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Serious
Build the record people will keep.
- Books, publications, and journals
- Club, founder, and member stories
- Interviews and documentary video
- Legacy and community projects
Mike Pope · Storytelling Systems
Every organization has a story. Very few tell it well.
Mike personally writes, builds, directs, and develops premium storytelling systems for clubs, businesses, creators, organizations, and communities.
A limited number of outside projects are accepted each year.
Mike Pope
Author. Publisher. Storyteller. Builder.
Attention is rented.Businesses are owned.Stories are remembered.
How we tell stories
Serious when it matters. Funny when it works. Precise either way.
The work can be serious, funny, satirical, emotional, or mixed. The format follows the story.
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Funny
Say the true thing from an angle people cannot ignore.
- Custom satire
- Comedy books
- Character-driven campaigns
- Culture, membership, and event pieces
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Everything between
Use the form the story actually needs.
- Websites and email systems
- Recruiting and membership
- Creator systems and launches
- Long-term partnerships
Who Mike works with
One system. Four kinds of client.
Different organizations. The same work: find the story worth remembering.
Private clubs
Member stories, history, and traditions—recorded well.
Creators
Turn earned attention into books, products, and owned systems.
Businesses
Build culture, recruiting, and customer connection through story.
Organizations & communities
Make meaningful work clear to the people it serves.
What can we build?
Twelve examples. No packages.
Every project is custom. Every one begins with an application.
Publication or journal
An edition people anticipate and keep.
Coffee-table or custom book
People, history, and ideas made durable.
Email newsletter
A direct relationship worth opening.
Documentary or video series
A visual story built to travel.
Interviews and member stories
The voices inside an organization, recorded well.
Comedy, satire, or character
Truth carried through laughter.
Storytelling website
One clear digital home for the story.
Recruiting or membership campaign
Show the work and why it matters.
Creator system
Owned assets behind earned attention.
Club storytelling system
Members, tradition, and life beyond scores.
Legacy project
Preserve what memory alone cannot.
Long-term partnership
Build a story engine that compounds over time.
Why so few clients?
Because Mike stays inside the work.
I write, build, direct, and think through every project myself.
Pope Studios is my primary company. Outside work stays deliberately limited so I can remain inside every engagement.
There is no sales staff, junior consultant, or outsourced strategy. If I am not the right person, I will say so before you spend a dollar.
Stories by Pope Studios
Pope Studios is the proof.
Stories by Pope Studios is the production and portfolio label for selected commissioned publications, books, videos, and storytelling systems created for organizations and communities. Pope Studios itself demonstrates the standard.
Written, built, and publishedPope StudiosVisit the publishing company
Primary company
Pope Studios
Daily publishing, books, video, email, products, and services—connected.
↗Character & satireMr. Yeser
One character across video, books, satire, and campaigns.
↗Author & ideasMike Pope
Serious writing on education, leadership, systems, golf, and life.
↗Place & communityMaroa Stories
Small-town stories built into a distinct weekend publication.
↗Books & publicationsThe shelf
Serious books, comic guides, essays, and original publishing.
↗Video & performancePope Studios Video
Serious stories, original satire, and character-led work built to travel.
↗Mike Pope
The thinking is the product.
Author, publisher, storyteller, comedian, speaker, creator of Mr. Yeser, and former principal.
After 22 years in public education, Mike brings judgment, systems thinking, and sharp writing to stories organizations cannot afford to tell poorly.
Private consideration
Apply to work with Mike.
There is no public calendar, instant purchase, or generic package menu. Mike reads every application and contacts you directly when the fit is real.
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Custom projects.
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Limited availability.
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No obligation.