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Brilliant with your clients. Invisible to the rest.

You're genuinely good at what you do — better than plenty of people out-marketing you. The problem isn't your work. It's that the people who need you can't find you yet. We help experts get found and win clients online, without turning into a loud, salesy marketer. You bring the soul; we handle the machine. And you don't start with a big commitment — you start with a $27 masterclass, or a simple conversation.

Start with the $27 MasterClass → Or map it with us first

The numbers below are ten years of proof — our credibility, not your entry fee. You can start for $27.

$10M+
Client revenue generated since 2013
100K+
Experts trained since 2018
200K+
Subscribers grown on the method
5+
Seven-figure funnels built

Three ways in — start on the bottom rung, most people do

§00The Honest Part

If you've been burned before

We get why you'reskeptical.

You've probably tried something before — a course, a "marketer," a boosted post — and heard crickets. So before any pitch, here's the plain truth about the three things that keep good experts stuck.

"I've spent money on this and got nothing back."

Then you shouldn't gamble another big cheque. Start at $27 and see how we think first. There's no jump from zero to a monthly retainer — the ladder goes masterclass → a $297 session → done-for-you, and the $297 credits toward the build if you go further. You risk small, then decide.

"I'm good at what I do — but online, nobody can tell."

That's not a talent problem, it's a findability problem. Story-driven marketing takes the expertise you already have and makes it findable and trusted — you don't become a salesy self-promoter. Bring the soul; we automate the rest.

"Maybe this works for everyone but me."

The method wasn't built for big brands with big budgets — it was built for individual authors, coaches, and consultants. Real people on it have seen results like +50.4% revenue per visitor and $1.8M in ten months. It starts from your story, so being a one-person business is the point, not a disqualifier.

§01The Work
Done For You · When You're Ready

AI-Automation & Growth Service

When you'd ratherwe just run it.

This is the top of the ladder — where it goes once you're ready, not where you have to start. We design and build a high-end, story-driven web presence, then wire it into funnels, email, content, ads, and the AI automation that runs it. Every piece is built from your story, by hand, for you. $10M+ generated for experts, authors, and coaches since 2013. It's a small founding cohort — application-based, so the fit is real on both sides. Not there yet? Start with the $27 masterclass instead.

Samuel Cook coaching a client one-to-one at a laptop
1:1 coaching, in the room
A James Cook Media workshop with real attendees
Live workshops with real experts
A James Cook Media film shoot on location
Story, filmed and built by hand
The Engagement · Apply

AI-Automation & Growth Service

By application

A bespoke build. We take on a limited founding cohort.

  • High-end, story-driven web development
  • Funnels built from your story
  • Email & content that sells
  • Paid and organic growth
  • AI automation tying it all together
  • Designed, built, launched & run for you
Apply to Work With Us →
Is It a Fit?

Founding Cohort

Limited seats

We take on a small number so we can do the work properly.

  • For authors, coaches & experts
  • You have a real offer and a real story
  • Application-based, limited seats
  • Direct work with the founders
  • Every piece built from your story
  • Investment set to scope, in conversation
See If You Fit →
The Platform We Build On

StoryFunnels

Our software

Story-driven funnel software we built — and build on for you.

  • Story-driven funnels, pages & email in one
  • Automation built for authors and experts
  • The system your machine runs on
  • Built and maintained in-house by JCM
  • Proof of the software we can build
See StoryFunnels →
§01·AThe Proof

Work We've Built

Software and siteswe built ourselves.

The strongest proof of what we can build for you is what we've already built for ourselves and the causes we back. Every property below was designed and developed in-house.

StoryOS — built by James Cook Media
storyos.dev

StoryOS

The operating system for story-driven marketing — the platform where strategy, content, and automation come together.

Visit storyos.dev →
StoryFunnels — built by James Cook Media
storyfunnels.ai

StoryFunnels

Story-driven funnel software — pages, email, and automation in one place, built for authors and experts. The platform we build your machine on.

Visit storyfunnels.ai →
StoryPages — built by James Cook Media
storypages.ai

StoryPages

Beautiful, high-converting story-driven pages, generated fast and finished by hand — proof of the craft we bring to every build.

Visit storypages.ai →
The Borderlands Foundation — built by James Cook Media
Our Project

The Borderlands Foundation

A family of projects we designed and built for the Borderlands Foundation — mission-driven storytelling, engineered to move people.

Visit theborderlandsfoundation.org →
1
Apply

Tell us your story and your offer. We take on a small founding cohort, so the fit has to be real on both sides.

2
Map the Story

We pull the soul out of your work — your hero, your ideal client, the angle only you can own — before we touch a page.

3
Build the Machine

Website, funnels, email, content, ads, and AI automation — the whole system, built from your story and wired to run itself.

4
We Run It

You keep bringing the soul. We keep the machine running and compounding, month over month.

It completely redefined what marketing is for me. I'm really excited to get back to the office and make it happen.

German Coppola
YUMIWI

I would highly recommend the StoryMatters system. It is the best value for money I have ever experienced in my life.

Hugo Feenstra
Vincent Mock
§02The Middle
From $297

Work With Us Directly

A session,then a circle.

Not ready for the full build? Start closer. Map your business to its highest-leverage automations in a focused paid session, then keep the momentum inside a small, live mastermind. For authors, coaches, consultants, and experts ready to move.

One Working Session

AI Automation Planning Session

$297 one-time

Leave with a prioritized blueprint, not a sales pitch.

  • A focused, paid working session
  • We map your business end to end
  • Find your highest-leverage automations
  • Ranked, prioritized blueprint to keep
  • The $297 credits toward the service
  • Ongoing calls or membership
Book a Session →
Application-Based · Apply

The AI-First Circle

$297/mo founding

$297/mo founding rate, $497/mo standard once founding fills. A small, live mastermind — no recordings, you show up.

  • Weekly live calls with us
  • Direct access between calls
  • A personal tip every week
  • Application-based, seats capped
  • Founding-member rate, locked in
  • Recordings to fall behind on
Apply to Join →
Ready for the Full Build?

The Growth Service

By application

When you'd rather hand us the whole machine.

  • High-end web development
  • Funnels, email, content & ads
  • AI automation, built and run
  • Direct work with the founders
  • Your Planning Session credits toward it
See the Service →
01Session

Map the Leverage

In the Planning Session we walk your business end to end and find the automations that free the most time and money.

02Blueprint

Leave With a Plan

You walk away with a prioritized blueprint, ranked by impact — and the $297 credits toward the done-for-you service.

03Circle

Weekly Live Calls

The AI-First Circle meets live every week — real questions, real answers, and direct access to us in between.

04Momentum

A Tip Every Week

Members get a personal tip each week. Nothing is recorded — you show up and stay current, or you miss it.

§03The Method
Learn It Yourself · $27 Each

The MasterClasses

Storytellingin the Age of AI& two more.

The entry rung — the same method, in your hands, from $27. Three self-paced video masterclasses: instant access, watch anytime, keep them for life. The flagship, Storytelling in the Age of AI, comes from founders Samuel Cook and Ievgen Krasovytskyi — the belief and the strategy for experts who want an audience AI can't replace. 100,000+ experts trained since 2018.

01Flagship

Storytelling in the Age of AI

The foundation — belief and strategy. Why story is the one thing AI can't replace, and how to build everything else on it. Start here →

02Automate

The AI MasterClass

Build your content machine and automate the busywork, so the work keeps running without you in the room. Learn more →

03Amplify

The Podcasting MasterClass

Turn one recording into a month of content — everywhere your audience already listens, reads, and scrolls. Learn more →

Learn the Method Yourself.

$27 each, instant access, yours for life. Start with the flagship — the story-driven strategy machines can't copy — then add the other two whenever you're ready.

Storytelling in the Age of AI The AI MasterClass The Podcasting MasterClass
Start with the Flagship — $27 →
§04The Fit

Self-Select

Which one isright for me?

Choose This If…Done For You

You Want It Done For You

You have a real offer and a real story, and you want a team to design, build, and run the whole growth machine — web, funnels, email, content, ads, automation.

We Recommend

AI-Automation & Growth Service →
Choose This If…Work With Us

You Want Guidance

You want us in the room — a $297 session to map your highest-leverage automations, or a live circle to keep the momentum going.

We Recommend

Planning Session & The AI-First Circle →
Choose This If…Learn

You Want to Learn It

You'd rather master the method yourself, at your own pace, for $27 — and keep it for life. Start with the belief, then automate the rest.

We Recommend

Storytelling in the Age of AI MasterClass →
§05The Questions

Before You Decide

Questions,answered.

No. Story-driven marketing builds the audience — it doesn't assume you already have one. We've grown to 200K+ subscribers on the same method. What matters is a genuine offer and a story worth telling.
Wherever you're ready. If you want it all built and run for you, apply to the AI-Automation & Growth Service. If you want us in the room first, book a $297 Planning Session. And if you'd rather learn the method yourself, a $27 MasterClass — Storytelling in the Age of AI is the flagship — has you watching in minutes.
Most agencies start with channels — ads, SEO, email. We start with story, then build the web presence by hand and wire it into AI automation so the system runs itself. Bring the soul; we build the machine. Founded in 2013 by Samuel Cook and co-led with Ievgen Krasovytskyi, we've generated $10M+ and trained 100,000+ experts on this exact method — with client results like $1.8M in 10 months and +50.4% revenue per visitor, from the story, not luck.
Yes. Learn the method in a MasterClass, map your automations in a Planning Session, then bring us in for the done-for-you Growth Service when you're ready. The $297 from your Planning Session even credits toward the service.
Authors, coaches, consultants, and experts — people with real expertise and a genuine offer. If you have a story worth telling, the method travels. This isn't for hacks, shortcuts, or businesses without a real story.
Not yet. The AI-Automation & Growth Service runs as a small founding cohort and is application-based — we take on a limited number so we can do the work properly, and the investment is set to scope in conversation. The AI-First Circle is application-based and capped too. The MasterClasses, at $27, are open to anyone.