The Story Power Marketing Show

After founding and running a business software company for nearly 40 years, JR thought he was going to ride off into the sunset and retire. Instead, he started the BrushFires Ministry, using his ability to build unified teams to help others discover their strengths and weaknesses. In this episode, JR shares his journey from running a successful business software company to responding to a deeper c...

Kirsten understands that time is the most valuable asset for business owners. That's why she helps them transition from being invisible to gaining visibility with the right audiences. Through strategic video marketing and podcast guesting, Kirsten empowers business owners to build authority and generate quality leads. Plus, with the support of a VA, business owners can free up their time to fo...

Craig Taylor, CISSP, is the co-founder of CyberHoot, a cybersecurity training company focused on teaching cyber literacy to SMBs, MSPs, Enterprises, and Educators. With over 30 years of cyber experience, Craig integrates his background in psychology and positive reinforcement techniques to build effective cyber literacy programs that change behaviors. His approach helps learners develop secure dig...

Mark started as an entrepreneur who founded two staffing companies he later exited successfully for 7 figures each. Today, he channels his 35 years of experience into teaching, coaching, speaking, and developing courses aimed at helping others find their purpose in life. His unique approach, characterized by humanity, empathetic communication, and “kind” candor, has helped him change hundreds of l...

Ralph Velasco has been a full-time travel photographer and international tour organizer for 16+ years, having created and led over 120 highly-rated international tours in well over 30 countries on 7 continents (plus over 100 domestic tours in the U.S.) He's spoken all over the world and in the U.S. at the Travel & Adventure Shows and the New York Times Travel Show, as well as travel blogge...

Lindsay Scherr Burgess is the Founder and Moss Boss of Green Wallscapes, a company that brings spaces to life with no-hassle preserved moss, walls, logos, lettering and art. She has done over 1000 projects in over 35 states, Canada, and the Caribbean and employs a team of mostly female artists in her West Palm Beach studio. Her company’s work has been called “a lavish expression of botanical joy”...

Christopher Filipiak is a consultant and coach who specializes in helping CEOs transform their sales approach. With his background in engineering, data analytics, and Fortune 100 consulting, Christopher offers a unique and holistic method to sales that integrates strategy, execution, and mindset transformation. To enhance sales he emphasizes viewing it as an act done 'for someone' rather t...

Jason Croft has built his career on amplifying voices that often go unheard in a landscape dominated by self-proclaimed experts. With over 30 years of global content creation experience, including award-winning films and exotic animal shows, he now focuses on transforming accomplished leaders from "unknown experts" into recognized authorities in their fields. As the founder of Media Leads...

Graeme’s entrepreneurial journey began when he was 10 selling World of Warcraft skins online. Since then, he's co-founded multiple successful companies across diverse sectors, including digital currency, gaming and software development. With more than 24 years of experience, Graeme now helps entrepreneurs scale their businesses and prosper through one-on-one consulting, group coaching, and com...

David is a video strategist who knows exactly how to help companies solve real business problems through the power of video storytelling.  As the CEO of Remote Video Testimonials, he helps businesses leverage client success stories as a powerful tool to build trust and generate more sales with client video testimonials.  His clients include digital marketing agencies, software companies, IT compan...

Alan is co-founder of STRATA Originals, a personal branding agency that works with CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and legal professionals.  Alan has coached or trained over 600 CEOs in the past two years on how to apply a strategic, intentional, and authentic approach.  His passion for personal branding comes from over two decades of experience in leadership roles, including public companies, pa...

Christy is the founder of Purpose First Advisors, a firm that specializes in helping business owners enjoy the highest possible income, wealth and freedom from their businesses. She advises business owners who want to deeply understand their business, optimize its performance, and position it to be profitable and transferrable. She specializes in growth acceleration through the lens of succession...

Sally A. Curtis is an extraordinary content creator & repurposing specialist who helps legacy-focused leaders stand out as the obvious choice to hire. Through her award-winning business, “Monetise Your Content,” Sally turns books into years’ worth of bitesize content so authors can extend their brand, amplify visibility, build audience authority, deepen connections with prospects and clients…...

Chantal left the corporate world in 2000 to set up Appletree Marketing. It was the second best decision she’s ever made. Since then, she’s helped hundreds of coaches, consultants and speakers to grow their businesses, showing them how to tell their stories.  Her marketing advice is bossy, practical and down to earth.  She’s written three books. The third one, all about StandOut Strategies, was pub...

Seth is a marketing and communications coach with over 20 years of expertise in storytelling and strategic brand-building.  Focusing on the power of authentic storytelling, Seth helps his clients connect deeply with their target audiences and drive exponential growth by leveraging other people's audiences via podcast guesting and other speaking opportunities.  He is the founder of Ow-IN A/F, a...

In this episode, host Tom Ruwitch interviews Liam Naden, a speaker, teacher, writer, and researcher who shares his transformative journey from millionaire to homeless and back to a thriving life.  Liam reveals the secret to success lies not in traditional goal-setting but in 'letting yourself off the hook' and allowing your brain to guide you to the next step. He explains his four-part bra...

In this episode of the Story Power Marketing Show, Tom Ruwitch discusses the advantages of quiz marketing with Maxwell Nee, Chief Revenue Officer of ScoreApp. With over 6,800 paying clients, ScoreApp helps businesses use quizzes to engage prospects, gather valuable data, and provide personalized, instant feedback. Maxwell shares strategic insights on deploying quizzes effectively across different...

After selling $16.1 Million of his own products and services solely through strategic partnerships, Kevin Thompson intimately understands the value of right relationships. Hosting the Million Dollar Relationships podcast is the most rewarding thing he's done in his 28 years as an entrepreneur because it's exponentially expanded his ability to serve. Kevin facilitates strategic partnerships...

Scott Hartley is a certified Email List Optimization Specialist who says there are 100 ways to get email marketing wrong and just a handful of ways to get it right. When it comes to avoiding the spam folder and getting emails to the inbox, most people get it wrong.  Scott is the author of the bestselling book on email marketing, “Hit the Inbox.” When you read this book or work with Scott, you gain...

Wendy is the founder of Memoir Writing for Geniuses. She offers coaching and classes for newbies and professionals to write their memoirs using principles instead of a process of trial and error. Her memoir, “Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Vacation Goals,” was published by Three Rivers Press, a division of Penguin Random House. She is also the author of the book, “The Memoir Engineering System,”...

Kayla Crawford is an experienced virtual assistant who understands what it takes for businesses to operate efficiently. As the owner of Crawford Virtual Assisting,   Kayla supports business owners and high-level executives by providing administrative services, social media management, technology production, website development, digital marketing, reporting, and more. DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE ~Why...

Chad is a veteran marketing and product leader with over 20 years of experience driving business growth and innovation.  As Chief Marketing Officer at AudioEye, he leads strategic initiatives in brand development, product marketing, and customer engagement for the premier digital accessibility platform.  Chad has a proven track record of scaling companies from $30 million to $3 billion in revenue...

Adam Goldman is a top franchise coach and consultant. Adam knows that even with well-paying jobs, you can't pursue your own dreams while working for someone else. Franchising has allowed Adam, a father of three, to achieve his own dreams. Over the past 7 years, Adam has helped hundreds of people to change their lives through franchise business ownership. He helps others find the right franchis...

Dr. Gouda has an honorary doctorate from the University of California in Strategic Marketing as a result of the many articles, research studies and publications in that field. He also has a masters degree from the University of Wollongong in Strategic Marketing. He recently launched a video series called "100 Minutes for Acing Your Marketing Game."  When completed, the series will contain...

Traci is the founder of Produce Your Podcast, a premier podcast consulting and production agency that incorporates podcasting into the digital marketing strategy of B2B and B2C companies.  Traci has more than three decades of expertise in Broadcast Media and Executive Management helping startups and Fortune 500 giants such as Google and Hilton.  She's renowned for business development insights...