Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World

Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker from New York City. He was named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year in 2016. Spanning across five continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Max’s performances have been described as mind-expanding, profound, and hilarious all at once. His stage show, “Words That Move” has sold out theaters all over the US, and is currently being developed into a digital special to share with the world. Max's work has been translated into fourteen languages, won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and has been viewed over 20 million times online.

Max is also the youth & education advisor for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity, which was featured in The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Before working with CHT, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social, running social media for multinational brands, and later working for a social media company where he designed some of the notification structures that he now raises awareness about.