I’ve done it — I’ve turned the gift of the gab into a real life job.

Storytelling is my calling and writing is my vehicle of choice. The foggy hills of San Francisco shaped my early development and lead to a life of longingly lookin out windows and crafting stories in my head. That passion followed me to college in Colorado, where I discovered advertising.

The curious, scientific part of my brain and my insatiable appetite for bringing people into another world with words found a home at Denver Ad School — where those instincts were shaped into a superpower.

Now I’m telling stories as a copywriter at Leo Burnett, where I’ve created and produced high-budget social campaigns and worked on a wide range of brands, pushing each one to find and own their story in new and unexpected ways.

As I continue pursuing a life of storytelling and problem solving, maybe our paths will cross. If not, we can make them. Reach me at abigailsmudsky@gmail.com.