Marnie Your Memoir

Your Story Deserves to Be Told

I preserve legacies through the art of storytelling — for entrepreneurs, visionaries, tech pioneers and philanthropic leaders.

Working with a small number of high-achieving individuals and families each year, I craft premium memoirs that honour what you've built and preserve it for the generations who come after you.

If you know you have a story — why hasn't it been written yet?

18 YEARS · 100+ MEMOIRS WRITTEN

Including the memoir that carried Prince William's first foreword.

"If you want to write your memoir, you must consider Marnie as your partner on this journey. You will not be disappointed."

Stephen Jon Thompson, Silicon Valley leader and author of Hotel Goodbyes

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If any of this sounds like you...

  • You want to share your wisdom, inspire others and light the way for those coming after you
  • You've held a senior executive position and shaped an industry from the inside
  • You've founded a brand that's grown far beyond what you imagined
  • You've led a charity or foundation making a genuine difference in the world
  • You've built something that's meant to outlast you — a business, a family legacy, a body of work
  • You've lived a life you want your children and grandchildren to actually understand, not just hear about

...then I'd love to hear from you.

You've lived an extraordinary life. But you haven't got the time to sit down and write it, and even if you did, where would you start?

You need a memoir in your own voice, capturing not just what you did but why it mattered. Whether it stays private - a legacy for family and friends - or reaches a wider readership, by working with me, it will exist, finished, exactly as you wanted it told. And when it's complete, I can guide on you on next steps, such as printing or publication.

How it Works

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We talk. In person or online, we have a confidential conversation about your story and whether we're the right fit for each other.

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I write. Through in-depth interviews, I turn our conversations into a manuscript in your voice — approved by you each step of the way.

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You receive your finished memoir. Professionally edited, with an NDA protecting your privacy throughout.

Why Trust Me With It?

I wrote the memoir that carried HRH Prince William's first foreword in 2008. Since then, I've been trusted with the stories of leading entrepreneurs, decorated servicemen, TEDx speakers, and public figures whose names and work you'd recognise. My authors have held senior leadership roles at some of the world's biggest technology companies, been showcased at Davos, sailed the globe, and guarded British Prime Ministers.

Marnie Summerfield Smith

Discretion, Always

Many of my clients value privacy as much as craft. NDAs are standard practice.

Short On Time? Bring Me With You

I'm based near London but I work globally, and I'll travel to wherever you are. If you've got a holiday coming up and no time carved out at home, why not bring me along instead? We can work for an hour each day, maybe even before your family is awake, and by the end of seven days, we'll have close to 40,000 words recorded: a substantial starting point for your memoir, gathered without you having to find that time you simply don't have.

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