
I’m Ella,and I’m a little obsessed with stories.
Not just because I’m an associative thinker.
Because I realized that stories are how we make sense of things.
- this happened
- because of this
- this is what it means for me
- this is what I can expect next
A story gives things direction: there’s something we’re trying to reach, a path toward it, and meaning for everything in between — what helps, gets in the way, or simply doesn’t matter.

We build stories about ourselves, other people, our relationships — and companies.

A company tells its story
through what it consistently does.
A product. A price. A policy. A support call.
Piece by piece, we build a story:
- Who are you?
- What can I expect from you?
- What kind of relationship can I have with you?
When I moved into UX,
and later into cross-functional CX,
I started seeing where that story
actually gets written.
Not in one campaign or one interface —
but across:
- Product
- Marketing
- Sales
- Service
- Operations
- Technology

And something became very clear:
Companies are fragmented.
The customer’s experience isn’t.
To the customer, there is only:

They don’t know where Product
ends and Service begins.
They just keep collecting
evidence about who you are.
And just like with people, when that story is coherent, the company becomes easier to understand.
coherence
legibility
predictability
trust
willingness to invest
Our money.Our data.Our time.Our effort.Our expectations.
This is the work
I’m drawn to.
I look for the story underneath the fragments — the shared logic that can hold the experience together.
What customers need, what the company stands for, what problem truly matters, and what promise the experience needs to keep.

And I help the organization see the customer’s story just as clearly — where they’re trying to go, what matters along the way, and where the company can genuinely help.
To help the company become a meaningful part
of the customer’s story.
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Ultimately, I want companies and customers to understand each other’s stories — well enough to find a meaningful place in each other’s.
