Senior Writer · Ghostwriter · PR Strategist
Sean David Harvey
Twenty years of turning complex ideas into books, articles, and campaigns that people actually read.
With a specialty in financial services, I've ghostwritten 18 books, published more than 1,000 articles, scripted hundreds of television and radio spots, and led public relations for firms managing billions of dollars.
San Francisco Bay Area·Remote, hybrid, or on-site · Books, web, PR & broadcast
A writer who knows the subject.
I've spent two decades writing for people who need to be understood, from New York publishers to some of the country's most respected wealth management firms.
Along the way I've ghostwritten 18 books, published more than 1,000 articles, scripted hundreds of television and radio spots, and led public relations for firms managing billions of dollars. My own book, One Moment Changes Everything, sold more than 15,000 copies and launched my career.
Today I lead writing, PR, and marketing content for ProsperPlan Wealth in Sacramento, where I write everything from client newsletters to SEO pillar pages, and help shape how the firm shows up online.
20 yrs
Professional writing experience
18
Books ghostwritten
1,000+
Published articles, B2B and B2C
15K+
Copies sold of my own book
Where the work happened.
2024 — Present
Hybrid · San Francisco & Sacramento
ProsperPlan Wealth
Senior Writer, PR & Marketing Lead
Writing, ideation, and print and digital content for a $210 million registered investment advisor voted Sacramento's Best Financial Planner in 2025.
- ◆Lead content writer for the firm's 2026 website relaunch with design agency Advantagy
- ◆Built SEO and AI-search pillar content, including the Kaiser Permanente Retirement University hub
- ◆Write blog articles, client newsletters, and market updates, and create charts and infographics to support them
- ◆Handle public relations, award announcements, and media outreach
2012 — 2024
Sacramento, CA
Allworth Financial (formerly Hanson McClain Advisors)
Senior Writer & Head of PR
Senior writer and head of public relations for more than a decade at a Barron's Top 10 RIA with 40+ offices nationwide and more than $40 billion in assets under management.
- ◆Wrote four books and roughly 900 published articles for business and consumer audiences
- ◆Scripted several hundred television and radio advertisements
- ◆The firm's Money Matters blog was named one of the 20 Best Retirement Planning Blogs in America (2017)
- ◆The firm was named one of the Top Ten Social Media Savvy Investment Firms by InvestmentPal (2014)
2007 — 2012
Alameda, CA
Hunter House Publishers
Writer, Publicity & Marketing Coordinator
Wrote copy and ran publicity and marketing campaigns for a 35-year-old nonfiction publisher with more than 400 titles and 10 New York Times bestsellers.
2007
New York, NY
One Moment Changes Everything
Author
The award-winning true story of three gifted siblings, two of them first-round NFL draft picks, whose talented but tragic lives changed both sports and U.S. drug-sentencing laws. A national media tour and more than 15,000 copies sold.
What I bring.
- ◆Ghostwriting
- ◆Bylined thought leadership
- ◆Narrative nonfiction
- ◆Editing & developmental feedback
- ◆Website copy & relaunches
- ◆SEO & AI-search pillar pages
- ◆Blogs & newsletters
- ◆Financial services content
- ◆Press releases & pitching
- ◆Award & recognition campaigns
- ◆TV & radio scripts
- ◆Book publicity & media tours
- ◆AI for marketing & content
- ◆Charts & infographics
- ◆AI image & video tools
- ◆Rapid web prototyping
Education & training.
Education
CFP® Education Program, Finance
College for Financial Planning
2014 – 2017
B.A. · Varsity Football Letterman
San José State University
2000 – 2005
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, with honors
State of California
2005
Certifications
Marketing with AI
Coursiv
AI Portfolio & Product Development
Coursiv
Lovable, Gemini & Veo AI
Coursiv
Teaching Business English (TEFL)
The TEFL Org
Recognition
20 Best Retirement Planning Blogs
CreditDonkey
Top Ten Social Media Savvy Investment Firms
InvestmentPal
Award-winning author
One Moment Changes Everything