Dave is the Media and Influencers Practice Lead at Big Valley. A former reporter who shifted to PR more than two decades ago, Dave brings a journalistic sensibility for news and storytelling to his clients. He boasts dozens of critical business and tech media relationships and has helped craft and place stories in titles ranging from The Wall Street Journal to WIRED, Business Insider, CNBC, eWeek, ZDNet and hundreds more. He is also a prolific media trainer, having coached well over 200 executives on how best to tell their story. A native Cape Codder, Dave is a die-hard Boston sports fan, as well as a rabid U2 fan. His impression of Captain Kirk from Star Trek is unsettling. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and three children.