Carter Guzman is a writer, speaker, and narrative architect who explores how stories shape leadership, culture, and belief. His work spans licensed franchises such as Star Trek and The Office as well as original worldbuilding projects that examine how fictional systems influence the stories we tell about ourselves.

I design story systems —
the characters, choices, and consequences that shape worlds.


Franchise Storytelling • Licensed IP • Pop-Culture Mythology


Adventure Capitalists

Serialized fantasy novel exploring economics, faith and power in a strange world.

Narrative Systems

Essays, talks and frameworks about how stories work.

Published Works

Licensed books for franchises including Star Trek, Godzilla, Aquaman, Ultraman and more.


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