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EP #0042 Rachel Franklin-Heys

June 25, 2024 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Rachel Franklin Hayes, armed with a psychology degree from the University of Reading.

Rachel’s journey began in in person customer service and sales, forging her commitment to authentic connections. Boasting a diverse background in sales, leadership, and customer service across various industries, Rachel brings a versatile set to the table. Her approach is rooted in creating meaningful face to face interactions.

Which has then evolved to fostering the same meaningful connections for digital and remote companies, shaping her into a client success powerhouse. Passionate about authenticity and people first philosophy, Rachel believes connection should extend further than transactional relationships. Her belief in the value of genuine connections extends beyond professional realms, making her not only a client success expert, but also a life skill enthusiast.

At Pickle Co, Rachel serves as a catalyst, guiding clients in crafting their unique message [00:02:00] and developing their personal brand. Her dedication goes beyond the business realm, enriching both enterprises and clients alike.

EP #0041 Ciara Ocasio

June 11, 2024 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Ciara Ocasio’s journey in media production and videography began with a degree in photography. But a love for the moving images has been a constant force throughout her life. As a creative young professional, Ciara brings a unique blend of technical expertise and a knack for collaborative storytelling to every project.

Beyond the professional realm, Ciara’s ability to connect with people and her insatiable curiosity have been key drivers in her career success. When she’s not crafting compelling visuals, you might find her putting on events, volunteering or honing her skills at Toastmasters. What sets Ciara apart from her belief is the power of stories, both micro and macro.

To her, stories aren’t just enjoyable, they’re potent tools capable of driving real results. Her innovative approach to [00:02:00] videography and video editing reflects her commitment to uncovering and sharing the narratives that already exist in our daily lives.

EP #0040 Rosalind Cardinal

May 28, 2024 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

When growing up, Rosalind Cardenal could not decide if she wanted to be a librarian, a vet, or the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. She achieved none of these goals, but a fascination with human behaviour and neuroscience led her to a career in organisational development specialising in improving business outcomes by developing individuals, teams and organisations.

After more than 20 years in corporate human resources and organisational development roles, A successful battle with cancer gave Roz the nudge to take a passion For transforming leaders and improving how individuals and organizations cope with change in a new direction. Leaving her senior corporate role in 2012, Roz established her consulting business, shaping change to achieve her goals.

Roz’s expertise spans strategic planning, leadership development, organizational culture, change management, emotional intelligence, and employee engagement. She is a multi award winning leadership mentor and coach. Roz is a keen writer, and in addition to her book, The Resilient Employee, and her own blog, she is featured regularly in Leaders in Hills.

Thrive Global and People Development Magazine, amongst many others. Roz continues her commitment to growing empowered female leaders with the development of a Women’s Leaders Archetypes Assessment and Sovereign Women’s Model. The assessment has been taken by over 10, 000 women globally and is being described as women’s leaders as life changing.

In 2022, Roz traveled to Washington DC to collect a World of Difference Award from the International Alliance for Women for this work.

EP #0039 Agi Keramidas

May 14, 2024 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Dr. Agi Kirimidas is originally from Greece and has been living in the UK since 2010. His personal development journey took him from being a dentist with a master’s degree to becoming a podcaster, knowledge broker, and author. He is a lifelong journey of personal growth and self mastery.

Despite his formal education, he is a big believer in the immense power of self education. He’s a critical thinker and yet at the same time, deeply spiritual. He is the host of the Personal Developed Mastery podcast and his mission is to inspire his audience to stand out and take action towards the next level of their lives.

His podcast ranks in the global top 1. 5 percent and he has interviewed close to 200 people among them, Brian Tracy. Mark Victor Hansen and Dr. John Demartini.

EP #0038 Daniel Roqueo

April 30, 2024 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Daniel Raqueo is a spiritual teacher. Since 2017, he has been touching, moving, and serving. Hundreds of thousands of individuals in transforming their lives. Through the grace of Spirit, Daniel continues to touch and serve individuals from all around the world as they move along the path to freedom, waking up and transforming their lives, so that they may set themselves free from fear, worry, doubt, a sense of lack, scarcity, and separation, from a sense of not being enough.

So that they may set themselves free to be in ever expanding love, joy, peace, harmony, wholeness, abundance.

EP #0017 Sam Knowles

September 12, 2023 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Sam Knowles is the founder and MD of Data Storytelling Consultancy Insight agents. He helps organizations make smarter use of data in how they communicate and in how they develop innovative products and services. He is a fellow of the Market Research Society, the Royal Society of Arts, and the Professional Speaking Association, an established and sought after keynote speaker, trainer, and podcaster.

EP #0016 Brianna Blacet

August 29, 2023 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Brianna Blacet is a corporate storyteller who specializes in helping highly technical subject matter experts, craft compelling stories about using technology to solve human problems.

Brianna started her career as a journalist and has been a newspaper reporter. I. Magazine writer and editor, author of three books and countless blogs.

Brianna loves to deliver storytelling workshops and will happily gab about the topic with anyone who will listen or who cannot get away because they’re in a moving vehicle. She admits this does not always make her the most popular party guest, but. Party guests, maybe not, but probably the perfect podcast guest for this particular one.

EP #0015 Denise Withers

August 15, 2023 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Denise Withers launched her career as a whitewater filmmaker in the Ottawa River, spending every day paddling big water with the best kayakers in the world, telling their life or death stories. Denise has spent a decade writing, directing, and producing marketing and training videos in tech a decade, making a hundred plus documentaries and yet another, working as an innovation coach and consultant, a student of engagement and design thinking, taking deep dives into the psychology and science behind learning and decision-making, breaking down the key barriers to leading change, culture, capacity, and communication.

EP #0014 Megan Davis

August 1, 2023 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Megan Davis a devotee of the magic of storytelling.

She was first Spellbound by the art of storytelling when she was 8 performing in summer stock theatre since 2012 she has been creating narrative strategies for businesses, daring to create new futures and realities.

She’s a globetrotting speaker and workshop conductor spreading the gospel of storytelling from Melbourne to Lisbon and everywhere in between Megan secret weapon is empathy in business and life. She puts people first for innovators. Looking to change the world with an enchanting story prepared to conjure your strategic tales power.

EP #0013 Brian Schoenborn

July 18, 2023 #storytellerjewels 0 Comments

Brian Schoenborn has lived with PTSD for over 20 years and has tried nearly everything to overcome his trauma. Brian deeply understands the four trauma responses fight, flight, freeze, fawn and has used his knowledge to navigate his experiences after discharge from the United States Marine Corps. under other than honorable conditions, he was on his own without mental healthcare from the VA.

Despite this, Brian worked for over a dozen years in the corporate world. He has taught networking and public speaking skills at multiple universities and consulted with tech startups, a major international sports event and major award-winning producers.

After 15 years of trying and failing to appeal his military discharge, he was vindicated with an honorable discharge.

Brian received his BSBA from Central Michigan University in 2004 and his MBA from the McCullum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University in 2011.

After living in seven states in China and traveling to over 20 countries, he’s found his home in Los Angeles, California. He is an author of multiple upcoming books on living with PTSD, as well as the screenwriter, producer and host as the founder of 8B Media.

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