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Nick Usborne

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Founder at Story Aligned
📍 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nick Usborne is a veteran copywriter and author with over 40 years of experience, having worked with major brands like Apple, Yahoo! , and The New York Times. He is the founder of Story Aligned, where he trains marketers to integrate AI into content creation without sacrificing their brands unique story and voice. Colleagues describe him as insightful, original, and a gifted teacher.

Outside of his digital marketing career, Nick is an avid coffee enthusiast and runs the website CoffeeDetective. com as a passion project. He also has a keen interest in mycology, the study of fungi, and manages a website dedicated to incredible mushrooms. These hobbies reflect his love for deep exploration and sharing knowledge.

Interesting fact: Bestselling author Seth Godin described Nick as an "astute, insightful and original mind" who can "find substance when others see just fluff. "

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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AI in Content Creation
He trains marketing teams on using AI to scale content efficiently while safeguarding the brand's narrative integrity and avoiding the "sameness trap. "
Brand Storytelling
His company, Story Aligned, is built on the principle that a brand's unique story is its most defensible asset in a crowded, AI-driven marketplace.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Founder
Story Aligned
8-2003
Copywriter | Copywriting Training + Online Copywriting Courses | Author
nickusborne.com
3-2020 - 4-2022
Co-Founder
Chatbot Forge
6-2005 - 10-2006
Editor & Optimization Analyst
MarketingExperiments.com
2-1988 - 6-1989
National Creative Director, VP
Comcore Direct
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