Death by PowerPoint. It’s the status quo. But it’s not inevitable.

Story Knight is here to change how businesses communicate.

After all, the most robust and sophisticated analysis is at the mercy of how the story is told.

Story Knight addresses this by fusing the business acumen gained from advising Fortune 500 firms with the storytelling skills of award-winning TV writers.

The result is compelling narratives that cut through the noise, move audiences, and inspire action.

Origin: A Knight Emerges in New York

Founder Ali Asghar parlayed a quantitative foundation in economics to a career in investment banking, consulting and corporate strategy.

Across industries he observed a consistent communication gap. Dull presentations were killing good ideas. Decisions didn't get made. Deals didn't close. Opportunities died in conference rooms.

The tipping point came during a presentation on Peacock positioning at NBCU. Despite billions at stake, months of pricing analysis, demand modeling, and competitor review were reduced to yawns by slide 3.

The attention economy had come for Corporate America.

The problem wasn’t the analysis, it was the narrative

Inspired by John Oliver’s ability to distill complex topics into compelling narratives, Ali took storytelling, improv and sketch comedy classes.

Before long, he was writing for TV, The New York Times and stage, unpacking nuanced policy topics like housing reform into narratives that commanded attention.

Today, Ali and his award-winning team at Story Knight help leaders turn complex ideas into narratives that drive decisions.

We enable executives, founders, and teams to transform dense analysis into presentations that land, keynotes that move, and original content that captivates.

Our process blends Wall Street–grade analysis with Hollywood storytelling craft, so ideas don’t just make sense, they stick.

Because in a world drowning in data and AI slop, ideas only survive if they’re told as stories that move people to act.