Maurice Cherry
Award-winning podcaster and creative strategist exploring what makes great stories, creative careers, and ambitious ideas last.
Maurice Cherry
Award-winning podcaster and creative strategist exploring what makes great stories, creative careers, and ambitious ideas last.
About Maurice Cherry
Award-winning podcaster and creative strategist exploring what makes great stories, creative careers, and ambitious ideas last.
Maurice Cherry is an award-winning podcaster, creative strategist, and storyteller with 25+ years of experience turning big ideas into compelling content. He’s the creator and host of *Revision Path*, the acclaimed podcast and archive documenting Black design and creativity, and has produced hundreds of conversations across more than a decade behind the mic.
Why Book Maurice Cherry as Your Podcast Guest
An Experienced Interviewer's Ear
I bring over a decade of hosting experience, so I naturally co-create strong conversations, build on your questions, and help keep the episode sharp and engaging.
Actionable Frameworks, Not Theory
I bring concrete examples and simple frameworks from real projects, giving your audience ideas they can immediately apply to their own shows and creative work.
Candid, Human Stories
I bring honest stories about wins, failures, and pivots that resonate with listeners and invite them to reflect on their own paths without feeling lectured.
Clear, On-Brand Positioning
I bring a strategist's mindset, tailoring examples and language to your show's niche so the episode feels custom-fit for your audience and positioning.
Episode Angles & Topics
What Makes a Podcast Worth Keeping
A veteran host breaks down how to design episodes and seasons that stay relevant, get revisited, and grow trust with listeners over years.
Documenting Black Design & Creative Work
Stories and lessons from building Revision Path and archiving Black designers' voices in a way that engages broad audiences.
Turning Big Ideas into Repeatable Content
A practical look at transforming fuzzy ideas into clear content strategies, workflows, and series your team can sustain.
Building a Durable Creative Career Online
Honest insights from 25+ years of making things on the internet, from freelancing and founding a studio to leading content teams.
What You'll Get From This Interview
Audience Takeaways
Listeners gain concrete ways to improve their own creative work, clearer thinking about long-term careers, and a deeper understanding of how thoughtful storytelling and design shape culture.
Hot Topics
Why Trust Me
The Ideal Show
Ideal for podcasts on podcasting craft, content strategy, design and creativity, Black design and culture, creative careers, and the business of building long-lasting independent work.
Recent Podcast Appearances
Maurice Cherry, Creative Strategist
Bézier •
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Obsessed Show •
TBG – #31 – Interview: Maurice Cherry
The Business Grind Show •
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The Complete Creative Podcast •
Ep. 129: Creative Strategist Maurice Cherry
Clever with Amy Devers •
121 Message with Maurice Cherry
10,000 HOURS •
Maurice Cherry
Design Matters with Debbie Millman •
Maurice Cherry
Art Pays Me •
S8E1: Maurice Cherry
The Design Of Business | The Business of Design •
Visible Designers with Revision Path's Maurice Cherry
Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman • Jul 5, 2018
Key Achievements
Created and hosted Revision Path, an acclaimed long-running podcast documenting Black design and creativity.
Produced hundreds of podcast conversations over more than a decade behind the mic.
Revision Path became the first podcast selected for the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Recognized with multiple awards, including 2015 Most Inspiring Design Podcast and several Gold Winner honors.
Led content and creative strategy for tech and developer-focused companies, increasing engagement and brand reach.
Built and ran a digital studio delivering award-winning visual and editorial strategies for hundreds of client projects.
Professional Experience
Project Manager
Stranger Creative
Leads studio-wide project coordination, rebuilt Asana workflows, and built a podcast and speaking strategy generating consistent, targeted placements on design and business shows.
Content Manager
Eptura
Drove multi-tiered content strategy, boosting engagement and lead conversion while unifying brand voice and streamlining cross-functional content production workflows.
Developmental Editor
A Book Apart
Guided authors on structure, clarity, and audience fit, improving narrative arcs, accessibility, and emotional resonance for expert-driven technical books.
Creative Content Manager
Orbit
Served as Editor-in-Chief for a community journal, increasing engagement through focused editorial strategy and leading a distributed creative team.
Creative Content Manager
CodeSandbox
Refined brand messaging, led developer-facing content, and produced two branded podcast series that expanded reach and reinforced authority in developer tooling.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Master of Science - MS
Speaker Topics
What Maurice Cherry Can Speak About:
Social Media
Speaking Engagements
Podcast Interview
Keynote
Presentation
MC & Host
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Actionable, story-rich insights on Podcasting strategy, Creative content strategy, Content marketing leadership. Studio-quality video & audio. Available Weekdays only. Happy to share with my audience.
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