Isaiah M.

I'm a U.S.-based editorial leader and scriptwriter with 7+ years in finance, crypto, and investigative content. What I do now: Managing Editor at International Business Times — I run editorial across finance, crypto, and breaking news, managing 8 writers and 250+ articles/month Scriptwriter for Jake Tran (2M+ subs) and Jesse Michels (500K+ subs) — research-heavy investigative scripts achieving 65%+ average watch time Built Yard Couch (Medium/Substack) from zero to 40K subscribers and 5M+ views, generating $5K/month at peak Before that: Journalist & Video Director at 99Bitcoins — scripted, hosted, and produced 50+ videos for a 700K-sub YouTube channel, syndicated to Yahoo Finance (70M+ monthly readers) Head Fintech & Crypto Analyst at Raging Bull Finance — weekly market reports and trading analysis General Assignment Reporter at USA Today Network — 100+ exclusive interviews, 75K avg. pageviews, Best New Reporter (NJ Press Association, 2021) On-ground crisis reporting in Lebanon and Ukraine Published author: "Gold 2.0" (cryptocurrency, 2022) and "Mind and Muscle" (health science, 2020), both on Amazon. I specialize in: long-form video scripts, financial journalism, crypto/fintech content, SEO editorial, and investigative research. Available for scriptwriting, content strategy, editorial management, and finance writing on a freelance or retainer basis.