StoryMaster Media
Valdosta, GA

Retirement tribute writing

Help writing the send-off they actually deserve.

A 45-minute conversation about their career and their character. A tribute written to be spoken at the party — from a few days out to a few hours away.

See pricing — from $40 Same-day and rush delivery available

Why a call, not a form

The tribute that lands is never a résumé read out loud.

Nobody wants to hear a list of dates and titles at a retirement party. What people remember is the story — the thing they were known for, the way they showed up for people, the moment that summed them up. Getting to that takes a conversation, not a form with blanks for "years of service."

  • 1

    Talk

    We get on a call — video or phone, whichever is easier. I ask what they were actually like to work with, the stories coworkers tell about them, and what you want the room to feel as they walk out the door.

  • 2

    Write

    I shape what you gave me into a tribute built to be spoken at the send-off — warm, specific, and the right length for the room.

  • 3

    Receive

    You get it back the same day, ready to read at the party or hand to whoever's speaking. One free round of edits included.


Who's doing this

Steve McCurdy — forty years of finding the words other people can't find.

I've spent a career doing exactly this kind of work: sitting with people, listening for what actually matters in someone's story, and shaping it into words meant to be spoken to a room. A career deserves more than a slideshow and a sheet cake — it deserves someone to say, clearly, why it mattered.

  • Written to be spokenPaced for a party, not a performance review — warm, specific, and easy to deliver.
  • Same-day turnaroundBook today, most tributes are back in your inbox within hours.
  • One revision includedIf a detail's off or a story needs adjusting, it gets fixed at no extra cost.
  • Built from real storiesNot a template — shaped from what coworkers and friends actually remember.

Pricing

Priced by how soon you need it.

Standard
Delivered within 48 hours
$40
  • 45-minute interview call
  • Full written tribute, formatted to read aloud
  • One round of revisions
Book standard
Rush
Delivered within 3–4 hours
$85
  • Everything in Standard
  • Moved to the front of the line
Book rush
StoryMaster Media — Valdosta, GA · Written and spoken with care.