the visionary creative advisor
for your next big thing
for your brand vision
STAND up and stand OUT. CRAFT A BOLD VISION THAT rallies hearts and minds around what fuels your soul.
for your business pivot
Pivot with purpose. align opportunities with your core values to navigate change confidently.
for your startup venture
Locate YOUR NORTH STAR. Define the VISION AND VALUES THAT establish YOUR ENDEAVOR WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE.
for your high-stakes pitch
Command attention. Deliver pitches that resonate, persuade, and win over audiences.
for your major launch
DISRUPT FROM DAY ONE. Go to market in ways that make headlines, turn heads, and ignite curiosity.
for your big event
Create unforgettable moments. Host meaningful events that inspire, engage, and leave a lasting impact.
for your thought leadership
Be the authority. Drive your industry forward with ideas that challenge and transform.
for your spotlight moment
Own the stage. Strengthen your confidence and influence with every word you speak.
Wondering who the heck I am and what I do?
I’m happy to let CBS, ABC, & FOX do most of the talking…
Innovation and change can be exhilarating.
It can also be fraught with risk.
Wasted time and money, missed opportunities, reputational risk — the stakes are simply too high to go it alone. You've worked too hard and have too much invested to leave success to chance.
It's natural to have doubts when stepping into the unknown or reimagining what's possible. But your greatest breakthroughs lie just beyond your fears. And that’s where our partnership begins.
My creative peak at Apple is embodied in the 171 words I authored for Apple’s Credo.
Services
for visionary leaders and brands
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Pivotal guidance on branding, vision, and story. Playful, powerful thought partnership. Bespoke insights, ideas, and intros.
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Explore your personal and professional growth through powerful creative guidance and reflection. Dive into actionable insights and strategies that enrich your life and your life's work.
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Find and define the heart and soul of your endeavor. Our Soul Work verbal branding practice is built on seven simple questions that lead to powerful revelations and declarations. The output is a Soul Starter Kit that will shift and strengthen your purpose, strategy, and culture.
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Vision crafting, executive ghostwriting, keynote speechwriting, and dynamic content creation — all designed to resonate and inspire.
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Deliver compelling presentations that confidently communicate your vision with our expertise in slide design, data visualization, storytelling, and conceptual modeling.
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Set the key note at your conference or corporate event by bringing Anita in to speak on crafting culture-defining stories, putting values into action, and aligning visions with meaningful missions. Topics can be tailored to your needs.
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Learn to confidently and consistently represent yourself and your brand across public speaking engagements, interviews, press conferences, and other media appearances.
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Define and hone your brand’s vision, messaging, and stories, while fostering organizational culture with engaging, action-and-output-oriented Brand, Vision, and Story workshops.
consultations from $500, projects from $5K, and retainers from $10K.
select visionary leaders and brands i’ve supported
Featured work
The blog post that launched a company.
The manifesto that won a pitch competition.
The speech that transitioned a family company to its third-generation leader.
The Apple Credo.
About
Your vision deserves a partner who creates an electric environment where you and your ideas thrive.
Anita Stubenrauch is an ex-Apple creative veteran who worked her way from retail store employee to executive speechwriter over a 13-year career, designing presentations given to Steve Jobs, authoring Apple’s Credo, and speechwriting for Angela Ahrendts, Eddy Cue, and Tim Cook along the way.
Today she’s running Cause:Effect Creative, building The Land of Make and Believe, and hosting the Hyperactive Imagination podcast.
Anita featured on FOX19 Now | CBS 19 News | ABC 7 News | The Novel Edge | My Wakeup Call | The Twelfth House Podcast | The HiHelloSura Show