Narrative Ocean is a communications and story design studio focused on sustaining narrative continuity for purpose-driven organizations and entities.

Founded in 2021, Narrative Ocean is a story design studio to build creative and cultural power through narrative strategy. Narrative strategy is best defined as a process which creates collections of interwoven stories to affirm powerful, transformative ideas.

At Narrative Ocean, this process takes shape through a co-creative approach rooted in strategic design, leveraging the power of story to incite waves of collective change.

Everyday, we are swimming in stories of loss and hope, of equity and injustice, of vulnerability and resilience. Narrative Ocean is on a mission to navigate these changing tides by curating intentional collections of stories that, like constellations of truth, can help guide us back to shore.

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A headshot image of Natasha Mmonatau wearing a brown jacket

Hi! I’m Natasha, a narrative strategist and writer devoted to telling stories with purpose. I founded Narrative Ocean to tap into the power of storytelling to shape collective change. Born and raised in Botswana, I immigrated to the U.S. after completing my Master’s degree in Earth Systems & Communications at Stanford University in 2018. Throughout my 10-year career as a writer, editor and communications strategist, I’ve served clients in a variety of contexts.

  • In my work with racial justice organizations, the focus has been:

    • Storytelling to build a culture of racial repair

    • Identifying compelling language in the zeitgeist to shift core beliefs & narratives

    • Establishing approachable language to invite others into racial justice work

    • Developing style guides that center accessible, just language & design

  • With my background in science & climate communications, I’ve worked with clients to:

    • Grow a culture of land & environmental justice

    • Develop climate curricula

    • Conceptualize, communicate & launch environmental programs

    • Create website & branding materials

  • I’m passionate about supporting social entreprises and have had the joy of doing so through:

    • Crafting web copy to communicate the work of innovation programs & accelerators

    • Editorial support: developing a style guide that grounds an organization in longevity

    • Interviewing founders to share their stories in powerful ways

    • Providing in-house communications support for early-stage startups in developing economies

Core Services

    • Identifying & amplifying core narratives

    • Campaign design & creative direction

    • Launch communications

    • Establishing brand longevity — 100 years forward & back

    • Leveraging irresistible copy for growth

    • Establishing organizational style guides

    • Editorial publishing & blogs

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    • Newsletter management

    • Social media strategy

    • Creative direction for digital presence (website, newsletter, social media)

    • Pitching & media placements

    • Database creation

    • CRM