Vital Presence

Karen Dietz, Ph. D., Master business storyteller and curator talks about the competencies needed by today's professional business storyteller. Learn why you need to be a story listener and story-questioner before you become a storyteller. Learn how to take stories can build a strong work culture and an engaged workforce.

Noted organizational storyteller and author Geoff Mead talks about how storytelling can support new forms of leadership and bring more humanity to the workplace.

Sonia Thompson is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and head of Try Business School where she's teaching entrepreneurs how to make their businesses thrive.

Jean is a veteran organizational storyteller who uses story combined with facilitation to help her clients solve tough business problems.

Lynnaea Lumbard, Ph. D. is a transformational psychologist, interfaith minister, community weaver, social artist and strategic philanthropist. Her current work is curating the New Stories organization to name, amplify and disseminate new stories and practices for a life-affirming future.  

Christine brings the latest research to the field of self-improvement to help people, young and old connect with their deeper purpose.

As the traditional workplace disappears, designing one's work based on purpose becomes an intentional choice. It frees an individual to navigate a lifetime of transitions with objectivity, self-direction and internal motivation. Adopting an HEROIC career mindset fuels individuals to act on "what's next", regardless of the changes ahead.

As the traditional workplace disappears, designing one's work based on purpose becomes an intentional choice. It frees an individual to navigate a lifetime of transitions with objectivity, self-direction and internal motivation. Adopting an HEROIC career mindset fuels individuals to act on "what's next", regardless of the changes ahead.

Actor, director, improvisor, trainer Christine McHugh shares about her recent projects include the viral video Older Ladies  and her new project to capture legacies on video.

Gloria Burgess shares about the power of leading from within and how you can create your own passionate story at any age. Gloria is also passionate about the role of the arts in developing today's leaders.

Through his blogs, podcasts, talks, and coaching Keith Carlson, R.N., is helping his audiences of thousands of listeners and readers to see the new face of nursing, both inside and outside the profession.

Author, international storyteller and storytelling coach Doug Lipman talks about how you can create more powerful stories.

Rebecca Crichton, Director of the Northwest Center for Creative Aging is shaping a new story about aging, and how to stay vibrant and generative mid-life and beyond.

Chris Farrell, author of Unretirement: H ow Baby Boomers are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, and the Good Life  explores the positive impact baby boomers are having on the economy (as well as their individual health and happiness) by working just a little bit longer than predicted in the old retirement model.

Nancy Kline, author of  More Time to Think,  shares her perspectives on coaching and how coaches can create a positive thinking environment that brings out the best thinking from their clients.

Nancy Kline, author of More Time to Think  talks about how to create a thinking environment and why it is vitally important.  Part one of a two part series.

Doug Nathan, leadership trainer and an internal consultant within King County,Washington government is planning an exciting symposium for the County,  inviting people to "expand the narrative" around government and learn to tell stories of positive change.

Jeff Vander Clute and Maria Bäck share about the transformational processes they use with clients to help them access insight, flow, and a deeper sense of purpose from which to build their businesses and plan their lives.

Marketing pro Kathy Klost-Guest talks about how she boosts clients' creativity and impact using improvisation and storytelling - and cuts through corporate jargon.

Ramaa Bharadvaj, renowed Indian classical dancer talks about design, leadership and Indian dance.

Jerod Morris, VP of Rainmaker Digital, shares his passion for Primility - the art of balancing pride with humility to help leaders make better decisions.

Master career coach Jeff Rock and I talk about how you can use the power in your past - your Origin Story - to build a new road map for your career.

Debra Ruh's life changed when her beautiful down syndrome daughter Sara was born. Debra went to to become a passionate advocate for people with disabilities and a successful entrepreneur who founded three companies to assist companies in tapping the potential of people with disabilities.  In this interview, we explore how creating an accessible and inclusive business workplace makes economic sense...

David Hutchens, Author of Circle of the 9 Muse talks the art of organizational storytelling, his book, and how organizational storytelling and organizational learning work together..

Arun Wakhlu, Chairman of Pragati Leadership, talks about how he introduces spiritual principles into the coaching and training he does with executives around the world.