Executive Ghostwriting for Tech Leaders

Your company has a story worth telling.
Make sure it sounds like you.

I write LinkedIn posts, op-eds, and thought leadership for tech executives who have a real point of view — and are tired of sounding like everyone else.

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One writer. Two MFAs. A voice that sounds unmistakably like yours — not like a content farm.

Katy Chrisler, Chief Ghost Officer at Plainspoken

Katy Chrisler

Chief Ghost Officer

Poet turned ghostwriter. I've spent my career studying how language works — how voice is built, how conviction sounds on the page, how to make a reader stop scrolling. Now I do that for the executives shaping the tech industry.

MFA, Poetry Iowa Writers' Workshop — the most selective creative writing program in the world
MFA, Nonfiction Goucher College — nationally recognized low-residency program
The Problem

AI gave everyone a pen. Now LinkedIn reads like it was written by the same person. Engagement bait. Recycled frameworks. Thought leadership with no actual thought. Your audience can tell. They scroll past it. The executives who win attention in 2026 are the ones who sound unmistakably like themselves.

What I Write

LinkedIn Ghostwriting

Not listicles. Not "5 lessons I learned." Posts built on genuine insight, written in your voice, that make people think and remember who said it.

Op-Eds & Bylines

Industry publications, trade journals, and top-tier outlets. A real argument, a real point of view, under your name. I handle the writing and the pitch.

Executive Voice Strategy

I interview you, study how you think and speak, and build a voice guide that ensures everything reads like your best day at the keyboard.

Long-Form Thought Leadership

Whitepapers, keynote drafts, bylined features. The substantive pieces that position you as the person your industry looks to for direction.

Execs Published In
TechCrunch Forbes Fortune VentureBeat Business Insider Fast Company The Hill AdWeek CIO Dive Crunchbase News The Business Journals

and many vertical outlets

The Difference

The content agency approach

SEO keywords stuffed into templates
Junior writers, rotating assignments
AI-generated drafts with light editing
Optimized for engagement metrics
Sounds like everyone else

The Plainspoken approach

Your actual thinking, sharpened and shaped
One writer. Two MFAs in writing.
Every word crafted by a human who understands voice
Optimized for being worth reading
Sounds unmistakably like you
See the Work

Published writing, under real names

Plainspoken Blog

Why Your Company's Smartest Person Sounds Like Everyone Else Online

AI gave everyone a pen. Now LinkedIn reads like it was written by the same person. This is why that happens — and what it actually costs you.

Read article → Plainspoken Blog

The Gap Between What Executives Think and What They Publish

After hundreds of interviews, one pattern keeps showing up: the thing executives actually believe never makes it to their LinkedIn. Here's why that happens — and how to close it.

Read article →
See the Difference

The gap between content and writing

Same topic. One written to check a box. One written to be read — and remembered.

Topic — Announcing a product pivot
Before

"Exciting news to share with our community! After careful consideration and deep reflection, we've made the strategic decision to evolve our focus. This transition reflects our commitment to growth and our belief in the enormous opportunity ahead. Change is never easy, but it's always necessary. We're grateful for every single person who has supported us on this journey. Stay tuned — the best is yet to come! 🚀"

After

"We built the consumer product because we thought we were solving a real problem. We were wrong about who had that problem. It wasn't households — it was procurement teams at mid-market SaaS companies who kept asking for the same thing. So we stopped building for the people who didn't need us and started building for the ones who did. No pivot deck. No PR spin. We were pointing at the wrong wall."

Topic — Reflecting on a launch that didn't land
Before

"Sometimes in business, things don't go as planned. We launched with high hopes and learned some incredible lessons along the way. Failure is just another word for growth! I'm so proud of the team who poured everything into this, and grateful for the community who supported us. Here's what we're taking forward into our next chapter... #growthmindset #leadership #entrepreneur"

After

"We shipped it in March. By May, no one was using it. The metrics were technically fine — signups, activation, NPS — but the thing people actually did with it wasn't the thing we built it to do. I spent two months rationalizing that. Then I stopped. We killed it in July. Here's the part I haven't said publicly: the mistake wasn't the product. It was that I never asked who was going to use it on a Tuesday."

Topic — An unpopular opinion on AI in the industry
Before

"Hot take: AI is transforming our industry, but we need to be thoughtful. While the technology presents incredible opportunities, we must balance innovation with responsibility and keep humans at the center. The companies that will win are the ones who embrace change while staying true to their values. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! 👇"

After

"Every company in our space just published its 'AI strategy.' Most of them are the same slide with a different logo. Here's what I actually believe: the companies that will use AI well are the ones with the strongest opinions about what it shouldn't do. We've decided it doesn't talk to customers directly. Not because it can't — it can — but because when something goes wrong, I want a human accountable for the call. That will cost us efficiency. I'm fine with that."

Pricing

What it costs to sound like yourself

Cluster
$5,500
one project, four to six weeks
  • Three connected long-form pieces, built from a single 45-minute conversation
  • One anchor essay that names what you actually believe
  • Two follow-on pieces — the counterpoint, the application, or the implication
  • Eight to ten LinkedIn posts to seed the wave on launch
  • Two revision rounds, ready to publish

A single piece is a moment. A cluster is a position — the kind that makes you recognizable as someone who has actually thought about this.

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Editorial
$5,500
per month — three-month minimum
  • One 45-minute strategy and interview call per month
  • Three long-form pieces per month — bylines, Substack, blog, or a mix
  • Six to eight LinkedIn posts drawn from the work
  • Light async follow-up if a piece needs more sourcing

A piece every ten days, all coherent, all from one focused conversation. Most executives can't sustain that on their own. That's the point.

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Session
$750
one 90-minute conversation
  • One 90-minute strategy call
  • A short written summary: the argument, the angle, three possible openings
  • No commitment to anything else

Some people use this as a one-time exercise. Others use it to decide whether they want to work together longer. Both are fine.

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Why these prices

You're not paying for word count. You're paying for the judgment to find the argument worth making, the craft to write it as you'd actually say it, and the discipline to do it on a cadence you can't sustain on your own.

If you've worked with content shops before and felt the result wasn't quite you — that's the gap this is built to close.

Craft trained.
Tech fluent.
Battle tested.

Tell me what you need to say

If you're a tech leader with real conviction and no time to write — let's talk. Fill out the form and I'll be in touch within 48 hours.

Prefer email? plainspoken@polsia.app

No pitch deck. No sales call. Just a conversation about what you want to say.

Message received

I'll review your inquiry and respond within 48 hours. Looking forward to hearing your voice.