Welcome, Storytellers. It’s me, Dan. I’ve been your host, your tour guide, your librarian for 125 episodes. That’s 125 legendary storytellers from all walks of life (two repeat guests, but one episode with three guests – do the math). Writers,
Storytelling from Entrepreneurs to PoliticiansMost of us are tricked into believing that success means fitting in. Following trends. Accepting bad habits. Making people happy. That goes for life, for business and for our storytelling.That’s whe
How Story Fuels Content-Based NetworkingJames Carbary is the founder of Sweet Fish Media, a done-for-you service that guarantees new relationships between B2B companies and their ideal clients. He’s also an author and a TEDx speaker. His book C
Bella Vasta lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her daughter Olivia and rescue mix, Rocco the Rockstar. In 2002 she began a pet sitting company which went on to be nationally and locally award winning until she successfully sold it in 2016.In 2007 B
Dan Smolen has enjoyed a truly meaningful career journey and he wants to take you along the path to finding your own. He is a nationally recognized author, podcaster, serial entrepreneur, workforce thought-leader, and heartfelt advocate for peo
On this episode Dan welcomes a previous guest back – only the second guest to return. Joe Pulizzi first joined The Storytellers Network to close out season 5, Inspirational Storytellers. He’s a business storyteller and a “from the stage” weaver
A published Christian author, Laura writes heartwarming encouragement for your soul—especially in her romantic suspense, teen fiction, marriage, and children’s books. Laura is a chocoholic mom of three, married to her high school sweetheart. Or
What would happen if an average mom became a vampire? Would she lose her humanity? Could she exist in both worlds?Autumn Lindsey lives with her husband and three kids in a deep, dark, magical forest. Fluent in typo and fueled by caffeine, she w
Candace Nadine Breen is of West African (Benin, Cameroon ) descent and wears many hats. She’s an author. She’s a survivor. She’s a former English teacher. She’s a wife and mother. And while raising a family, she returned to school and earned a
She’s a Wall Street Journal Best-selling Author and World’s First Chief Content Officer. Ann Handley is a marketing thought leader, writer and a great human.Ann is a digital marketing pioneer and the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, the
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Managing Members of Footnotes Press LLC, the Founders of Barefoot Wine, and co-authored The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s#1 Wine Brand. The book chronicles the humble
Author and Podcast Host Kevin Wilson of Dining on a DimeKevin Wilson was one of the 1st people to bring the "Dining On A Dime" idea to the Philadelphia area for his restaurant blog website in 2011, it was a huge success on the website and he wa
Allison Pearl is a Christian Suspense author of the 'Love and Danger in St. Claire' series with two books so far, Glazed Suspicion and Dunked in Trouble. She loves books, tea, chocolate, and watching old movies with her husband and black lab. A
Author Chad Pettit grew up lost in the world of fantasy fiction but alienated from a knowledge of God. With no real direction in his life, he shipped out for basic training twelve days after high school. He continued down a path of sin and dest
Joy E. Rancatore writes fiction, nonfiction and everything in between. When she's not doing horrible things to her characters or dreaming up faery creatures and fantastic weapons, she beats her husband at card games, homeschools her two childre
He’s the only guest to return to The Storytellers Network (He was guest #1 here). In this episode, we get to kick off 2020 with a bang. Season 9, Authors, welcomes the return of David Meerman Scott. David’s written 10 books on marketing, sales
Say Hello to Chrissy of the AlphabeatsChristopher Cerf is an author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, puppeteer, and record and television producer. He is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the
Aaron Baskerville is what’s called a general assignment reporter for NBC10 in Philadelphia. You can watch his live reports weekdays at 4 PM, 5 PM, and 6 PM.Aaron joined NBC10 in August 2017. His favorite part about being a journalist is telling
Tom Page is a former director of communications for a public school system in Holland, Michigan. He’s also co-founder of a community that helps communication professionals in schools, called School Communicators Network. Tom is an entrepreneur
John Wall is an educator in the marketing world. He co-hosts the podcast “Marketing Over Coffee” which covers both classic and new marketing. John and co-host Christopher S. Penn record the show every week and publish the show on Thursday morni
Storytelling with an Alternative Educator and EntrepreneurLaura Sandefer is an author and the co-founder of Acton Academy, a school whose learner-driven model is spreading across the globe with over 130 locations in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico,
Storytelling with Story Coach Rom PloofAuthor of The Proverb Effect and Read This First: The Executive’s Guide to New Media, Ron Ploof is an educator of story. Ron’s also the brains behind The StoryHow Pitch Deck, a story coach in your pocket.U
Anese Cavanaugh is an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur, the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), a leadership and collaboration advisor, and a thinking partner for business leaders in many different industries.She’s n
Anese Cavanaugh, guest on episode #104 of The Storytellers Network, didn’t consider herself a storyteller. She thought that had to mean following a specific story structure, maybe creating a hero’s journey each time and coming up with stories.I
Alex Lee spent more than 20 years as a storyteller for a public system. As the Executive Director of Communications for Kalamazoo Public Schools, Alex was instrumental in telling the story of the Kalamazoo Promise, among many other great storie