Nothing is more deeply human than the struggle with illness and the quest for health and healing. It touches all of our lives, challenges our values, and reveals who we are as people and as a society. 

At Slipstream, we report on the human truth behind the biggest health issues of our times. We bring the perspectives and experience of a PhD anthropologist and a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker to all of our work. Through original reporting and ethnography, we explore complex issues in the context of real people and their everyday lives. Nothing we do is scripted or contrived. Instead, we let the truth emerge from people’s stories – and let the voices of our subjects speak: in their words.

What emerges are authentic, nuanced, long-form films and stories that reveal honest, unvarnished truths. Stories you don’t just see and hear, but can also feel. Stories that inspire people to think differently and act boldly.

John Fox, PhD | Principal

John is a Harvard-trained anthropologist, writer and author who has had a wide-ranging career exploring how culture shapes our lives, traditions, and institutions. Prior to co-founding Slipstream, he spent a decade leading content at athenahealth where he developed a passion and expertise for understanding and translating healthcare in all of its nuance and complexity.

David McLain | Principal

David arrived at this point by a different path. An award-winning photographer and cinematographer, David has shot and co-produced a feature documentary, done brand work for Apple and Sony, and spent nearly a decade producing and shooting feature length assignments around the world for National Geographic Magazine. His cover story about human longevity sparked an interest in exploring the key to lifelong health and happiness. That led him to a multi-year healthy cities project for Blue Zones that captured Americans transforming themselves and their communities. And, most recently, he traveled the US with CaringBridge to answer the question, “How do people heal?” Learn more about David at davidmclain.com

Christina Speed | Partner

Christina is a creative director and designer who for years led marketing and creative for Patagonia. Through her work – which recently includes designing Yvon Chouinard's biography and multiple other books – she has championed the kind of honest, authentic expression that real people and communities want to engage with. christinaspeed.com.

George Blair Scribner |Partner

George Blair Scribner is a brand strategist whose career has spanned advertising, integrated marketing, digital design, book and newspaper publishing. He is a talented right-brain/left-brain thinker who is passionate about crafting brand ideas that solve business problems, enliven organizations, and connect authentically with people. Before his move into consulting, George led Brand Strategy at DigitasLBi in New York for 9 years. He and his team identified cultural trends, repositioned brands, launched new products, and inspired digital experiences. Before Digitas, George founded a brand consulting practice at DDB/NY, was head of customer insights and business development for the digital agency, Organic, and spearheaded a wide array of activities in newspaper and book publishing.  Clients included Accenture, Yale University, Middlebury, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, American Express, Delta, Avis, Bausch Health, Aetna, SunTrust Bank, and Innovation Norway. Learn more about George and his work at netnewideas.com