A good story can get you places. Take Muhammad Najeeullah who gets local kids into science and technology by running robot battles in portable drone zones, or Baltimore engineer Brittany Young who’s using dirt bike culture to generate young engineers. Amy Kaherl explains how she’s creating a tonne of engaging tales with her micro-granting dinner Detroit Soup, whilst poet Michelle Antoinette Nelson tells how she used a story to launch her business Brown + Healthy.