ELEVATOR PITCH

I turn complex ideas into evocative stories that move people to action. Former professor turned marketing strategist. Still practice law. Published everywhere that matters. Built content engines that drive enterprise growth. Author, athlete, analyst — I do the work.

MARKETING & CONTENT STRATEGY

I build content operations that deliver measurably superior results. At Perceptyx, I write articles and reports that boost MQLs and organic traffic into the stratosphere. The formula there is simple: Deep expertise in prompt engineering, best-in-class + built-to-last content strategy, and enterprise SaaS marketing. Before that, I coordinated content, email/social, and events marketing at CBRE across three continents. Specialize in making complicated things simple and boring things fascinating — whether I'm crafting AI-powered prose at a breakneck pace or turning technical specs into stories that sell.

Here's the real difference: with my academic background, I master your subject matter faster than your own experts can teach it. By month three, I'm not just writing about your product — I'm seeing angles your team hasn't considered. The secret sauce? I understand both the technology and the human side. Been doing this since I was 8 years old, writing car ads from my dad's dealership instead of going to public school. I learn your business faster than anyone you've worked with because I've been learning businesses every minute of my life.

JOURNALISM

Combat sports, strength culture, legal history, media criticism, and marketing of the self — these are my beats. Full-time columnist at UnHerd and Splice Today, regular at The Ringer, Washington Examiner, and RealClear. Published in The Atlantic, VICE, Al-Jazeera, Paris Review, everywhere that shapes the conversation. Over 1200 bylines that matter. Represented by William Callahan at Inkwell because good words deserve good homes.

PODCAST & SUBSTACK

Spent two years co-hosting What’s Left?, turning complex political and cultural analysis into free-wheeling conversations with people like VP J.D. Vance, public intellectual Michael Lind, and longtime New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman that actually moved the needle. Now I run Oliver Bateman Does the Work, — part podcast, part Substack, all signal. Long-form essays that go deep, raw interviews about how people really make their living, academic ideas stripped down to their marketing essence. Not just another newsletter about "the discourse" — this is about how work actually works in the real world. Come for the analysis, stay for the stories about what it takes to build something that matters.

SCHOLARSHIP & TEACHING

Traded the tenure track for the life of a mechanical keyboard jockey but kept the analytical approach. Former assistant professor who taught everything from critical theory to constitutional law at Texas-Arlington. Built a pre-law center from scratch. Coached moot court to nationals. Still working on that book about school finance litigation, plus a memoir about my unconventional father and a deep dive into 20th century hyper-real male bodies. Theory meets practice meets purpose.

LEGAL WORK

Active member of the Pennsylvania Bar since 2007. Handle everything from landlord-tenant disputes to international tax compliance. Wrote for the Duke Law Journal about why Americans pay their own legal fees. Clerked in Indiana, drafted orders that changed how councils vote. The law's not just a diploma and license to hang on the wall — it's a lens for understanding how systems work.

COACHING & CONSULTING

I help people do the work better. Whether you're a C-suite exec drowning in workflow or an academic building your CV, I've got the frameworks to make it happen. This isn't just productivity hacking — it's about building content that lasts and strategies that scale.

WRITING & EDITING

Words matter — I make sure yours hit hard. I've ghostwritten everything from executive summaries that moved markets to dissertations that earned doctorates. Two dozen manuscripts under my belt, spanning hard science to humanities. Need your academic work polished to perfection? Your college essay to stand out from the stack? Your big idea turned into a book that actually sells? I've done it all, citation style to final draft. Rates depend on the project, but the quality never varies. Your name goes on it, but my standards go into it.

ATHLETICS

I've been involved in bodybuilding, powerlifting, and wrestling since I was 12 years old. Visit my Instagram to see me and my tough little daughter in action.