Business of Story (Park Howell, Brand Story Strategist)
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| 31 Jan 2022 | #344: How to Tap Into the Innate Power of Your Brain Stories | 00:48:22 | |
Jocelyn Brady, Host of Tiny Tips For Your Brain YouTube series, is a writer, edutainer and professional brain jostler who thrives at the intersection of comedy, storytelling and unraveling the mysteries of the human brain. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 14 Jan 2019 | How to Draw out Your Genius With Visual Storytelling | 00:52:05 | |
Have you ever been telling a story and your words failed you? And I don't mean that you didn’t have a word for what you’re thinking or feeling. Oh, no. You thought of the best word you could possibly think of. Still, it wasn't enough to express exactly what you wanted to communicate, or your audience wasn't understanding the message. Maybe you should have drawn it out. It turns out that doodling lines and shapes make an even more meaningful and unforgettable story. If you're like me, you probably think you don't have the chops to draw. Or, you're probably thinking, "How can shapes and stick figures add relevance to the words I’m saying? Or writing?" Fortunately, my guest this week, Lisa Rothstein, is a published New Yorker cartoonist and a featured author and illustrator in several best-selling books. She's an award-winning ad agency copywriter and creative director best known for the famous “Just Wait’ll We Get Our Hanes on You” campaign that changed America’s favorite underwear brand. Currently, she's co-author of the blog and upcoming book, The DaVinci Dilemma: How Multi-Talented People Can Get More Done And Get More Joy Out Of Life. She uses unique methods like cartooning to help corporations and entrepreneurs see their ideal clients, products, mission and brand stories in new and unforgettable ways. Today, she's guiding our hands to doodle with confidence. Lisa will help you discover a unique way of telling and expressing your story. Consider this a new option and means of expression. This way, we are able to explore different styles and techniques that can help us capture the most meaningful stories of our lives. Bottom line? It really doesn't matter if you're good at drawing. Words or pictures alone aren't as meaningful, so get out there and start doodling to help your audience truly understand your stories. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 27 Dec 2021 | #339: The Power of Shared Experiences in Your Storytelling | 00:35:20 | |
JJ Ramberg, former host of MSNBC and co-founder of Goodpods and DogDog.org, share the importance of finding the experiences you share with your audience to make your stories connect and convert prospects to customers. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch.
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| 28 Jan 2019 | Why A Clear Brand Story Gets You Heard and Referred | 01:02:56 | |
Back in 2013, I was working with different executives for the Sustainability Leadership Program for Arizona State University. I was one of three speakers and after I was introduced, the executives’ reaction was, “Oh, the soft skills guy!” Little did I know, there was already warfare between technical hard skills and communications soft skills. A recent report from the World Economic Forum revealed the 10 most in-demand skills in business according to LinkedIn. Hitting the top spots are creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and time management. Apparently, as technology advances, the employers' need for soft skills from their employees also advances. At the core of each of these skills is the ability to tell a clear and concise story. Our guest this week teaches us how to be an emerging, victorious voice in a noisy market by clarifying our message. Steve Woodruff is a professional coach and author of the book, Clarity Wins: Get Heard, Get Referred. He provides consultation services to professionals who need help discovering their perfect fit. Famously known as the King of Clarity, he believes that every business or professional needs focus and clarity of purpose. This is essential to advance in a noisy market. Steve teaches professionals how to have fresh focus and develop clear messaging. His goal is to get your voices heard and emerge. When you are truly heard, you captivate the right audience who will eventually refer you to new opportunities. The great news is that in order to master a critical soft skill, you only need to build on your communication capabilities through storytelling. When you master storytelling, you’re hitting the jackpot in building on one of the most in-demand soft skills in these modern times: communication. Tune in and let’s apply clarity in our messaging and business storytelling. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 03 Apr 2023 | ChatGPT Meets the ABT: Friend or Foe for Your Business Storytelling? | 01:00:54 | |
Dr. Randy Olson, who popularized the ABT (And, But, Therefore) narrative framework for the science community, shares his thoughts on the evolution of ChatGPT and to the powerful tool it can be for your business storytelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 02 Sep 2015 | #7: Storynomics: How to Create a Story That Inspires with Robert McKee | 00:46:36 | |
Robert McKee, the Hollywood “Story Doctor”, joins Park to discuss the societal and business implications of changing narrative into story. For more information about Robert or to take one of his Story Seminars, visit his website. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT! and Zignal LabsACT! helps individuals, small businesses, and sales teams organize prospect and customer details in just one place, ultimately driving sales. Visit http://actstory.com and enter to win a pair of BOSE noice-cancelling headphones. Zignal Labs is a real-time cross-media story tracking platform to make your life easier to see relevant data and reach your customers where they are. Stay ahead of what the world thinks with a free trial at http://zignallabs.com/story. In This Episode
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| 14 Jan 2018 | #127: The Business Case for Purposeful Brand Storytelling | 01:09:06 | |
When it comes to sharing your story, there is nothing more important than creating an authentic connection. In order for the audience to live vicariously through the experiences and emotions of your story, it is critical for you to first humanize yourself and your cause. But when the focus shifts from connections to profit gain, we lose track of what made our brand story so powerful in the first place. People. The return on investment of a well-crafted brand narrative is endless, and to demonstrate, our guest will show us just how much much money, employee engagement and credibility a good story can earn you. Mark Schenk is the Managing Director of Anecdote, a company dedicated to helping companies effectively communicate their brand purpose through storytelling. Mark is an expert story brand marketer, helping companies from Coca-Cola to IBM. In this episode, Mark will teach us the basics of Anecdotes workshop process, the true cost of a boring story, and the return on investment of an organization’s powerful story. To hone your business’ brand and humanize your story, tune in for this special episode. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story, check out: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vn00zi042y Keynote Speaker | Brand Strategy & Workshops | Story RaconteurPark Howell is an international keynote speaker who teaches people and organizations across the world the applied science and bewitchery of story. He makes brand stories crystal clear through his proven Story Cycle system that works every single time that's helped companies grow as much as 400 percent. International brands Park's worked with include Hilton, Coca-Cola, Beyer Pharmaceutical, Cummins Diesel, American Express, American Marketing Association, Arizona State University, United States Air Force and dozens more. Learn more about working with Park to get your brand story straight.
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| 19 Feb 2024 | #451: How to Create Business Impact With Your Data Storytelling | 00:49:29 | |
Kat Greenbrook, founder of Rogue Penguin and author of The Data Storytellers Handbook: How to Create Business Impact Using Data Storytelling, shares how to turn your data into drama to move your people from “Aha” to action. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 16 Sep 2015 | #8: How to Create An Epic Business Narrative with Lee Gutkind | 00:34:29 | |
Lee Gutkind, “the godfather behind creative nonfiction” joins The Business of Story to share his expert advice on turning your business’s nonfiction into a dynamic and engaging epic. For more information on Lee and his journal, Creative Nonfiction, visit his website. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT! and Zignal LabsACT! helps individuals, small businesses, and sales teams organize prospect and customer details in just one place, ultimately driving sales. Visit http://actstory.com and enter to win a pair of BOSE noice-cancelling headphones. Zignal Labs is a real-time cross-media story tracking platform to make your life easier to see relevant data and reach your customers where they are. Stay ahead of what the world thinks with a free trial at http://zignallabs.com/story. In This Episode
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| 02 Jul 2018 | #151: How to Use the Story Cycle™ to Become an Activist Brand | 01:07:33 | |
In 2016, Avantpage, a language translation company, set out to give their already successful company a revamp. They wanted to start standing for more in the world. They did this by redefining not only their brand strategy, but their brand story. Avantpage has been able to really hone in on their brand voice as activists in order to adequately spread their message and motto –empathy beyond words. On today’s show we have Luis Miguel, international translation expert and owner of Avantpage, with his director of marketing, Sabra Rubentstein. We have had the opportunity to work with these two over the last couple of years and through that, have gotten to work alongside what I think is one of the strongest brand stories we have been involved with. They will show you how their business has improved by more than 30% as they found their activist brand voice to differentiate themselves from their competition, and how you can, too. | |||
| 30 Dec 2019 | #229: How to Tell Powerful Brand Stories With Video | 01:12:53 | |
Jude Charles is a story-driven filmmaker, brand strategist and speaker. He details how you can use his Dramatic Demonstration of Proof™ process to create your purpose-driven brand story that turns inspired prospects into loving customers.
Business of Story is proudly sponsored by Sendible, a powerful social media platform used by more than 3,000 digital agencies world-wide that help brand stories be heard online. As a special offer for you, get Sendible’s Robust plan now for only $69 per month when you sign up at sendible.com/park30. Start your free 30-day trial today.
Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 19 Sep 2016 | #58: How Finding Your Story Can Set You Free | 00:53:05 | |
Jennifer Keitt, Host of The Jennifer Keitt Show, joins the Business of Story Podcast to discuss owning your own story, the importance of fighting complacency, and how to follow your bliss to success. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 18 Feb 2019 | How to Open Minds With Your Brand Story | 00:57:44 | |
One of the most contentious issues among our political leaders is climate change, and the Green New Deal is furthering the conversation and the divide. But many leaders of purpose-driven brands are finding new ways to frame sustainability as a tremendous business opportunity. So how do you use your brand storytelling to open minds, especially when attempting to bring polarized worlds together? Bruno Sarda, Head of Sustainability at NRG, the country’s leading integrated power company with a goal of creating a sustainable energy future, shares how he uses storytelling to open the hearts and minds of customers, legislators and students. He is also a professor for the Executive Masters of Sustainability Leadership at Arizona State University. Bruno will share the nuances of storytelling to help you find common ground with a contentious audience. It starts by minimizing negative impact and maximizing the positive through the stories you tell. Bruno will challenge your comfort zones and encourage you to look at sustainability in a whole new way. As he says, “Sustainability is not about doing without, but doing differently.” Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 22 Nov 2021 | #334: How to Be a More Effective Presenter Using Storytelling | 00:45:13 | |
Deborah Ostreicher, founder of Distinguished Communications and author of the new book Enter, Enlighten, Exit: a Simple Guide to Making Claer, Concise and Convincing Presentations, share her three-step approach to making more powerful and convincing business presentations. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 24 Dec 2018 | The Seven Stories You Need to Tell to Sell | 01:03:27 | |
Many sales and business professionals ask themselves questions every day. "How do I earn the trust of my audience?" "How can I become an effective salesperson?" The answer? Ask your audience and customers questions. And after hearing their questions, offer a solution through your own story. Because you can earn trust through storytelling. When is a particular story applicable for a specific type of audience? Mike Adams joins me on this week's episode to share the different stories we need to tell in order to effectively sell. Mike is an engineer-turned-salesman who also authored the best selling book, Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell. He is currently managing a team of salespeople from different parts of the world for corporations like Schlumberger, Siemens, Nokia, and Halliburton. In the show, we'll go through a little discovery process together to find each story. Some of the stories may come as a surprise to you, but they are all interconnected to one another. As a matter of fact, we’ve already been practicing them. All we need is to identify the story that works for us and how to tell it. And if you're not a salesperson, don't worry. Any profession needs to sell their services in some way. Mike believes that our backgrounds are not a hindrance or a limitation. After all, whether you’re an engineer, a doctor, a pilot - you can also be a salesperson. Just like our guest today, Mike Adams. Tune in to find out how to use storytelling for sales by mastering seven different stories for your business. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event.
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| 02 Apr 2017 | #86: How to Use Story Marketing to Sell a Ton of Socks | 00:46:18 | |
Today we are investigating how you can use story marketing to turn a commodity into commotion. We’re talking about elevating a fairly banal item, like socks, into a meaningful and sought after experience—all through the brand stories you share! I know it sounds crazy, but socks are a $6 billion global industry. Imagine the market share you might carve out simply by disrupting the norm with story? Today we’re going to meet two people who have done exactly that through their plucky five-year-old company, Sock Club. That’s right! I am a proud Sock Club member. The company, which was born in 2012 as a small side project, has become one of the premier sock-subscription services. They send quality American-made socks to subscribers around the world. Every month, Sock Club designs and releases a one-of-a-kind sock design. They tell the story of the inspiration behind the design that accompanies each pair. Joining us today is Sock Club Co-founder, Noah Lee, and Creative Brand Manager, Melissa Huisman, who have spent the past fifteen months bringing the brand voice to life through creative marketing and storytelling. So, how can you use story marketing and turn a basic commodity into a meaningful experience? Let’s find out! You’ll Learn:
Key Quotes:“If we were going to do this we would do it through humor and we would do it through colorful socks.” —Noah Lee @SockClub (click to tweet) “Something that we strongly believe in is the power of storytelling and the power of human truth.” —@mk_huis (click to tweet) “How can we say one thing that matters and encourage someone to take the next step in their journey to be bold or courageous?” —@mk_huis (click to tweet) “You have to think about what’s going to influence them or how they will walk away and think about your brand.” —Noah Lee @SockClub (click to tweet) “There are stories that already exist in your product, you just need to bring them to the surface.” —@mk_huis (click to tweet)
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| 27 Jan 2016 | #24: The Hero’s Journey: Finding Inspiration to Author Brand Stories | 00:38:15 | |
Matthew Winkler, educator and originator of the TED-Ed Talk "What makes a hero?" joins the Business of Story Podcast to crack open the Hero's Journey and illuminate the process of applying story to your brand. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT!, Sigstr, and Zignal Labs.
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| 02 Jan 2023 | #392: How to Turn Data Into Drama With Your Business Storytelling | 01:00:14 | |
Heather Pierce, Community & Content Strategy Director at Leavitt Group a Top 20 national insurance company shares why you should turn your data into drama with your business storytelling to humanize your communication that connect on a primal emotional level. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 04 Jun 2018 | #147 How to Use Your Brand Story to Stand Out in a Crowded, Distracted World | 00:52:54 | |
Nick Westergaard, author of Brand Now: How to Stand Out in a Crowded, Distracted World, describes how to craft a brand story that will help you rise above the noise using seven brand storytelling dynamics. | |||
| 16 Sep 2019 | #214 How HBO’s Real Sports Tells Stories on Purpose | 00:49:55 | |
Chapman Downes, the Peabody award-winning producer for HBO’s
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| 04 Jan 2021 | #288: Reinventing Your Career, Rewriting Your Story | 00:49:58 | |
Dr. Kevin Gazzara, CEO of Magna Leadership Solutions, Management & Leadership Expert, Executive Positive Intelligence Coach, Professor at 5 Universities, Speaker, and Author of The Leader of OZ, talks about personal reinvention coming out of the global pandemic. Become a Master Storyteller Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/ Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 17 Jun 2024 | #468: How to Deliver More Powerful Testimonials Using Audio Storytelling | 00:51:27 | |
Traci DeForge , Founder of Produce Your Podcast, shares how to use storytelling with your testimonials to grow your brand. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 04 Feb 2019 | 182: How Defense Attorneys Use Cinematic Storytelling to Secure Reduced Sentences | 00:57:40 | |
In 1995, a convict of a federal drug case was given a reduced sentence of probation. Why? The judge saw a video of him taking care of his wife who was very sick. The video showed how his wife's entire life depended on him. Most importantly, it showed who will be affected most by the judge's decision -- the sick and dying wife who didn’t have anything to do with the crime. That alone influenced the judge’s decision because it appealed to his human side. That’s the power empathy has. In this episode, hear more of these stories from my guest, Doug Passon. Doug is a defense-attorney-turned-filmmaker and founder of The Sentencing and Post-Conviction Film Festival. He shares how a story and a picture, when combined to bring out the truth, can lead to reduced sentencing. Even if sentencing doesn't pertain to your life at this moment, Doug will entertain and enlighten you through his documentaries that will make you look at some of the convicts in a different light. It reminds us that we don't have the whole picture; they are often depicted as "bad people", yet they are also humans with stories worth hearing. Learn how to induce empathy in your audience, which could persuade your listeners to make different decisions. Doug also shares the 3 primary elements to make a story cinematic. By knowing these elements, you can find a more compelling way to tell stories. Tune in to this week's show and learn a thing or two on how we can speak the truth, show the truth, and live out the truth surrounding people’s life journeys. In doing so, we’ll find out how to be more understanding and empathetic, helping us arrive at fairer judgments and sounder decisions. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 26 Nov 2018 | How to Craft Your Brand Story to be Nimble | 00:54:21 | |
As a business storytelling speaker, a customer relationship management (CRM) system is pretty important for me to organize my prospects. But I find my relationship with the CRMs I've tried to be frustrating, cumbersome and not particularly effective. I recently heard about another up-and-coming CRM called Nimble and decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to use. Yet I wondered what their story was. How were they able to stand out among the other CRMs? I thought I'd challenge Nimble's CEO to see if he could use the Story Cycle System™ to define his core advantage and humanize his technical offering. On this week's episode, Jon Ferrara, founder of Nimble CRM, shares how they used the Story Cycle to help clarify their brand story, amplify their impact and simplify their lives. Jon is an entrepreneur who made his mark in the business world by creating and ultimately selling GoldMine, a Sales Force Automation and CRM software. But after a near-death experience, he realized early retirement wasn't for him. Instead, he set out to redefine customer relationship management by creating an online platform that grows organically with the growth of its users' social communities and email contacts. But can Nimble really be that effective and separate itself from the competition? Jon and I explore the brand story of Nimble using the Story Cycle System™, and how he has differentiated Nimble in a crowded market to be an award-winning CRM used by 140,000+ professionals worldwide. You'll feel inspired to work on differentiating your brand too. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 05 Mar 2017 | #82: How to Focus Your Story to Grow Your Brand | 00:54:41 | |
It’s often thought that keeping a business's focus more general is a positive way to stay open to more business. But in reality, generalizing actually weakens your brand story. Learning how to be super focused and specific in your brand story’s unique offering will help strengthen your messaging, grow your business, and bring success to your brand. Today’s guest will help you focus your brand story. He’s been marketing high-tech for more than thirty years. He’s taken companies from the early startup stage to hundreds of millions of dollars of sales through focused storytelling. He was most recently the head of international marketing for Infusionsoft, where he helped grow the company from $15 million in annual sales to $100 million. He did this by narrowing the company's brand story, then helping the Infusionsoft team and its customers live into and prosper from that story. Greg Head is now a strategic growth advisor to a number of emerging companies. On today’s show, he’ll share some of the secrets he has gained by interviewing 300 executives over the past year about the growth of their companies. He’ll explain why you need to move from the attention deficit disorder that plagues most startups into the obsessive compulsive disorder mindset required for a focused leader to grow their company. Primary Points:
Key Quotes:“The simple answer is the right one and the useful one.” —@GregHead (click to tweet) “You can’t say everything to everybody.” —@GreagHead (click to tweet) “The more you say no, the more the world hears you.” —@GregHead (click to tweet) Mentioned in This Episode:
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| 30 Jan 2017 | #77: How to Create Stories to Engage Millennials With Your Brand | 00:52:45 | |
Gabriella Mirabelli, Founder of Anatomy Media, joins the Business of Story Podcast to talk about media trends today, the shift in younger generations, and why story always matters. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 01 Aug 2016 | #51: How to Create Stories That Resonate | 00:44:09 | |
Joe Pulizzi, Founder of the Content Marketing Institute, joins the Business of Story Podcast to share how to write for your audience, the importance of giving yourself time, and why less is often more. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 20 Jun 2022 | #364: How to Make Your Complex Story Simple and Compelling | 00:54:13 | |
Robert Wilson, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 19 Dec 2022 | #390: How to Generate Strategically Creative Brand Stories | 00:55:44 | |
Robin Landa, a distinguished professor at Kean University and author of The New Art of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential and Strategic Creativity: A Business Field Guide to Advertising, Branding and Design, shares her three-step process to coming up with better ideas more often. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 07 Nov 2022 | #384: Aligning Your Organizational/Life Purpose With Storytelling | 00:49:39 | |
Jeff Dudan, CEO of Homefront Brands and author of “Discernment; The Business Athletes Regimen for a Great Life through Better Decisions”, shares how to Align your Organizational/Life Purpose and Values Through Storytelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 26 Dec 2023 | #443: Using Storytelling to Hire Epic Managers For Your Business | 01:04:59 | |
Ross Weisman, Managing Partner of Epic Managers, shares how they use storytelling to recruit, place, train and retain top managers for franchises around the world. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.
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| 20 Aug 2018 | #158: Why Story Listening is More Powerful Than Storytelling | 00:59:34 | |
Everything starts and ends with listening. Ultimately, it’s more about listening than storytelling. If you or your brand are telling a compelling story but no one is listening, then what is the point? How many times have you gone into a meeting to present something that you are passionate about only to find that very few people are engaged and listening? It happens way more than we want to admit that we are those disengaged listeners. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own lives that we forget to just sit back and listen to the people around us. When you aren’t fully engaged and listening in a conversation, it is easy for the conversation to become hollow and meaningless. It’s time we surrender our agendas in order to truly be present in the moment and listen. Murray Nossel is a guru when it comes to listening. He is the co-founder of Narativ and the author of Powered by Storytelling: Excavate, Craft, and Present Stories to Transform Business Communication. If you’re struggling to get your audience to listen then you’re in luck because he will show you how to gain your audience’s full attention and how you too can be a better story listener to expand your influence as a leader. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/ Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 29 Jun 2020 | #259: Making Your Brand Story Your Customer’s Story | 00:50:32 | |
Shlomi Ron, CEO of the Visual Storytelling Institute and author of Total Acuity: Tales with Marketing Morals to Help You Create Richer Visual Brand Stories shares how to make your brand story your customer’s story to grow your business. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 27 Jul 2020 | #263: How to Shine as a Podcast Guest With Your Story | 00:55:01 | |
Tom Schwab, founder of Interview Valet, one of the top podcast guest booking services in the country, shares what it takes to be a compelling, sought-after guest on your favorite shows. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 30 Mar 2020 | #242: 5 Tactics to Convincingly Share a Data Story | 01:03:42 | |
Shawn Callahan, the author of the award-winning Putting Stories to Work and founder at Anecdote, the world’s largest business storytelling enterprise, shares his five-story tactics to bring data alive with your audience and move them to action. Business of Story is proudly sponsored by Sendible, a powerful social media platform used by more than 3,000 digital agencies world-wide that help brand stories be heard online. As a special offer for you, get Sendible’s Robust plan now for only $69 per month when you sign up at sendible.com/park30. Start your free 30-day trial today.
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| 06 Dec 2021 | #336: Make No Mistake, You’re in Sales | 00:45:26 | |
Sheevaun Thatcher, Vice President of Global Digital Learning and Enablement at RingCentral, shares what the core elements of sales enablement are to help you better engage and sell more effectively to your buyers. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 22 Apr 2024 | #460: How to Use the Creator Economy to Build Belief in Your Brand Story | 01:01:30 | |
Glenn Ginsburg, President of The QYOU Media agency demonstrates how they use the creators to expand their storytelling across all social platforms to promote some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 03 May 2021 | #305: Grammy Artist Shares the Rhythm of a Good Story | 00:55:44 | |
Freddie Ravel, Grammy Artist and Founder of Life In Tune, uses music to transcend the boundaries of culture and thought leadership by finding melody, harmony and rhythm in the stories we tell. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 10 Jun 2019 | #200 How to Use Storytelling in Your Direct Response Advertising | 01:02:14 | |
Ken Kerry, co-founder of Script to Screen, a leading direct response
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| 23 Sep 2024 | #482: How to Tell Your Purpose-Driven Brand Story | 00:54:22 | |
Dave Keil, Founder of Franchise for Good, shares how to create your purpose-driven brand story and why it's important for the growth of you company and the balance in your life. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 14 Feb 2022 | #346: The ABT’s of Branding: How to Romance Your Customer with Your Story | 00:41:39 | |
Park Howell, the World’s most Industrious Storyteller, launches his new ABT’s of Branding online course and explores how to use the narrative framework of the ABT (And, But, Therefore) to help business leaders clarify their brand story so they can amplify the impact of their customers and simplify their lives. Take advantage of Park’s new ABT’s of Branding online course for free using the promo code: vdayabt at: https://businessofstory.thinkific.com/courses/abts-of-branding Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 24 May 2021 | #308: How the Science of Storytelling Actually Works | 00:54:00 | |
Will Storr, author of The Science of Storytelling, shares how you can hack into the hardwiring of our storytelling brains to move your audiences to action. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 24 Jan 2022 | #343: 9 Steps to Rewiring a More Potent Story | 01:18:23 | |
Michele Rosenthal, founder of MyTraumaCoach.com, an award-nominated author, poet, and former playwright, explores how to overcome the #1 impediment to telling your own potent story. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 29 Aug 2016 | #55: How to Build a More Human Brand Story | 01:06:53 | |
Bryan Kramer, Author and CEO at PureMatter, joins the Business of Story Podcast to discuss the consistency of change in marketing, the importance of humanizing your digital strategy, and the six categories of influencers you need to know. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 01 Jan 2024 | #444: How To Unlock Your Brand of Leadership In 8 Minutes | 01:03:24 | |
Skot Waldron, award-winning creative director and author of Unlocked: A 52-Week Guide For The Intentional Leader, shares micro mindfulness and behavior changes that will lead to transformational growth for your personal and professional leadership. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 04 Apr 2022 | #353: Is “Word Painting” a Thing in Your Brand Storytelling? | 01:01:44 | |
Tim James, founder of ChemicalFreeBody.com, shows you how to share healthy stories about your brand that excite your audiences to action by the pictures you paint with the words you use. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 02 Mar 2020 | #238: How to Overcome Life’s Body Blows With Your Story | 00:57:48 | |
Nosa Eguae is an NCAA National Champion football player and a first-generation Nigerian American speaker, philanthropist and social entrepreneur whose goal in life is to eradicate the Disease of Low Expectation in athletes and young people. Business of Story is proudly sponsored by Sendible, a powerful social media platform used by more than 3,000 digital agencies world-wide that help brand stories be heard online. As a special offer for you, get Sendible’s Robust plan now for only $69 per month when you sign up at sendible.com/park30. Start your free 30-day trial today.
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| 29 Aug 2022 | #374: How to Reframe Your Business Story to Increase Your Brand Equity | 00:59:07 | |
Clate Mask, co-founder and CEO of Keap and co-author of New York Times best-seller Conquer Chaos, shares how they reframed the Infusionsoft brand story and all of its equity into Keap. Put Park's free and premium story-building tools to work for you now including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | #403: How Storytelling Through a SaaS Platform is Revolutionizing Autism Care | 00:53:48 | |
Amy Jacobs-Schroeder and her husband Sean Schroeder, co-founders of the SaaS platform Happy Ladders, combine their respective skills of helping families dealing with autism and promoting their services through digital marketing to create positive outcomes for everyone. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park
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| 13 Aug 2017 | #105: How to Connect With Gen. Z’s With Your Story Marketing | 00:49:03 | |
Jesse Kay is one of New Jersey ‘s most precocious high school students who has a popular podcast, 20 Under 20's, and is becoming an expert on how to connect with Generation Z with your brand storytelling. Just as we were starting to learn how to best connect with millennials, a new generation has arrived. Generation Z is making history as the first to be raised in the age of technology, and that makes them more unique than any other demographic. Despite making up almost a quarter of the population, many marketing experts still have no idea how to connect with these youth. Today you will learn how to communicate with Gen Z from an expert. Joining us this week is one of the most articulate and driven entrepreneurs his age. Jesse Kay is the host of the 20 Under 20’s podcast and has interviewed young entrepreneurs from around the country, seeking to teach youth around the world the lessons gained through business. Jesse is already an expert social media marketer and can teach you just what you need to communicate to any generation through any major platform. He also has great advice for aspiring entrepreneurs of any age, and understands that the best way to start a business is to start right now! Tune in today and learn how to best communicate with the smartphone generation. In This Episode, You Will Learn
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About Business of Story PodcastThe Business of Story is hosted by trusted brand story strategist and keynote speaker Park Howell and is among the top business and marketing podcasts geared toward founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and communication leaders. Each episode brings you the brightest content creators, advertising creatives, authors, screenwriters, makers, marketers, and brand raconteurs that show you how to make your brand story marketing stand out and achieve epic growth in your organization. | |||
| 11 Mar 2024 | #454: Is Magic Real? Coincidence, Serendipity, Synchronicity & Storytelling | 00:53:19 | |
Joelle Prochera, Master Coach & Messenger of Magic, answers the question, “Is magic real?” in your life and why you should pay attention to the coincidences you experience that just might be the universe’s way of showing you your most productive path forward. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 18 Jun 2018 | #149: How to Make Long-Form Story-Based Ads Work for You with Kylie Slavik | 00:53:58 | |
Kylie Slavik, former slam poet gone "accidental digital marketer," shows you how long-form storytelling can generate millions of dollars for your clients in the fleeting online world. | |||
| 25 Oct 2021 | #330: How to Close the Connection Gap With Your Story | 00:44:01 | |
Mark Smyth, founder of HUSSOUL, a sales coaching and consulting firm, shares how to use the power of the ABT to simplify your sales messaging and bridge the connection gap so you can connect easier and inspire your audience to action faster. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 14 Oct 2015 | #11: How To Monitor Your Public Story In Real Time with Josh Ginsberg | 00:39:26 | |
Josh Ginsberg knows all about identifying and controlling story. As the co-founder and CEO of Zignal Labs, that’s his main mission. Josh joins The Business of Story this week to talk about the creation of Zignal Labs and the ability to implement it into your business stories. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT! and Zignal LabsACT! helps individuals, small businesses, and sales teams organize prospect and customer details in just one place, ultimately driving sales. Visit http://actstory.com and enter to win a pair of BOSE noice-cancelling headphones. Zignal Labs is a real-time cross-media story tracking platform to make your life easier to see relevant data and reach your customers where they are. Stay ahead of what the world thinks with a free trial at http://zignallabs.com/story. In This Episode
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| 07 Oct 2015 | #10: How to Find Your Secret Story Superpower with Lisa Cron | 00:47:00 | |
Lisa Cron is an author, story consultant, and instructor at UCLA’s Extension Writing Program. Her book, Wired for Story has also been featured in video tutorials on writing fundamentals, and shares its title with a fascinating TEDx talk of the same name. She also has two upcoming books, Story Genius and Story or Die. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT! and Zignal LabsACT! helps individuals, small businesses, and sales teams organize prospect and customer details in just one place, ultimately driving sales. Visit http://actstory.com and enter to win a pair of BOSE noice-cancelling headphones. Zignal Labs is a real-time cross-media story tracking platform to make your life easier to see relevant data and reach your customers where they are. Stay ahead of what the world thinks with a free trial at http://zignallabs.com/story.
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| 26 Aug 2019 | #211 How to Use the Transformative Power of Story for Social Causes | 01:10:11 | |
Jessica Blank, award-winning writer, director, actor and story
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| 17 Oct 2016 | #62: 6 Attributes of Compelling Stories that Sell | 00:53:54 | |
Paul Smith, Author, Speaker, and Consultant, joins the Business of Story Podcast to talk about our need for narrative, why stories are more compelling when they convey lessons, and the six attributes of a story that differentiates it from other forms. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 30 Sep 2019 | #216 How to Amp Up Your Stories for Purpose-Driven Brand Marketing | 01:00:40 | |
Alycia de Mesa, Founder of de Mesa Training & Advisory, an
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| 04 Dec 2023 | #440: How to Heat Up Your Cold Calls With the Superpower of Storytelling | 00:54:31 | |
Justin Michael, author of Sales Superpowers: A New Outbound Operating System to Drive Explosive Pipeline Growth, explores how to tap into the Limbic buying brain using storytelling to experience much greater success with your outbound marketing. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 02 Sep 2019 | #212 Learn How to Excel Through the Stories You Tell | 00:51:38 | |
Shaan Patel, founder of Prep Expert, a Shark Tank and Mark Cuban backed company, earned his MD/MBA from Yale and USC and is a dermatology resident physician at Temple University, teaches high school students how to use storytelling techniques to excel with the SAT & ACT tests and in life.
Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 27 Apr 2020 | #249: How to Flex Your Brand Story During COVID-19 | 00:42:02 | |
Glenn Marvin founder of Konnector in Aukland, NZ, and Shawn Business of Story is proudly sponsored by Sendible, a powerful social media platform used by more than 3,000 digital agencies world-wide that help brand stories be heard online. As a special offer for you, get Sendible’s Robust plan now for only $69 per month when you sign up at sendible.com/park30. Start your free 30-day trial today.
Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 19 Sep 2022 | #377: How Music Composers Use Story Structure to Captivate Listeners | 00:52:48 | |
Darius Holbert, an internationally acclaimed composer and creator of the soundtrack for Oh, The Places You’ll Go at Burning Man viral film, shares how composers use story structure to captivate their listeners. Take Park's The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communications are built upon. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | #354: How to Fire Up Your Business Storytelling With Ignite Moments | 00:46:53 | |
JB Owen, CEO of Ignite empowerment publishing and known as “The Pink Billionaire”, shares how to find your ignite moments in your brand storytelling. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 23 Jan 2017 | #76: How to Make Amazing Videos to Tell Your Brand Story | 00:56:12 | |
Julian Mather, Founder of Tailor Made Career, joins the Business of Story Podcast to discuss three-act structure, how he went from sniper to filmmaker, and shares tips on how to get great video with your smartphone.
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| 28 Mar 2022 | #352: The Value of Visual Metaphors in Your Brand Storytelling | 00:46:57 | |
Dan White, author of two best-selling books, The Smart Marketing Book and the The Soft Skills Book, explores the power of visual metaphors in your brand, sales and marketing storytelling. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 30 Jul 2020 | #264: How to Grow Your Small Business Story During COVID-19 | 00:57:42 | |
Kimberly Roland, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneur Programs for Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB), shares how mom & pop main street businesses can get through COVID-19 and emerge a stronger brand. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 22 Jun 2020 | #258: How to Find Your Purpose-Driven Brand Story | 00:44:56 | |
Simon Wainwaring, founder and CEO of We First creative consultancy, is a brand futurist, global keynote speaker, and best selling author of We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 22 Apr 2019 | #193: How to Harness the Energy of Story to Drive Your Brand | 01:01:59 | |
Dr. George Basile, Biophysicist and Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, describes how you can use the fundamental organizational force of brand storytelling to reframe social challenges like climate change as strategic business opportunities.
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| 24 Sep 2018 | How to Create Memorable Moments that Spark Brand Stories | 00:48:16 | |
40 years back, Forever Living was a scrappy startup operating from a garage. Today, it is a multi-billion dollar organization with a presence in 150 plus countries. Their success can be attributed, in no small way to their genius brand story telling prowess. In order to come up a magnetic brand story, you need a FIRM focus on authenticity and selflessness. In this week’s show, Nick Woodward-Shaw, Vice President of Communications for Forever Living Products, Int’l, shares how you can create emotional experiences that affect lasting change for your customers. And how these special moments can help spark brand stories that spread like wildfire. Nick shares how Rex, the founder discovered the powers of Aloe Vera – which ultimately propelled Forever Living to being the powerhouse that it is today. Nick shares some heartwarming anecdotes that eventually became powerful storytelling experiences – allowing Forever Living to transform into a magnetic brand. How did Nick manage to put up a mesmerizing brand experience on the beaches of Dubai at the famous Burj Al Arab? And, what was Nick’s methodology for compiling “40 Stories” – a book that capture the essence of Forever Living? “40 stories” details diverse and amazing stories about selflessness and giving. You will learn about the amazing Suzuki San and the tenacious Sunil Gupta. Nick reveals the FIVE elements of storytelling that he focused on while designing this book. Tune in to discover some great nuggets on how to design special moments that succeed in establishing a solid connection even with anonymous people. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 15 Jan 2024 | #446: How Your “Rags to Riches” Story Builds Trust for Your Brand | 01:17:39 | |
Jim Oliver, founder of Create Tailwind, host of the Breakaway Wealth podcast, and author of Make Bank Without the Bank: The New Rules of Money, share his authentic “Rags to Riches” story and how he has used it to build his financial firm and help his clients become their own banker. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 02 May 2022 | #357: Which Personality Archetype Best Tells Your Brand Story? | 00:57:02 | |
Richard Gillingwater, managing director of Emotional Branding and founder of the brand mapping tool RADNB, explores the importance of defining the authentic character archetypes for your brand to enhance your business storytelling. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch.
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| 04 Nov 2024 | #487: How to Discover Your Brand’s Authentic Feminine Archetype | 00:45:58 | |
Jane McCarthy, Brand Strategist & Creator at Goddess Office and co-author of The Goddess Guide to Branding, shares how to identify and use your authentic feminine brand archetype to grow your business. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 17 Jan 2022 | #342: Is Your Origin Story Working for You? | 00:50:18 | |
Robert Tighe, an award-winning journalist, number-one bestselling ghostwriter and former New Zealand Country Editor for The Red Bulletin, an adventure lifestyle magazine published by Red Bull, explores the importance of sharing your origin story to build your business. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools | |||
| 22 Jul 2024 | #473: Why Building Trust With Your Storytelling is the Best Medicine | 00:45:30 | |
Dr. Jessica Vogelsang, Chief Medical Officer at the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and author of All Dogs Go to Kevin, shares how she uses storytelling to demonstrate empathy and build trust with pet owners for the best outcomes for their cherished pets. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 13 Jan 2025 | #498: Why Your Brand Story Needs a Radical Focus and How to Find It | 00:51:14 | |
Mark Rampolla, fouder of ZICO Coconut Water and author of High Hanging Fruit: Build Something Great By Going Where No One Else Will, shares how to built such a robust brand that you buy it back after selling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 10 Jul 2023 | #419: The Art, Science and Storytelling that Creates Memorable Events | 00:57:41 | |
Phil Mershon, Director of Experience for Social media Examiner and author of Unforgettable: The Art and Science of Creating Memorable Experiences, shares how to design unforgettable event experiences and the marketing stories that result. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn!
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| 22 Feb 2021 | #295: How to Create Amazing Customer Experiences Using Story | 00:49:30 | |
Shep Hyken, customer service and experience expert an Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations, shares how to use business storytelling to create amazing customer experiences to help make your story their story. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 23 May 2022 | #360: How to Use Storytelling in Your Influencer Marketing | 00:52:44 | |
Jason Falls, author of Winfluence: Reframing Influencer Marketing to Ignite Your Brand host of the Winfluence and Digging Deeper podcasts, shares how to use storytelling to ignite your influencer marketing success. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 14 Aug 2023 | #424: Ch 4., Disruption: How Your Unique Value Proposition Will Win the Day | 00:31:00 | |
Park Howell reads chapter three of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. You will learn how to craft your unique value proposition (UVP) using the ABT (And, But, Therefore) agile narrative framework. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 07 Oct 2024 | #484: How to Share Your Brand Story With Those Who Don’t Look Like You | 00:49:58 | |
Hugo O’Doherty, Director of Partnerships of Moving2 Canada, shares how to communicate your brand — its story, its value, its goods or services — to people who don't look like you or don't have the same cultural reference points as you. Namely, newcomers or immigrants. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 09 Jan 2023 | #393: How To Grow Your Community of Raving Fans With Business Storytelling | 00:56:07 | |
Pablo Gonzalez, founder and CEO of BeTheStage.live, the host of the B2B Community Builder and Not Your Average Investor podcasts, and inventor of the Relationship Flywheel – the method that generated $40M from a podcast community in 1 year – shares how to build a community of raving fans with your business storytelling.
Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 31 Mar 2025 | #509: How to Make Your Brand Story Stand Out With Deliberate Disruption | 00:52:33 | |
Bernadette McClelland, founder of the Deliberate Disruption Academy and author of SHIFT AND DISRUPT: Stop Selling Widgets. Start Selling Wisdom, shows you how to stop selling widgets and start selling wisdom through the power of StorySelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 14 Oct 2024 | How to Build A Positive Company Culture With Your Storytelling | 00:42:07 | |
Fran Mallace, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Arizona, shares what she has learned in her nearly 40 years in communications and media sales on how to build strong teams and lasting relationships with your storytelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! | |||
| 05 Dec 2022 | #388: How to Turn Nerd Speak into Business Solutions With the ABT | 01:07:13 | |
Dr. Marlis Douglas and Dr. Keisha Bahr, distinguished professors and co-authors of The Narrative Gym for Science Graduate Students and Postdocs, share how to use the ABT agile narrative framework for proposals, papers, presentations, and life in general to make your complex simply land right the first time every time.
Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 01 Oct 2017 | #112: How to Sell Without Feeling Salesy with Your Brand Stories | 00:49:51 | |
We all have tremendous difficulty making a request. It’s a humbling experience for everyone; you’re exposing your vulnerability to a person who has what you need. You may feel that your message is so compelling that customers will immediately decide to get involved, but almost always, they need a direct invitation. Today’s show will be breaking down the structure of an offer, and teach you how to get the sale without being “salesy.” Joining us is Dustin Mathews, co-founder of Speaking Empire, and author of No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations: How to Sell Anything with Webinars & Online Media, Speeches, and Seminars. Dustin is an expert in creating an attractive request and will teach you his “patented” Irresistible Offer Architecture: a 9-Step Process will help you sell anything without feeling like you're selling at all. Are you sold? Let’s go. In This Show, You’ll Learn:
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Business Story Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Brand RaconteurPark Howell is a trusted brand story strategist and sought-after keynote speaker on story marketing. He has helped international brands, including Coca-Cola, Beyer Pharmaceutical, Cummins Diesel, American Express, and United States Air Force. The widely popular Business of Story podcast helps leaders of purpose-driven organizations clarify their stories to grow revenue and amplify their impact. Each episode brings you the brightest content creators, advertising creatives, authors, screenwriters, makers, marketers, and brand raconteurs that show you how to craft and tell compelling brand stories that sell. Learn more about working with Park Howell and getting your brand story straight on our website. | |||
| 13 Jul 2020 | #261: How to Sharpen Your Story to Grow Your Career Now | 00:44:31 | |
Bud Hanson, Executive Director, Professional and Corporate Education (PaCE) at Stetson University, explores how professional development and sharpening your skills and storytelling will prepare you to succeed in an uncertain future.
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| 08 Apr 2020 | #245: COVID-19: How Meditation Will Strengthen Your Storytelling | 01:01:31 | |
Lynne Goldberg, co-Founder of Breethe, a leading meditation app Business of Story is proudly sponsored by Sendible, a powerful social media platform used by more than 3,000 digital agencies world-wide that help brand stories be heard online. As a special offer for you, get Sendible’s Robust plan now for only $69 per month when you sign up at sendible.com/park30. Start your free 30-day trial today.
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| 28 Nov 2016 | #68: 3 Big Things You Can Do Right Now to Jumpstart Your Business | 00:45:17 | |
John Jantsch, Founder and President of Duct Tape Marketing, joins the Business of Story Podcast to discuss strategies behind getting your story heard, finding your brand’s uniqueness, and marrying social advertising with great content. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 16 Jul 2017 | #101: How to Tell Stories on Purpose to Grow Revenue and Amplify Your Impact | 00:46:58 | |
I was struck by one theme that kept appearing in the past 100 Business of Story episodes – How stories transport us. A true story well told connects emotionally and inspires. It moves people. Aligns teams. Connects with customers. Grows revenue. And will amplify your impact. [caption id="attachment_23298" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image from a favorite Photoshop artists, James Popsys, who explored visual storytelling on the Business of Story podcast.[/caption] Thank you for listening to the Business of Story. I've enjoyed all of your wonderful notes about the impact the show and our guests have had on you. And how you have grown as storytellers to literally nudge the world in any direction you choose. You rock! Now, I want to up the ante, to go all in by refining, clarifying and focusing my own Business of Story story. To help you do the same in your business. From episodes 102 and beyond, nothing in the Business of Story will make sense except in the light of connection: helping purpose-driven leaders like you clarify your story to grow revenue and amplify your impact in the world by connecting you with your audiences, and moving them to action, through the power of true business stories well told. This is my singular focus for the Business of Story, and it has taken me 100 episodes to finally arrive at this focus. Plus, a great deal of help from my good friend, Greg Head. More on that, and him, in a bit. What you’ll get out of this show:
You see, after 100 amazing guests – story artists from around the world who have been on our show helping you craft and tell compelling stories that sell – this theme of igniting the growth of purpose-driven leaders through the power of story has expressed itself. I realized that some of my favorite episodes were with people whose personal stories were much larger than their brand story, and in fact, influenced the direction of their organizations. Like Vincent Stanley, for instance. He’s the Director of Philosophy for the outdoor retailer, Patagonia. He was one of my first guests back in July of 2015. And he talked about how Patagonia essentially invented story marketing in their first product catalogs when they opened in 1973. Their mission is to turn customers into activists to help protect our wilderness. A pretty important purpose, especially for an outdoor company. Another episode I refer to often is the one I did with Hollywood story consultant, Jen Grisanti. She wrote an amazing book called Change Your Story, Change Your Life. Jen not only teaches and coaches movie and TV screenwriters how to perfect their craft but also how to live into a bigger story. This episode explores the important question: “What is your personal dilemma connected to your professional pursuit?” What’s the conflict in your story and how does your brand help your customers overcome that conflict to get what they want? No conflict no story. How about the conflict around the stuff cramming your home? Michele and I are in the process of a move, and mucking out 30 years of stuff is a major pain in the ass. Brian Scudamore, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, joined to talk about how he grew the brand to become worth in the neighborhood of a quarter-billion dollars all on the premise that he is not in the junk business, but the leadership business that happens to haul junk. Now that’s a focused, purpose-driven business. I’ve learned that if you truly want to live into a bigger story for your personal and professional brand, then you must find a purpose greater than yourself to serve. The purpose of the Business of Story has always been to help people live into and prosper from their most powerful story. But that line is too vague for some people. It ultimately comes down to helping leaders of purpose-driven organizations clarify their story of growing their revenue and amplifying their impact. I know I’m repeating myself from the top of the show, but I want to be crystal clear with you what this is all about. And, I want to underscore that it is critically important for you, too, to be “crystal clear” with your personal or professional brand story. Because if you’re not, you will drown in the sea of sameness that we all compete in. And I’ve found that when you get your brand story straight, everything else comes into alignment. Everything else gets easier. You say “no” to more things and “yes” to the fewer, but the most important, things. My Origin StoryTwo years ago I was a total story geek. Ok, I still am. My goal for the first 100 episodes was to help you understand and appreciate the power of storytelling in your business and in your life so that you would become more intentional about it; connect with people at a deeper level; and advance your visions and mission further faster. I had the help of my friend Jay Baer at Convince & Convert who helped me produce and distribute my first year-and-a-half worth of shows with great people like Jess Ostroff of Don’t Panic Management. The past 20 or so shows have been produced by Brian Adoff of Riveting FM out of Philadelphia. He has brought a musician’s ear to the quality of the production and some terrific marketing insight as well. Thanks for that, Brian. Lisa Loeffler of Genuine Media has assisted me in the distribution and advertising for the show, as well as my speaking engagements: an invaluable part of my team. I can’t recommend these two enough if you need to build a virtual team. My focus has been on sharing how stories work, the architecture of epic stories, and how to use them in your business. If you’re an avid listener, then you probably know my story by now. So here’re the cliff notes… I’ve been in advertising for more than 30 years, ran my own agency for 20 years, and for the past 15 years, I have been steeped in business storytelling. My deep dive into brand storytelling began around 2004 when I noticed that our traditional advertising work wasn’t nearly as effective as it used to be. As I often say in my speaking engagements and workshops; “Brands used to own the influence of mass media, but now the masses are the media, and they are your brand storytellers. You and your brand must become the story maker.” One of my favorite examples of a brand doing this very thing is AirBnB. They do a heroic job of placing their customers – both their homeowners and guests – at the center of their brand story. Then they make it easy for them to share their stories. I love their tagline, Belong Anywhere. AirBnB is selling inclusion and freedom: two pretty dynamic concepts, and an especially powerful purpose, given this moment – and let’s hope it’s just a moment – in Trump time. By the way, have you seen Sweden’s latest story marketing campaign? The country just listed itself on AirBnB and its purpose is plain to see: "Explore the Freedom to Roam.” Sure, they’re ultimately going after tourists, but they do it with such a beautiful purpose that plays to the sensibilities of reasonable and fun loving people. Take a listen, and then go to our show notes to see the video. Ok, so I digressed a bit. I get so excited when I come across smart story marketing. I was telling you my story about how I realized the impact you can have when you become an intentional storyteller: Telling stories on purpose. I learned that storytelling held the key to reconnecting with audiences, so I started studying everything I could find on the subject. It really started in 2006. Our middle son Parker went to film school at Chapman University in Orange, CA. I asked him to send me his textbooks when he was finished with them – after all, we were paying for them – so I could learn what Hollywood knew about captivating audiences through story. Plus, I suppose I wanted to vet this college education to see how Chapman prepared eager filmmakers to be competitive in the most competitive storytelling market in the world: Hollywood. I realize now that this was my creative right brain diving into storytelling. At the same time, our youngest son Caed had to undergo brain surgery to reduce swelling in his ventricles. During the run up to survey, Caed went through a battery of tests, and Michele and I read everything we could absorb about the brain and how it functions under the significant stress of encephalitis. One of the books I found, which has become my favorite on storytelling, is The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make us Human, by Jonathan Gottschall. In it, he explores the intersection of story structure with brain structure and how our minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. Jonathan became a long-distance friend of mine, has been kind enough to lecture twice to my students at Arizona State University, and he was also one of my first guests on the Business of Story podcast. In hindsight, I realized that I, too, was living at the intersection of right brain Hollywood storytelling and left brain story mechanics as I was learning from the journeys both of our sons were on. This is when I was introduced to Joseph Campbell and his universal story structure of The Hero’s Journey, and why it connects so powerfully with the deep reaches of our mind: the subconscious where our intuitive decisions are made that shape our beliefs and behaviors. Note: The creator of What makes a her0?, Matthew Winkler, joined us on the Business of Story podcast. Hear how he created one of the most watched videos in the TEDEd library. During this time between 2006 and 2010, I found myself at the crossroads of the neuroscience of storytelling – how we’re pre-wired from birth to make meaning through stories – with the architecture of stories – how to use them to connect with people on a very primal level and move them to action. Since then, our two boys are doing great. Caed is a healthy 23-year-old composer and producer of EDM, or Electronic Dance Music, and a DJ, and Parker is pursuing his dream of becoming a filmmaker in downtown Hollywood. He pays the bills as a sought after motion designer, and you can see his work in the new CBS game show, Candy Crush. Now that I was armed with the why and how of business storytelling, I created the Story Cycle system that is inspired by Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Instead of his 17 steps, I’ve mapped it to 10 steps that any business can use for high-level brand story strategy development right down to tactical creative elements including TV spots, web user experience design, blog posts, print ads, sales presentations… you name it. [caption id="attachment_23305" align="alignright" width="300"] Download your DIY Brand Story workbook.[/caption] I was so excited to share with the world what I had learned, and the success we were having with our clients, that I began pursuing all of the brightest minds in storytelling to share their brilliance with you. To be totally honest, I was being self-serving, too, Because I get to learn right along with you with every episode. That alone makes all of the cost and effort of a podcast worth it. One of my early successes was having legendary screenwriting coach, Robert McKee, on the show. We had such a wonderful conversation, he returned for an encore performance. By the way, you will find links to each of the episodes I mention in our show notes. I first met McKee when I attended his four-day Story Seminar in the LAX Sheraton in 2010. Parker joined me. He was there to advance his filmmaking screenwriting chops, along with about 200 of his competitors, and I was there to learn what a marketer like me could learn about Hollywood storytelling to make our creative more impactful.
After the seminar, McKee invited me to his Connecticut home to interview him for my podcast. Now, this was not for the Business of Story, but for my very first flailing attempt at podcasting. I had never done one before and I showed up in his living room with my little Zoom recorder and my wits. I placed the recorder between me and him on the sofa, and away we went. For three friggin’ hours. He was so kind and generous with his knowledge on screenwriting and how we can use it in our businesses, and I was making it up and learning as I went. This remarkable experience underscores a fundamental premise that Joseph Campbell talks about when you follow your bliss, and by bliss, he means the authentic story you have the courage to live into. “When you follow your bliss, doors will open where there were only walls before.” – Joseph Campbell Robert McKee and his lovely wife Mia, open their home and their world to me. And for that, I will be forever grateful. You can still listen to that session, edited into ten 10-minutes segments on Soundcloud. If you don’t know the man and his work, all you have to do is watch this scene in the Spike Jonze’ movie, Adaptation, starring Nicholas Cage as struggling screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman. Actor Brian Cox portrays McKee as he responds to Kaufman’s question during, presumably, his famous Story seminar. Any questions? Ok, take a deep breath. Another one of my favorites was a guy who epitomizes the intersection of science and story, and that is Dr. Randy Olson. He is a Harvard Ph.D. Biologist who also graduated from the USC film school. Randy has produced three documentaries on the environment and climate change and has written three books to help scientist become better communicators through the power of storytelling. His latest book, Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story, is my favorite scientific look at storytelling. The book focuses on the And, But and Therefore construct to creating stories. It’s so simple and yet so powerful. I call it the DNA of story. I’m honored to say that Randy has become a good friend, and he’s been on my show twice. The first time talking about the ABT. And his most recent appearance was the day after the election. He dissected Trump’s narrative intuition and why he won the election because he out-storied the Democrats. “America used to be great. America is no longer great. I’ll make America great again.” Three acts. Set up, problem, resolution. One that may become the most successful use of the ABT of all time. Olson’s Trump episode is one of my most listened to from around the world. I even had some friends reach out to me in disgust suggesting that I was capitalizing on Trump’s victory for my own Business of Story gain by highlighting his narrative intuition. My response to them, and you if you feel the same way, is that you must understand the magic to combat the spell. Listen to all of Trump’s ramblings through the lens of the basal ABT structure, and you’ll get a whole new appreciation for how he hoodwinks his base, goes against reason and demolishes the Democrats. The Dems simply don’t know how to connect with America through a story. Olson’s purpose is to advance science by helping big thinkers connect with the rest of us. His vehicle happens to be the ABT, the DNA of story. Another of my favorite authors is Lisa Cron, who wrote Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence. Lisa came on the show to explore the art and science of storytelling to help you with your brand narratives. While Lisa’s book is about guiding fiction writers in writing the next epic novel, Lee Gutkind, the founder of Creative Nonfiction and author of several books including, You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction from Memoir to Literary Journalism, is the foremost authority on the art of sharing true stories well-told. These two approaches are important to brand storytelling because you want to tell true stories about how your product or service have empowered and leveled up your customers while using brain science to understand and appreciate how to craft and tell your stories. Clarify your story, amplify your impact and simplify your lifeWe’ve used the 10-step Story Cycle system to help Clinica Adelante reframe its brand story from a 30-year-old community health center to a national leader in sustainable healthcare, and they have grown by 300 percent in the past five years. Goodwill of Central Arizona has used or Story Cycle system to grow from 17 stories doing $24 million in annual sales in 2003 to nearly 100 stores doing north of $140 million in sales today, with the proceeds going to workforce development programs that help put a record number of Arizonans back to work. Their purpose? Good stuff, good work, Goodwill. Coca-Cola used our storytelling to launch an eco-driving program with its 60,000 fleet drivers and their staff in 2010. They double their expected gains in fuel efficiency in the first three months of the initiative. What do these three clients have in common? They all pursued a purpose greater than just selling products and services and making money. And they used intentional storytelling – telling stories on purpose – to achieve epic growth. That is the power of a purpose-driven organization over its traditional, status-quo competitor who focuses on the bottom line, short-term gains and investor returns over empowering the people and the communities it serves. Tell your stories on purposeThat’s why now, as we move into our third year of producing the Business of Story podcast, our sole focus is to help leaders of purpose-driven organizations like yours clarify your story to grow revenue and amplify your impact. What we make is the proven Story Cycle system with tools and techniques to help you become an intentional storyteller. But what we make happen is helping you become a more powerful communicator, connect with audiences like you never have before, motivate and inspire people to action, and advance your mission, initiative or cause further, faster than you ever imagined. What we make happen is what drives our purpose: to help people live into and prosper from their most powerful stories. Learning moment: Are you telling brand stories about what you make, or what you make happen? Stories about the human impact you are having; how you are leveling them up. Stories about how you deliver on your ultimate brand purpose. You see, when you tell stories about what you make, your are immediately commoditizing yourself and your offering. You start to drown in the sea of sameness. But when you tell stories about what you make happen, then you will rise above the noise and be heard. Red Bull doesn’t sell you a highly addictive concoction of caffeine, taurine, and sugar. Their story Gives You Wings. Actually, the higher brand purpose was defined by its founder, Dietrich Mateschitz, when he started his company: “Red Bull gives wings to people and ideas.” Now isn’t that a bit more compelling than selling just an energy drink? It must be because Red Bull not only invented the category. They still own nearly half of the worldwide market for energy drinks. Let’s face it, without a good story that connects on a primal, visceral level with your audiences – making them truly feel something – then you’re just more noise in the cacophony of communication we all swim – and drown – in. Without a focused story that clarifies the uniqueness, relevance, and urgency of your brand offering you will be marooned in the sea of sameness that we all encounter in this age of abundance. Your customers – just like my customers – simply have too many choices to choose from. What’s going to make you rise to the top of your food chain? Without a defined point to your story – a supreme focus on what you do better than anyone else buttressed by a compelling purpose – you will languish in the land of commoditization. In fact, declaring your number one position in the marketplace, what you do better than anyone else in terms of features and benefits, is your first step out of the primordial muck of commoditization. And your defined purpose is your lifeline. So I’m taking my own advice. As I mentioned, my friend Greg Head, who was the head of marketing for Infusionsoft and helped them become a $100 million dollar company in 10 years because of their extreme focus on sales and marketing software for small business, helped me define my brand focus of working with purpose-driven leaders. It’s important, too, because I am competing in an increasingly crowded industry of business storytelling. Some of my competitors I admire most – some friends, some acquaintances, and some strangers – include Donald Miller and his StoryBrand process. I’ve done his program myself for my Business of Story brand. StoryBrand’s focus is to help small business grow their sales by clarifying their story on their websites. My interesting connection to Don, even though I’ve never met him, is that his best-selling book. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and it’s overall theme of “What makes a great story also makes a great life,” had a profound impact on me as I was creating the Story Cycle system. In fact, I went to Don’s very first seminar in Portland in 2010, long before he created his StoryBrand process, to guide my thinking on how to help people live into their most powerful stories. In fact, I went to Don’s very first seminar in Portland in 2010, long before he created his StoryBrand process, to guide my thinking on how to help people live into their most powerful stories. Another terrific professional in the storytelling game, and a guy I count as a friend is Michael Margolis of GetStoried. When I think of Michael and the international work he does, I think of storytelling around innovation. He works with large, global brands, including the likes of Google, Deloitte, and NASA, to help them further innovation within their organizations. Michael is definitely the innovation story guy in my book. If you’re looking for business storytelling in the tech world with a twist, then I’d definitely send you to Kathy Klotz-Guest. If you’ve ever seen HBO’s Silicon Valley, Mike Judge’s hysterical TV series about, well, Silicon Valley, then you’ll get a sense of Kathy. She is a technology veteran, stand up comic and marketer extraordinaire who uses storytelling to help her clients curb what she calls, “jargon-monoxide,” you know, that curse-of-the-expert malady that puts audiences to sleep, or worse, with their inane use of jargon. She coined one of my favorite terms in Business Storytelling, Jargon-monoxide. These are just three of many fellow storytellers, each with a focused brand position: Don Miller’s StoryBrand for small businesses. Michael Margolis’ Get Storied for large organization innovation, and Kathy Klotz-Guest for the tech world. By the way, you can hear both Michael and Kathy on my Business of Story show – again, see the show notes for links. And Don, consider this an open invitation to come on my show. Like Michael and Kathy, I admire your work and what you stand for. Hey, I even invested in your Blue Like Jazz movie. That was a brilliant crowd-sourced move, by the way, to raise your final quarter million to get the movie finished. Michele and I loved the movie, and it was great fun seeing our names among the thousands of executive producers. I help leaders tell their brand stories on purposeAnd me? My purpose is to help leaders of purpose-driven organizations like you clarify your story to drive revenue and amplify your success. And I deliver on my purpose in three different ways… I help you clarify your brand story through our proven Story Cycle system. In fact, if you tuned into my show two weeks ago, you heard me take Jonathan Barney through the Story Cycle system to clarify his brand story around his restaurant service training platform and focus his purpose of helping people live a tastier life. In addition to clarifying your brand story, I also offer the Storytelling for Leaders and Storytelling for Sales 6-month deliberate practice training programs. Once your brand story is crystal clear, these programs help you find and tell the stories that shape the behaviors that create the culture that drives epic performance. Around your purpose. Essentially, we help you find the true stories within your brand and show you how to tell them well in your advertising, marketing and sales to connect with your audiences. True stories well told. The Storytelling for Leaders and Storytelling for Sales deliberate practice programs come from another amazing story outfit, this time in Melbourne, Australia. Shawn Callahan and Mark Schenk created these programs 13 years ago and have worked with brands around the world to build storytelling cultures. This offering is the ideal extension to the Business of Story, and I have become a certified partner delivering these proven programs. Why do purpose-driven organizations need to practice business storytelling now, more than ever, to amplify your impact? Because business is more complex than ever. How do you describe your place in the world to your staff, employees, customers, shareholders and other stakeholders when so much external chaos impacts you?
In fact, I spent 12 days in The Netherlands a couple of weeks ago working with our ASU students. Guess what the prevailing sentiment is towards our president? I heard this from business leaders, bureaucrats, and bartenders. They ask all in their own way: “How did you Americans let this happen and what are you going to do about it?” You don’t think this president is going to impact your business, think again. And what stories are you telling your employees to keep them all focused on your purpose to grow your sales and amplify your impact: the three things you actually have control over? I’m afraid power points, infographics, snapchats and tweets aren’t going to do it for you anymore. By the way, I reminded our students in Amsterdam that power points don’t kill audiences. Presenters using bullets in power points do. Don’t believe me? Just listen to Janine Kurnoff of the Presentation Company on Business of Story to learn how to bring storytelling to all of your communications so you can cut through the clutter and connect. Or tune into Nick Gray of Museum Hack on how to bring adventure to your brand through storytelling. And on that note, take in my conversation with the ultimate conspirator to business success, Robert Rose on why you must turn your adjectives and adverbs into adventures in your story marketing. Stories connect in our disconnected worldAnother reason why story is more important now than ever is that our uberly connected world has created a massive malady. Attention Deficit Disorder is now a communicable disease, and we’re all the viruses. Our connected world has ironically made us all less connected in human terms. I had a fascinating guest on about a month ago. His name is Jordan Bower, a Transformational Storytelling Consultant, and Corporate Intimacy Expert. Ahhh, see his unique positioning… his fine point… his focused purpose: Transformational Storytelling Consultant and Corporate Intimacy Expert? On my show, Jordan told me about his girlfriend breaking up with him in the summer of 2010. Devastated, he did what we would ALL do in this circumstance: he walked from Seattle to Mexico along the Pacific Ocean. Right? During his four-month odyssey to find himself, Jordan came across thousands of people. He shared coffee, meals, campfires, and beers with folks from all walks of life: from hobos and hillbillies to surfer dudes, to housewives, tech titans and I’m sure there was a social media guru or two in there as well. I asked him what the common theme was among these disparate people. What do you think he said? I asked him what the common theme was among these disparate people. What do you think he said? Jordan told me that to a person, the common sentiment was alienation and loneliness. He learned on his trek that these dopamine pumps we call iPhones and Androids, that promise to connect us with the world, actually create greater isolation. One intense symptom is FOMO, or the fear of missing out. What we’re missing in our over-communicated world is authentic, person-to-person interaction. If Gottschall said, “Our minds yield helplessly to the suction of story,” then I believe our hearts crave bonding with real people. Jordan’s point of people feeling alienated and lonely is not the first time I’ve heard this theme. But it struck me hard on this show. I even created a manifesto of sorts just to help me get my head around this phenomenon. I call it: The Virtual Connection Myth. "Our digital dopamine pumps artificially reward us for superficial online interactions masking an epidemic of alienation and loneliness people suffer as their storytelling skills atrophy in the absence of authentic human connection in the real world." OMG, am I suffering from jargon-monoxide? My point is this: The most powerful story will ever tell is in-person. If you can’t be in front of the water cooler with your audience, then the second most powerful story you can tell is first person, online. Tell me a story with a time stamp, when did it happen, a location stamp, where did it happen, real people as the characters. Give me action and adventure, surprise me, and then deliver your business point! And believe it or not, you can do this in 60 seconds or less. On Thursday, June 26, I was giving a storytelling workshop for a bunch of Dutch professionals who specialize in sustainability and the circular economy in Haarlemmermeer, Holland. A young man named Max is an intern for one of the organizations and is about to graduate with his business degree in sustainability. I asked the gathering who their toughest audience was so we could work on stories to connect with them on their terms. Max told me it was his granddad. You see, his grandpa didn’t understand sustainability, didn’t believe in man-made global warming and told Max he was wasting his time with his foolish degree. I could tell he was crestfallen by not having his grandfather’s approval. So I instructed Max to use the Story Cycle to craft a story from his grandpa’s point-of-view and then challenged him to share his story over the weekend. I ran into Max four days later when our ASU cohort returned to Haarlemmermeer for another session. He had the widest smile on his face. I asked him “What’s up, dude?” He told me about having the conversation with his grandpa about climate change and how he used a hockey stick to demonstrate to the old man how carbon in our atmosphere has remained relatively balanced for millennia and then pointed to the curve end of the stick to demonstrate the man-made carbon we have pumped into the system over a short amount of time. “This was the first time my granddad ever understood what I was talking about,” Max proclaimed through his smile. “And I told him that fixing this problem is important to me and that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing.” I asked Max if his granddad likes hockey. “Loves it,” he said, with his smiling growing even wider. Smart young man, that Max. Understanding his audience and having such empathy for their point-of-view that he found a way to use a story to connect, change his beliefs, and earn his approval. By the way, I learned this basic structure to story with time and location stamps, characters, action, a surprise and point from my friends at Anecdote. And we cover it in great detail in our 6-month deliberate practice programs. The most invaluable FREE advice you'll ever getNow I’d like to help you clarify your brand story strategy, focus your purpose of growing your revenue and amplifying your impact. When I told my producer, Brian, who you met earlier in the show, about what I’m about to do, he actually said it might not work because it sounds too good to be true. Well, maybe. You’ll have to be the judge of that. What I am offering to you, with no strings attached, is a complimentary 30-minute phone call to demonstrate how quickly you can get your brand story straight. I promise it will be the most invaluable free advice for you, your business and organization that you have ever received. Register for your FREE Impact Call. I’ll help you clarify your story in 30 minutes or less. You have nothing to lose. What’s in it for me? I get to connect with real people, in real time and learn about your real needs. Our conversation, while helping you clarify your story to grow revenue and amplify your impact, will also help me better understand exactly what the market needs. What’s in it for me? I get to connect with real people, in real time and learn about your real needs. Our conversation, while helping you clarify your story to grow revenue and amplify your impact, will also help me better understand exactly what the market needs. This is a total win/win consulting call. You will be doing me a huge favor by helping me dial in my purpose: To help you live into and prosper from your most powerful story. This is a limited time offer, and I can tell you that not everyone is going to get the free impact call. If you’re in business just to make money, then I’d recommend you reach out to some of the other storytelling consultants. But if you’re into to truly amplifying your impact and empowering the people around you to live into and prosper from your story, then I’m your guy. Register now at our new and improved website, businessofstory.com. And if you want to get the most of the call, download your DIY Brand Story Workbook first. Outline yourstory. Then let's chat. And thank you for listening to this special, one hundred first episode of the Business of Story podcast. Gag, you’re probably hoping that I don’t return solo for another hundred shows. And one last request. We have 74 reviews on iTunes, and I’d love to push that over the 100 mark in celebration of our one hundred and first episode. Would you do me a huge and be one of those listeners that pushes us over the top of the century mark in reviews. It only takes minutes and would mean the world to me. I appreciate it. Finally, I want to remind you that regardless of what you do with your business, leadership and sales storytelling, that... "The most potent story you will ever tell is the story you tell yourself. So make it a good one." Thanks for listening, and until next Sunday, have a wonderful life. | |||
| 09 Dec 2024 | #493: How to Unlock Customer Insights That Make Your Stories Sell | 00:56:22 | |
Vivek Shankar, Fractional Content Marketing Strategist, explores why few companies have a handle on what their story is and how to communicate it in an audience-appropriate way. Conducting audience research by asking the right questions is how you solve this issue. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 22 Aug 2016 | #54: How to Harness the Visceral Power of Visual Storytelling | 01:06:28 | |
Taj Forer, Co-founder and CEO at Fabl, joins the Business of Story Podcast to reveal how the growing accessibility of visual production has changed marketing and how brands can use customer produced content. The Business of Story is sponsored by Emma, Convince & Convert, and Oracle.
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| 19 Mar 2017 | #84: Finding Common Ground With Your Audiences | 00:54:53 | |
We've all found ourselves in situations where we are at odds with an audience. For example, trying to launch an internal initiative in a corporate environment to a reluctant CEO. Persuading someone to change an unhealthy behavior. Or getting someone with an opposite view to open up and see things your way. On today's Business of Story, we review the importance of finding common ground to help your stories connect with audiences and move people to action. We're fortunate to have the documentary filmmaker, Peter Byck, join us. Peter's award-winning films, including Garbage and Carbon Nation, have often placed him at odds with audiences because of his subject matter around the highly charged debate on climate change and our impact on it. Peter is a master at finding common ground with his interviewees, as well as the naysayers who confront him on his sustainable storytelling. You can see how Peter bridges these relationships, not only in his work but also in his two appearances on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher. Peter will show you how to overcome nerves when presenting by placing your audience first and foremost in your intentions. You'll learn the importance of letting serendipity help you find the focus of your storytelling. And he'll reveal why the "Solution" story is one of the most important narratives you can tell to open the hearts and minds of your audiences. You'll Learn:
Key Quotes:"Let me be of service. Let whatever I'm about to say be helpful." - @peterbyck (click to tweet) I've learned to show people true respect in how I can listen, and they tell me things." - @peterbyck (click to tweet) "I decided to just focus on solutions, and that's what Carbon Nation was all about - solutions." - @peterbyck (click to tweet) "I'm not looking to change somebody's mind. I'm looking to find what they already agree on with me or the other folks." - @peterbyck (click to tweet) Mentioned in This Episode: | |||
| 14 Dec 2020 | #285: Can Storytelling Make Annoying Pop-Ups Work? | 00:54:03 | |
Mogens Møller, CEO, and Co-founder of Sleeknote, shares how you can use storytelling to generate more email subscribers and sales through non-intrusive popups. Become a Master Storyteller Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/ Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 11 Oct 2021 | #328: How Sales Managers Use Storytelling to Coach Their Teams to Success | 00:45:03 | |
Wesleyne Greer, founder of Transformed Sales, is a former chemist and now a superstar sales strategist for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Manufacturing) companies, share how she uses storytelling to coach sales teams to success. Explore Park's free and premium story building tools including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools Like what you hear? Park offers online or in-person workshops, consulting and keynotes. Visit businessofstory.com to get in touch. | |||
| 21 Jan 2018 | #128: The Four Pillars of Story for Microsoft’s Brand Storytelling | 00:52:53 | |
You might not realize it, but right now you are in the middle of your own Hero’s Journey. Your lifelong story of triumph, defeat, and resurgence has brought you to where you stand today, with your experiences and wisdom building your character. When we reflect on our journey, we often think of our own personal growth. But what about the impact we have made on our friends, family, peers and beyond? Every day, we inspire, change, and support the people around us by simply living our lives. In this episode, we are going to show you how to channel your personal Hero’s Journey into creating a story that humanizes you, your brand, and most importantly, your audience. Joining us today is Miri Rodriguez, a story brand marketing master. She is an award-winning creative journalist, two-time participant in Microsoft’s #MySkills4Afrika program, and volunteer business consultant and brand coach. Miri's experience in storytelling with Microsoft has helped her create her four pillars of story that the tech giant uses to humanize its brand, and today she will be teaching you how to apply it in your life.
Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story, check out: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vn00zi042y Keynote Speaker | Brand Strategy & Workshops | Story RaconteurPark Howell is an international keynote speaker who teaches people and organizations across the world the applied science and bewitchery of story. He makes brand stories crystal clear through his proven Story Cycle system that works every single time that's helped companies grow as much as 400 percent. International brands Park's worked with include Hilton, Coca-Cola, Beyer Pharmaceutical, Cummins Diesel, American Express, American Marketing Association, Arizona State University, United States Air Force and dozens more. Learn more about working with Park to get your brand story straight. | |||
| 26 Dec 2022 | #391: How to Unearth the Memorable Moments That Power Your Personal Stories | 00:46:47 | |
Sabrina Hansen, Senior Director of Strategic Relationships at Embark Behavioral Health, shares how to create a culture of helping through connection and building meaningful and memorable relationships using storytelling. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 15 Aug 2022 | #372: Your MBA Class on Business Storytelling in Under 60 Minutes | 00:59:37 | |
Karen Padilla is a Guatemalan marketer pursuing a master's degree in Global Brand Management at Griffith College Dublin. For her thesis, Karen interviewed Park about storytelling for nonprofits. Her questions were so engaging, he decided to produce a show for all those interested in why storytelling is important for all organizations and how to do it. Put Park's free and premium story-building tools to work for you now including his new book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand: http://bit.ly/StorytellingTools | |||
| 21 May 2018 | #145: Learn From the Pitch Queen How To Craft and Tell Your Compelling Brand Story That Sells | 00:52:13 | |
The power of anecdote is so great that it has a momentum all its own. No matter how boring the facts are, with a compelling brand story, you feel like you’re on a train that has a destination. Those anecdotes are told using stories. Stories sell. And as an entrepreneur, your #1 job will be to sell yourself and your services or products to potential clients. There is no doubt that storytelling works to connect with people on a primal level and move them to action. Telling your story in an enticing and compelling way is half the battle. So forget about what you believe your "story" is right now and find your scenes: those moments that have shaped who you are today. Our guest today is all about enabling your superpower through embracing the unique scenes that have made you, you. Michelle Weinstein knows how to use a story to sell. She's an entrepreneur extraordinaire and survivor of the infamous show Shark Tank. Michelle also runs ThePitchQueen.com, where she works with entrepreneurs to teach them how to sell themselves and their services effectively without annoying prospects or driving them away with boring sales pitches. In this episode, Michelle will show you how to close any deal that comes your way, sell more of your products or services, and turn a NO into “YES” so that you can serve more people and make a bigger difference in the world. It all starts with finding your superpowers, forged from your experiences, moments, and scenes. Remember: Compelling storytelling is ALWAYS about the moments. Your moments or are composed of your experiences that define your beliefs, which lead to your truth. When you unwrap your truth, you’ll find your superpower. Become a Master Storyteller Grab your free copy of The 5 Stages of Grief in Telling YOUR Business Story: https://businessofstory.com/telling-business-story-ebook/ Like what you hear? Bring Park to your next event. | |||
| 27 Jan 2025 | #500: How to Refine Your Brand Story Strategy in Minutes not Months to Rocket Your Revenue | 00:48:33 | |
Sean Schroeder, co-creator of the StoryCycle Genie™ to help businesses create a brand story strategy in minutes not months at a fraction of the the cost of old traditional branding with even greater immediate outcomes, shares how this remarkable tool based on Park Howell's Story Cycle System™ materialized. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||
| 06 Mar 2023 | #401: How to Use Ultrasonic Storytelling in the Manufacturing Industry | 00:59:27 | |
Allan Rienstra, co-owner of SDT Ultrasound, shares how he uses storytelling and the ABT agile narrative framework to communicate and humanize his complex ideas to connect with his manufacturing customers. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park | |||