Story Podcast

Laura Youngkin is a theatrical producer, creative consultant, and proud Millennial, but she’s also so much more…. During this conversation we talk about the tension of living in a culture inundated with social media and praises the amount that we work. We'll also talk about the stereotypes that have been given to millennials and how we can navigate through them in the workplace. You can learn more about her organization The Brave Millennial here. Learn more about STORY and gain access to other resources visit www.storygatherings.com.

If you warm up your body before a workout, why not warm up your mind before a meeting or getting started on your next project? This week's creative tip will help you get your creative juices flowing when you need it the most. For more resources from STORY, check out www.storycraft.co

This week's #STORYCraft tip might help your team come up with the best idea you've ever had.  Listen to this week's creative tip and learn how this one thing can change how you brainstorm.

MacKenzie Huynh is a Creative Lead at Pinterest where she found a space where her storytelling abilities and creativity collided. She's been working on a campaign this year about stepping into a "What if" moment, to push people to embrace that thing that they want to do.  MacKenzie's "What if" moment happened on the STORY 2017 stage where she shared the fact that giving a talk was her one thing that she was scared to do. She ended up being one of our highest rated speakers. During this conversation you'll learn how to step into these moments and how shifting your perspective can change everything about your work and your life. To learn more about STORY visit www.storygatherings.com.

During this week's #STORYCraft episode, we'll talk about the one act that you have to make time for in your creative process. No matter what canvas you are creating with, this step will help make you're project better. Learn more about the producers of STORY at www.storygatherings.com. To gain access to more resources and creative content, visit www.STORYcraft.co 

Each week, the STORY team is going to bring you a creative tip that will impact your work and life in five minutes or less. No matter what vein of work you are in or what kind of medium you use to tell your story, these five minutes will help you to create your best, most creative work. This week will talk about how to ask the right questions and why this is the first step to discovering the right answers. For more creative tips and resources, visit www.storycraft.co.

Matthew Luhn is a 20 year Pixar veteran, who worked on some of their biggest films including Up, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Monster’s Inc, Cars and so many others. He began as an animator, but most of his career at Pixar was in the key role of Story Supervisor. He now spends his time as a branding consultant, a creative writing instructor and a workshop leader. During this conversation you'll learn about Matthew's journey to Pixar, how to bounce back from failure and how to create space for your best creative work. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com. Learn more about our members-only platform STORY Craft at STORYCraft.co.

To kick off 2018, we gathered some of the most successful and creative people that we know to talk about how they set their year up for success. It was two hours jam packed with incredibly useful information.  You can hear some of the insightful conversation during this first episode of Season 02 of the STORY Podcast. If you want to watch full replay of the interactive live stream with Jason Jaggard, Gillian Ferrabee, Jon Acuff, Brad Montague, Nikkolas Smith and Jim Krueger CLICK HERE. You will need to sign up for a free membership on our brand new site, STORY Craft. When you create an account, you will gain access to other talks from our annual conference. We hope that you'll join us!

He calls himself a "Hope Slinger" and we couldn't agree more. Carlos Whittaker is a People’s Choice Award winner, a former recording artist signed to a major label, a social media maven, and currently spends the majority of his time writing books and speaking on stages around the world. On this episode we talk about what it means to "hope sling", how he became a storyteller on every medium, and how "Killing the Spider" can lead you to a fuller, more hopeful life.

If you've ever struggled between the tension of commerce and art, this episode is for you. Ed Nash is a book salesman turned Art Dealer, Appraiser and Artist. His work can be found in collections across the US and UK and is represented in galleries in New York, Atlanta, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville TN. But this journey didn't happen overnight. Learn how a kid from the UK made his way to Nashville to become the successful artist that he is today. Find out more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com.

Bethany Haley Williams has a Ph.D. in counseling psychology and masters and license in clinical social work, and she is a leader in the field of war-affected child rehabilitation. In addition to her work through Exile International, the organization she founded, she also works with organizations like the United Nations. She is an activist, committed to amplifying the voices and stories of war-affected youth through art therapy. We love that she had a moment where she knew that she couldn't not do it. And so she did something. Learn how she started an organization where her passions and skills met an unmet need and how you might be able to discover where you can use your art to do the same. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com.

Steven Chaparro is the Vice President of Strategic Design at Visioneering Studios where they envision and design spaces that matter and tell stories. During this talk at STORY 2016, he discusses the importance of creatives to find our identity outside of our work and our job as storytellers. This talk was given on stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. If you would like to watch the talk, visit www.storygatherings.com.

Author and entrepreneur, Hannah Brencher talks about the different stages of writing and the creative process. During this talk you will learn about fighting with fear, insecurity, and comparison during the journey of starting something new. Hannah also shares why and how you should set boundaries around your creative process and how to stay authentic in your writing. This presentation was given at #STORY2016 at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN.

Communicator and entrepreneur, Hank Fortener gave this talk about how moments in our life define us to close out #STORY2016. In this presentation, he dissects different emotions that may effect how we view life and how we treat others. This insightful and creative talk will help you shift perspective and open your eyes to how moments have defined you and motivate your actions. If you'd like to watch this talk, visit www.storygatherings.com. This talk was given at STORY 2016 at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN.

Executive coach and author, Jason Jaggard talks about how our imagination can sometimes rob of us of the life we were meant to live. During this talk, you will learn how to see the boundaries that you create for yourself and discover how to break them in order to define new possibilities for your work and your life. This captivating talk will challenge you to dream bigger, and give you the tools to reach those dreams. This talk was giving at STORY 2016. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com.

Welcome to a special episode of our show, where we sit down with Ian Morgan Cron to walk through each of the 9 numbers of the Enneagram. Along the way, you’ll gain some insight into your potential number, how it might help you understand yourself better, and what it all means for how you interact with others both at work and at home. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com.

We all have a contribution to make as artists…we just have to keep it within a reasonable idea of who we are. But who are we? Isn’t that a questions we as artists and storytellers so often struggle with? We talk about that and so much more with best-selling author, artist, psychotherapist and priest, Ian Morgan Cron. It's pretty easy to say that he has a unique perspective on life and he wants nothing more than to invite you to live it to your fullest. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com.

This week we take a journey into the past to learn about the future with critically acclaimed filmmaker turned over-the-top successful YouTuber, Casey Neistat. We learn how his personal story shaped stories that he tells, then gain insight into his creative process, work ethic, and daily routine.  This talk was given at STORY 2016 in Nashville, TN. To learn more about STORY, visit www.storygatherings.com.

Are you guilty of doing everything in your power to avoid pain and conflict? It’s something we all do. But as storytellers, we know that deep down that it’s actually conflict that makes a character’s journey interesting. So why don’t we embrace the same idea in the story that we’re each living out? In this week’s conversation we talk about that idea, and a whole lot more... John Bucher is a mythologist, award-winning writer, and futurist. His books include The Inside Out Story, Master of the Cinematic Universe, Story by the Numbers, and Storytelling for Virtual Reality. That explains why he is consistently tapped by companies like HBO to develop spiritually-themed content for their digital presence, and has served as a writer and consultant for numerous film, television, and VR projects. He's also a film instructor and it's clear from this conversation that he loves to talk about storytelling. Learn more about STORY at www.storygatherings.com

Jeremy Casper is a writer, director, producer as well as a film instructor and guest lecturer. He currently teaches Narrative Storytelling at his alma mater, the Los Angeles Film Studies Center and has led screenwriting and directing seminars all over the world in partnership with The Global Short Film Network and The Visual Story Network. He strongly believes in the power of story, and has a unique perspective as we dive into transcendent storytelling, what it means and what should be defined as story.  To learn more about STORY, visit www.storygatherings.com