The Storytellers Network

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, video creators (including a television show creator), podcasters, social media storytellers, poets, songwriters, business storytellers… what a journey it’s been.

This… this is the finale. I’m taking a hiatus from the act of creating new episodes to work on something else. Being that this is a hobby I do in my spare time, and I have a family and other activities—including the motorcycle I’m absolutely itching to ride—it’s time to allocate my time somewhere else for a bit.

Storytelling from Entrepreneurs to Politicians

Most 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 where Christopher Lochhead comes in. Christopher has been an advisor to over 50 venture-backed startups, is a venture capital limited partner and a former three-time Silicon Valley public company CMO, entrepreneur, and co-author of two bestsellers: Niche Down and Play Bigger.

He’s also creator and host of two juggernaut podcasts, Follow Your Different and Lochhead On Marketing. He’s a master storyteller, even if he doesn’t admit to it.

“Your success in life and in business will be constrained in part, or enabled greatly, by your ability to tell stories.” - Christopher Lochhead on the importance of storytelling.

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How Story Fuels Content-Based Networking

James 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 Content-Based Networking: How to Instantly Connect with Anyone You Want to Know, is great for anyone looking to grow in their career, especially storytellers.

“I absolutely don’t think that there’s just one platform. It’s smart to video and audio. The more ‘ands’ that you can put on there… the better.” - James Carbary on storytelling platforms.

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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 Bella began Jump Consulting, a consulting company focusing on helping dog walking and pet sitting businesses start or expand and has grown that into a popular blog, podcast, YouTube channel, and speaking career.

Her motto is, "Always Keep Jumping.” And she’s a fantastic, energetic and compassionate storyteller.

“I don’t want my audience to leave the same way they came in. The reason [they are] there… is a connection element.” - Bella Vasta on connecting with an audience.

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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 people who dream big dreams of doing meaningful work.

Dan talks about the universal themes that drive storytelling, how to find meaningful work and more in this episode.

“At the end of the day people question whether or not they feel loved. That’s a universal theme. Fear, hope, hopefulness… these are all universal themes.” - Dan Smolen.

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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 of tales. But now he’s added another bullet point to his story: novelist.

“I listened to Joe’s book when he released it via podcasting and was blown away,” Dan says. “I couldn’t stop.”

The Will to Die is a suspenseful mystery based on an everyday person solving the murder of his own dad. It’s now available in print as well (or digital download), in addition to the audio version.

For Joe, it makes sense to make the jump from business books to novels. At the core, it’s all story.

“The stories that we tell bind us together. It’s probably the most important thing we do that separates us from any other animal on Earth.” - Joe Pulizzi on the power of story.

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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. Originally from the UK, they live in Kelowna, B.C. as audacious empty-nesters.

“My reader is Kate. She’s 45 years old. She has kids. She has her own struggles. Anything I write, I write for Kate.” - Laura Thomas on writing for her audience.

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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 writes Women’s Fiction with characters that bite. She is also the founder Writer Moms Inc. so, if you happen to be a Writer Mom in search of community and support, check it out! She’d love to have you join!

“…a memoir on how to pretend you’re a writer and just go for it!” - Autumn Lindsey on going for what you want.

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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 Master’s in Human Services with a focus on Marriage and Family Counseling. She was even a real estate agent for a few years but found it unfulfilling , stressful and time consuming. After taking time to open up herself to her true path, she buried herself in metaphysical studies, earning a Master’s of Science and Doctorate in Metaphysics.  Candace is an author of several books, for adults, young adults and children, and is an inspiring storyteller. If you liked the show, please consider sharing this podcast with your friends, family and network. Your stamp of approval is more valuable than anything I can offer to your network. I appreciate your sharing! Also, leaving a review (and rating) helps spread the word. And just makes me feel warm and squishy.  The Storytellers Network with Dan Moyle publishes every Monday at 7 AM EST.

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 leading marketing training company with more than 600,000 subscribers. She is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content and Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business. Her books have been translated into 19 languages, including Turkish, Korean, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.

And she loves encouraging us all to write well.

“There’s a vulnerability in creating anything. The chance is high that somebody out there is not going to like it. But don’t let that stop you. Finding your community… your people, is important.” - Ann Handley

If you liked the show, please consider sharing this podcast with your friends, family and network. Your stamp of approval is more valuable than anything I can offer to your network. I appreciate your sharing! Also, leaving a review (and rating) helps spread the word. And just makes me feel warm and squishy.

The Storytellers Network with Dan Moyle publishes every Monday at 7 AM EST.