🎙️Storytelling for Real Life with Doug Thompson🔥🚀

In this episode I have the honor of interviewing one of the most genuine and positive people I know.  A Mindset Speaker, Agile Coach, and compassionate storyteller, Enzo Ochoga is a leading voice in women empowerment and innovation.  

Enzo is a single mom, sister, lover of life, empath, change agent, diversity enthusiast, and a true citizen of the earth. She shines a light on both women and men alike, encouraging them to be the best version of themselves to live life audaciously and purposefully.

In this episode I talk with Carmel Finnan

We discuss how getting the courage to leave your comfort zone is hard.

How a woman from Ireland ended up in Berlin.

You are not meant for everybody and learn to embrace it.

We need to develop our own voice before we can truly serve others.

As a Storytelling & Branding Consultant my work is all about sharing the skills and benefits of storytelling as a way of doing business in a world shifting from hype and manipulation to connection, collaboration & community.

Through my various careers as a teacher, lecturer, mentor & coach, I learned how our stories are carried and crafted in our human interactions. 

I help my clients (Service-Based Professionals, Micro & Small Businesses) develop authentic storytelling skills as a form of interactive dialogue. Learning how to dialogue is all about deepening and enriching their communication – an essential part of running a successful business. Being able to engage in real dialogue is a gift that keeps on giving - and includes creating greater trust, building mutual respect and forging meaningful relationships. 

My currently home is Berlin, Germany. I was born, grew up & worked in Ireland for many, many years. So, my daily life is about syncing the best of these two cultures!  

Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmelfinnan/?originalSubdomain=de

Of her Story Dialog Website https://storydialogue.com/

In this episode I talk with the "Impacttologist" Martin Brooks.  Martin has been a mentor and coach of mine and has helped me become more impactful in my speaking and presentations.  

You'll learn many of his tips and tricks and how your body may be telling a different story than your voice.

Martin is the author of Body Language Decoder and creator of the video-based course, Body Language Mastery. As a top communication coach, he is fascinated by how top communicators use their body language to create their “impact” and effectiveness. 

Martin has taught his skills internationally including the USA, Asia, Russia, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia and even, Kazakhstan. 

Martin has also taught in some of the world’s top business schools, like London Business School and has been a Course Director at the Chartered Institute of Marketing since 2008. 

Martin is frequently invited by the media to analyze the communication skills of public figures. He has appeared on LBC radio, the BBC and did live analysis of Mark Zuckerberg’s US Senate appearance in 2018 for the Discovery Channel.   Martin on Discovery Channel - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdXHf3NqhY

To find out more about Martin, look at his LinkedIn profile; https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-brooks-94566312/

Twitter @impacttologist

Mark is one of the best storytellers out there and he credits his mom for most of his skills.

He shares how a moment of standing up for himself changed his relationship with his dad forever.

How a story about a taxi driver stopping by a store to pick up coffee and smokes changed an entire call center and its leader.

Mark Villareal is the author of 8 published books with his most recent release A Script For 

Aspiring Women Leaders: 5 Keys To Success. Jack Canfield recommended the book to his tv 

audience with Villareal's guest appearance on Hollywood Live. Villareal spent 35-years in 

Corporate America with 21-years at the C-Level reporting to the CEO or President. His passion 

is leadership and soft skills, in addition to helping individuals develop for long-term success. He 

is a 3-time International-Best Selling Author with his first book, Shortcuts Get You Lost! A 

Leadership Fable On The Dangers of The Blind Leading The Blind the first to achieve the status 

followed by Leadership Lessons From Mom, and The Millennial Factor: 10-Steps In Managing 

Millennials To Success. Villareal wrote Mission, Vision, and Values Resource Tool Kit, and 

Leadership Crisis Management: Understanding The 3-Stages of Crisis Management as 

workbooks to assist businesses to manage and build the proper culture for success. He also 

authored a children's series titled The Adventures of Park Ranger Brock Cliffhanger & His Jr. 

Park Rangers as he has a passion to encourage youth to always dream big.

Villareal has been a guest on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Hollywood Live with Jack Canfield, 

Sandy and Friends, and many other morning TV Shows, as well over 70-radio or podcast shows. 

His motto is great leaders pay it forward as he teaches in all of his writings.

Villareal enjoys encouraging youth to always dream big. This is the theme behind his Children's 

Series titled The Adventures of Park Ranger & His Jr. Park Rangers. His enjoys teaching 

children to always dream big, follow the right role models, and to learn about our great State & 

National Parks

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markavillareal/

http://www.markvillareal.com/

In this episode I interview an ex-chronic stutterer that morphed into an award-winning, international-touring musician who has been interviewed on live TV & Radio in multiple countries, in 2 languages. 

He has been coaching since the age of 16 and now helps experts, entrepreneurs and executives "End Stage Fright & Master Public Speaking Anywhere From a Zoom Call to Carnegie Hall" using Rockstar Presence Principles he distilled from over 500 shows in 35 cities and 5 countries on 2 continents. 

He dropped so many nuggets of knowledge during the interview and I was so awestruck, I knew it would be a hit.

Ladies and gentlemen make some noise for Sylvain Hache a.k.a Sly!

https://sylvainhache.kartra.com/affiliates/LevelUpAffiliateSignup

In this episode I get a chance to talk to Scotty Schindler about success in business, how surfing and business can be one following the same strategy and using stories in sales and everyday life. 

In complement to his role as CEO, Scott is also a highly sought-after public speaker, trainer and thought leader within Australia and around the world. A business mentor and sales trainer that can back up advice with proven results in his own life, Scott credits his ‘quintessentially Australian’ identity as a born optimist and clear-cut straight talker, as key to his success in this arena.

Alongside having represented and won for Australia at the World Surfing Titles, Scott also holds multiple surfing championships at all levels of amateur surfing. With an enduring belief that success in business and sport require dedication to the same qualities, Scott is also very proud of his work as a coach and trainer of WQS surfers and Aussie surfers in junior development.

When away from his work or sporting commitments, Scott spends time with his family, friends and is a proud supporter and sponsor of many local sporting groups.

http://www.scottyschindler.com/

https://www.system1357.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottyschindler/

In this episode I give you a peak at what is coming for Season 4 as well as Step 1 of a series on my storytelling techniques.

My LinkedIn series on storytelling can be found here https://thedougthompson.fyi.to/home/s/w982xc 

You can reach me at [email protected] 

@thedougthompson on Twitter and Instagram 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedougthompson/

Do you own a business?

Do you plan to live forever?

Do you have an Exit plan?

If your answered Yes to the first but no to the other questions this episode is for you.

Marvin L. Storm has founded, acquired, scaled, and exited several businesses. After his recent exit, he realized that sitting on the sidelines wasn’t his style. 

He felt his decades of startup, operational, and C-suite experience as well as the experiences of profitably exiting businesses could help entrepreneurs create enterprise value and then monetized all their hard work by teaching them how to execute a highly profitable exit. 

With this in mind, he launched the Business Exit Stories Podcast Interviewing, Investment Bankers, Business Brokers, Wealth Managers, and other transaction professionals inviting them to share war stories of their good, bad, and ugly deals for the benefit of entrepreneurs who are in the early stages of thinking about their exit. Also, he is writing a book: Pack Your Parachute – How to Double the Amount of Money You Put in Your Pocket When You Sell Your Business. He also serves on multiple boards of directors, consults, and lectures on business exits.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinlstorm

http://www.businessexitstories.com/

https://twitter.com/MarvinLStorm

I am in AWE this week as I speak with Deborah Johnson.  She is a Singer Author Musician Coach Storyteller Composer Entrepreneur many times of and multiple Grammy Award nominee.

The discussion is as ranging as her expertise and the conversation flows as smoothy as the music she creates.

And if you are at halftime in life you need to hear this podcast to learn what you can do to set up a Superbowl worthy second half.

Also check out her new book available on Amazon now. 

Deborah Johnson, M.A. has not only written multiple books and albums, but hundreds of songs, three full-length musicals and is the producer of the popular podcast, Women at Halftime. Her fifth book, The Summit: Journey to Hero Mountain, an allegory, came out fall of 2021. She relishes the creative process and has focused on helping those at mid-career or the halftime of life maximize their skills, talents and resources to make their second half better than their first. Deborah was past president of the National Speakers Association, Los Angeles and has written & produced multiple online courses. She enjoys being outside and traveling with her husband and also loves spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Up for multiple GRAMMY Awards and spending over 20 years in the entertainment industry, she's built multiple self-driven businesses and is an expert on how to constantly reinvent yourself in a gig-economy. Deborah speaks and performs for both live and virtual events.       

https://deborahjohnsonspeaker.com/

https://goalsforyourlife.com/

https://djworksmusic.com/

https://goalsforyourlife.com/womenathalftimepodcast/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahjjohnson/

This is Part 2 of my 2 part Interview with Kristin Sherry.

Kristin A. Sherry is a bestselling and award-winning author, globally recognized career expert, and creator of the YouMap® profile which won a 2020 Career Innovator Award from Career Directors International.

She is a speaker, trainer, and author of international bestseller, YouMap, and a 2020 Pencraft award-winner in business books for Your Team Loves Mondays...Right? She is the managing partner of YouMap LLC, which certifies coaches, career services and HR professionals as YouMap® coaches and facilitators.

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Kristin has been a guest on Wharton Business Radio, a DisruptHR speaker and a contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine.

Her award-winning children's book You've Got Gifts! released November 2020 and #1 New Release personal success book, Maximize 365, released February 2021.

You can contact her at:

https://www.myyoumap.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinsherry/

Theme music - Elevators Need Rock Too by Spence