We were lucky enough to collaborate with the Product Marketing Life Podcast where Mikey interviewed personal hero and incredible Product Marketing Manager, Esther Yoon from RingCentral.

(If you like this episode, tune into the full ‘sode over there and give Product Marketing Alliance a follow!)

We really dig into the amazing takeaways with quotable highlights from that conversation and—you guessed it—paint a hero’s journey with Esther’s story.

This is an episode for: Product Marketers, Visual Storytellers & anyone who’s a leader in their work.

Jonathan Pitts knows how to collaborate with an audience.

An improv performer, expert and teacher for over 15 years, working in various environments, giving workshops and speaking to different audiences has kinda been his job.

If you know improv, you know the “Yes, and…” approach can be applied to many aspects of work and life—that’s especially true for presenters.

With an upcoming workshop called “Improv and Storytelling”, Jonathan helps us explore the intersection of improv and storytelling and how he interacts with the audience to achieve his story or purpose onstage.

This is an episode for: presenters, people that have to do public speaking and fans of Second City.

Full show notes here.

Rukma Sen is always looking to find a good story.

Whether she’s being the rockstar Product Marketing Manager for Google that she is or working through her “Five Why” framework, Rukma is passionate about creating “human to human” messaging.

Having studied English Literature in college, our conversation circled around finding the story in every project, product marketing insights and tips for public speaking and presentations. (Spoiler: she’s a pro!)

This is an episode for: product marketers, public speakers and fellow bookworms.

Advertisers have been vying for your attention (and paying big bucks for airtime) ever since the Super Bowl began.

So what sticks out in 2023 and how can a brand tell its story in a memorable way? What’s cringe and what’s catchy?

This is an episode for: Creative ad enthusiasts, brand storytellers & people that watch the Super Bowl for the ads

What’s the forecast say for presentations in 2023? Rainy with a sprinkle of G Slides?

GhostRanch Creative Director Allie Wilson and Kelsey Jones, Director of Account Management, join Presentation Thinking to get their presentation meteorology skills on!

They’re experts in what they highlight as the “Three C’s” to look out for: Cohesion, Composability & Continued Learning.

Tune in for some fresh ideas to bring to your team and how to keep up in the rapidly evolving presentation and visual storytelling space.

This is an episode for: team leaders, presentation experts and folks that get pumped about brand storytelling.

Boris Hristov was destined to improve the world of presentations.

Following his exposure to presentations with the all-too-common “Death by PowerPoint” phenomenon, he would later found his presentation agency called 356 Labs. With the arrival of the pandemic, they created the Present to Succeed conference, the world’s largest gathering for presentation skills.

We’ve been longtime fans of 356 Labs, we’ve attended the conference and NOW—Boris joins us to chat presentations, catering to your audience & what it means to produce such a massively awesome event.

This is an episode for: presentation skills nerds, public speakers and (hybrid!) event producers.

Ever wonder if there’s ONE thing you need to be doing to improve your presentations? The Rancheros have answers.

When GhostRanch retreated to Palm Springs for a “Winter Workation” last week, we did hot-seat style interviews!

From art director to designer to technical director, we got advice that people (like you!) can easily implement to level-up their presentations. And for good measure, we asked a bunch of silly random stuff too.

Similar to our “What GhostRanch Learned at StoryCamp” (#32) episode, this is an episode for: Presentation designers, aspiring or current speakers and friends of the Ranch.

Tony Fadell might not be a name you know, but it’s attached to products used around the world.

Starting his career at Apple with Steve Jobs and designing the early iPod, Fadell later went on to invent the Google Nest smart thermostat.

His TED Talk, The First Secret of Great Design, illustrates how breaking habituation is the first step in observing everyday problems around us that innovators can solve. What aren’t you noticing? And how can its design serve us better?

Mikey and Molly analyze this TED Talk and what we can learn from its content, Tony’s execution and, of course, the slides.

This is an episode for: TED Talk enthusiasts, engineers, product designers and tech nerds.

Tamsen Webster knows how to get to the heart of things, or rather—the Red Thread.

A strategic messaging expert and TED Talk aficionado, Tamsen has been working with brands and individuals to hone a talk, craft a message and get to the ROOT of a mission for almost 25 years.

Mikey and Molly are already big fans of her book, Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible. In this episode, we go through one of Tamsen’s fantastic tools “The Conversational Case” and we’re sure it’ll help you with your messaging and goals as much as it helped us.

This is an episode for: Strategic messaging folks, brand experts, storytellers & TED Talk enthusiasts

You gotta fight. For your right. To paaaaaarty!! ...AND present your story exactly how you want.

The Beastie Boys Story is a documentary on Apple TV that is truly a masterclass in presenting.

Mike D & Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys are recorded in front of a live audience with music, visuals and even the occasional prop aiding them throughout the telling of the raucous story that is their legendary band.

From their goofy live antics, to the cinema-level visuals to the candid delivery—it’s a presentation that feels fully authentic and unique to the BBoys’ brand.

This is an episode for: presentation enthusiasts, music documentary lovers and Beastie Boys fans.