Derry is the host.
The September Issue of Yankees Magazine is on Sale
What's New in This Month's Issue of Yankees Magazine
June Issue of Yankees Magazine Now Available
Published Fiction & Poetry
Fiction
Kiss Them Goodbye
Published April 28, 2024, by Roi Faineant
How Do I Get to Mount Julep?
Published Nov. 1, 2023, by Mystery Magazine
Guy Just Loves to Play
Published April 7, 2022 by Hobart (archived in HAD)
As The Turtles Do
Published Dec. 14, 2018, by The Carolina Quarterly
To hear author Ken Derry reading this piece, check out the latest episode (Episode 3: Real/Fantastical—Fantastical/Real) of our podcast, CQ Speaks.
Creative Nonfiction Writing Samples
For Sports Illustrated/SI.com
2013 NYC Marathon (if link is broken, a PDF is available upon request)
For ESPN.com
Ken Derry's articles from Yankees Magazine and the New York Yankees official yearbook are available upon request.
Photography
Contact
You can contact Ken by filling out the form here or by emailing kderry@kenderrystory.com.