The Uncharted Leader

Done right, storytelling is a powerful and lucrative tool for your brand. But, done wrong, not only is it as useless as tits on a bull, you're likely to waste hundreds of hours and dollars without any return on your investment.

So, what does this overused buzzword actually mean for you and your brand?

Storytelling is one of my deepest passions and, as a descendent of the stolen generation, one of my inherited talents. Storytelling is a term that everybody interprets in their own way. As an indigenous person, the life lessons brought about in storytelling are essential for making sense of the world and more importantly to connect and teach about values, history, cultural beliefs, relationships and sacred events.

Join me on today's episode of The Unhcared Leader as I talk about the power of storytelling to cultivate connection with Storytelling, Speaker and Communication Coach Marsha Shander. Before launching her career as a Storyteller, Marsha spent 15 years working as a Radio DJ, where she gained a powerful understanding of how to tell stories in a way that fosters connection, trust, engagement and loyalty.

Featuring in Forbes, BBC and Mashable, Marsha's worked with hundreds of individuals and groups of executives, entrepreneurs and professionals across Canada, the US and the UK. She's presented keynotes at the World Domination Summit in Portland and is the host, organizer and Storytelling Coach for True Stories Toronto, the city's largest storytelling show (now online).

Ignite Your Passion and Amplify the Impact You Have in the World. Call Kylee on +61-434-079-807, book a call online, check out The Performance Code for breakthrough programs that transform the mindset, motivation and marketing of today's "uncharted" leaders and follow Kylee, The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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What are the opportunities you're seeing come out of the pandemic? What opportunities do you see for us a society? What about the opportunities you're seeing at work, in business, or in your health, relationship and finances?

It's not always easy to see the opportunities, especially when it feels like we've hit rock bottom and nothing seems to be working.

Join me on today's episode of The Uncharted Leader for an inspirational conversation with Gillian Stapleton, CEO of Direct Selling Australia - an organisation empowering entrepreneurs and an industry providing enormous opportunities for people coming out of the pandemic.

Gillian is the first woman to hold the role of CEO in the associations 53 year history. Her biggest passion is running marathons, having run 10 marathon's including the bombed Boston event in 2013.

Her story is remarkable and so too is the conversation we have about the elephant in the room regarding Direct Selling and Gillian's guiding principles to back yourself, back your team, be present, be authentic, practice humility, made decisions, care (about people) and mind your manners.

Whether you're in direct sales or not, we are all in the business of selling (ourselves).

Ignite Your Passion and Amplify the Impact You Have in the World. Call Kylee on +61-434-079-807, book a call online, check out The Performance Code for breakthrough programs that transform the mindset, motivation and marketing of today's "uncharted" leaders and follow Kylee, The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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With the pace of change and evolving nature of work, organizations of all sizes are needing to adapt, learn and grow to survive. While many are struggling with the reinvention of their business models and approach to deliver better outcomes, Co-Founders Leonie Rothwell and Marcus Worrall developed Sprouta - a learning ecosystem that can quickly mobilise solutions that empower their clients to not only survive, but thrive.

Marcus is an executive coach with over 20 years working with the world's leading organisations on large-scale high-impact projects. Leonie is a relentless innovator who, over 25 years, has partnered with clients all over the world to create high performing teams.

Together, they are Co-Founders, creators and innovators with a team of global partners providing everything from strategic workplace planning and decision-science thinking, to capability mapping and business transformation, scalable technology solutions in resilience, wellbeing and microlearning, and the power of storytelling to transform business, leadership and lives.

Join me on today's episode as we talk with Marcus and Leonie about their unified vision to reinvent learning for growth, how they came together and what works as Co-Founders, and their unique and disruptive approach to doing business and their passion reinventing our approach to learning and solving complex problems.

As organisations undergo enormous change, leaving thousands of people unemployed, serendipitously thousands more are exploring the opportunities of being an entrepreneur.

Becoming an entrepreneur is more than starting a business, it's a mindset, or in the case of Orion Brown, Founder & CEO of BlackTravelBox, it's a case of mind reset.

For women of color, the business world continues to be a playing field riddled with stereotypes, malignancy, and injustice. The onus is often on the women of color to figure out how to work around these challenges rather than being on the white/cis/male leadership who create the culture. We're pushing for legislation, protesting, creating coalitions, etc rather than a heavy lift from the community as a whole to recognize and reverse these behaviors.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Orion spent 15 years in brand strategy, business management and consumer marketing, with the bulk of her career at Kraft Foods working across several global brands.

Join me on today's episode as we talk with Orion about her journey as an entrepreneur, being courageous and her vision for a world where the concept of normal is challenged and Black women are able to access products that celebrate their own unique qualities.

Caring deeply about what you do and the people you serve while surrounding yourself with people who encourage you to back yourself are some of the key ingredients to advancing your dreams and building a business you love - that's what you get when you meet Daniel Hakim!

Daniel is the Founder and CEO of the Club of United Business, Australia's fastest growing community of established entrepreneurs and business leaders!

When it came time for entering the business world, Daniel decided to do it in service of the people he understood and idolised the most, business owners. Coupling his passion and knowledge of business from his father with the importance of family and community from his mother, CUB - a community for business owners, was born!

Join me on today's episode as Daniel shares his story growing up in a family of business and witnessing first-hand the difficulty of the journey and his passion for providing an environment where entrepreneurs have a place to belong to help them through their journey and work together to assist in each other's ambitions.

"A leader is someone who leads people to success and is confident enough to do it!" - Daniel

Storytelling has the power to transform lives, but not everyone has the opportunity to have their stories told.

Laura Peña is a storyteller, TEDx speaker and creative producer driven by a desire to amplify global voices needing to be heard. Her latest project She's The Universe is a global movement empowering young girls to claim their power and achieve their goals.

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Laura's been living in the USA for almost 14 years and until COVID-19, was traveling around the world collecting stories from teenage girls of all shapes, sizes, colors, and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

Join me on today's episode as Laura shares her vision for making the world smaller by creating a documentary series and helping young women from all countries tell their stories.

"Each one of us has something special inside. The world will miss out if we don't do something about it. Someone out there needs to see what we need to create." — Laura Peña

Ignite Your Passion. Text Kylee Stone +61-434-079-807, book a consultation online, check out our transformational programs at The Performance Code to realize your potential, and follow The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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To be authentic is to be consistent with who we hold ourselves out to be for ourselves and others. When leading, being authentic leaves us grounded and able to be straight with people without the use of force. But, what happens when we fear being authentic will cost us our job, career, or reputation?

Heston Russell, a military veteran of 16 years, is a leadership and resilience specialist who knows what it takes to lead high-performance teams to achieve missions thought impossible and accept his own vulnerabilities to be authentic. While demonstrating the highest levels of physical courage, Heston struggled with his own moral courage, until leaving the military when he finally acknowledged he was gay.

Join me on today's episode as Heston shares about his struggle with being authentic and his passion for supporting Mental Health and Fitness in the Veteran community, consulting, and speaking on topics of Combat & Authentic Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, and creating High-Performance Leaders, Teams and Cultures.

Special Forces with a smile, Heston bridges his extraordinary experience to provoke personal and professional development.

Ignite Your Passion. Text Kylee Stone +61-434-079-807, book a consultation online, check out our transformational programs at The Performance Code to realize your potential, and follow The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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Cathy Ngo (pronounced norr) is the Founder & CEO of KeyNoteworthy, a challenger speaker agency and social enterprise focussed on diversity and inclusion. She's an entrepreneur, writer and speaker who thrives in tech, comedy and activism.

Cathy spent more than ten years climbing the corporate ladder in human resources and communications, playing 'snakes and ladders' in Australia's top listed companies, before hitting what she calls the "bamboo ceiling" - a glass ceiling but thicker.

Join me on today's episode as Cathy shares her passion for standup as a place to voice her advocacy on diversity and being positively discriminated against as an Asian-Australian, and her vision for helping people break down barriers to inclusion to be their authentic self - no matter their race, ability, sexuality or gender.

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Ignite Your Passion. Text Kylee Stone +61-434-079-807, book a consultation online, check out our transformational programs at The Performance Code to realise your potential and follow The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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Do we have more to cope with OR are we less able to cope? Mike Morrison is an ex-adman of 30 years, turned author and mental health advocate exploring the factors contributing to society's anxiety and how we can live strongly through what seems to be endless chaos and bad news. Join me on today's episode as Mike shares his story with endogenic depression and bi-polar 2, his passion for putting a dent in sadness and using his skills to create companies, events and products that educate, promote and advocate good mental health for everyone.

Ignite Your Passion. Text Kylee Stone +61-434-079-807, book a consultation online, check out our transformational programs at The Performance Code to realise your potential and follow The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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Jane Merrick is one of the inaugural leaders selected for Australia's first Marketing Academy program in 2015; and in 2016 and 2017 was recognised in the CMO Top 50 marketers.

Jane has over 20 years experience working across some of Australia's most trusted and notable brands, including American Express, Vodafone, IAG (NRMA) and most recently nib Travel. Following an internal restructure, Jane found herself in what she thought was an enviable position as she planned a break in between gigs - but then COVID hit and it wasn't so straightforward.

Join me on today's episode as Jane shares her passion for innovative solutions and what she discovered having the courage to put an honest call-out on social media to meet with 100 people for coffee in the hope of securing employment.

"Everyone says it's your network that helps you get the next job; but it wasn't that simple. A leader is someone who is willing to challenge themselves, challenge others, ask powerful questions and make tough decisions. Most of all, a leader is someone who is there for people - they realise it's not about them, it's about everyone around them"

Ignite Your Passion. Text Kylee Stone +61-434-079-807, book a consultation online, check out our transformational programs at The Performance Code to realise your potential and follow The Uncharted Leader on Instagram.

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