Contact: Dylan Tweney
Company: Tweney Media
Professional Background:
Dylan Tweney is the founder of Tweney Media, a content agency that focuses on developing compelling stories for tech companies and entrepreneurs. His rich professional history in technology journalism includes significant leadership roles at high-profile publications such as WIRED and VentureBeat. As a senior tech journalist, Tweney has a deep understanding of the technology landscape, which he leverages to create leadership-defining content.
Career Highlights:
- Editor-in-Chief at VentureBeat: Managed a global news team and regularly published 30-50 stories every weekday.
- Senior Editor at WIRED: Contributed to a variety of national publications and mentored numerous writers, reporters, and editors.
- VP of Communications at Valimail: Defined communication strategies and built an agile content development process. Created the company’s blog with over 200 posts and established a respected research program.
- Highwire PR: Built an editorial team, led cross-functional project teams, and developed PR/storytelling strategies for top-tier enterprise tech, cybersecurity, and health-tech clients.
Key Achievements:
- Tweney’s work has led to tens of millions of dollars in sales pipeline for clients and resulted in hundreds of media coverage items.
- Authored a WIRED feature on the 10,000-year clock funded by Jeff Bezos.
- At Tweney Media, serves high-profile clients including Samsung, MailChimp, Trello, HackerOne, Upwork, DemandBase, Korn Ferry, and PWC.
Services Offered:
- Content Development: Assistance with creating leadership-defining content, winning pitches, and deploying stories across earned, owned, and social channels.
- Corporate Messaging: Help tech companies, especially in B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, and health tech, refine their corporate messages and establish thought leadership.
- Executive Coaching: Work 1:1 with entrepreneurs to help them find and tell their authentic stories.
Notable Skills & Areas of Expertise:
- Journalism and Editing: Proven ability in uncovering, defining, and telling complex stories.
- Content Strategy: Expertise in crafting and executing compelling content strategies that resonate with target audiences.
- Team Leadership and Mentorship: Experience in managing editorial teams and mentoring aspiring writers and journalists.
- Public Relations: Extensive background in PR, analyst relations, and developing high-impact messaging frameworks and research reports.
Additional Endeavors:
- tinywords: Founder of a daily journal of haiku and micropoetry since 2000, recognized as the world’s largest English-language publication devoted to haiku.
- Blogging and Mindfulness: Regular blogger focusing on tech, media, mindfulness, swimming, running, and writing. Practitioner of Zen meditation in the Vietnamese tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Social Presence and Influences:
- LinkedIn: Influencer with over 561K followers, highlighting extensive professional network and industry influence.
- Twitter: Active on Twitter (@dylan20), where he shares insights and engages with a broader audience.
Professional Development and Continuing Education:
- Williams College: Educational background from Williams College, enhancing his liberal arts perspective in his professional endeavors.
Tweney’s multifaceted career, extensive expertise in tech journalism, and commitment to storytelling make him a compelling candidate for businesses seeking to enhance their market position through effective content and communication strategies.
