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🎙️39. The Power of Narrative: Storytelling for Entrepreneurs

May 23, 2024 • Michael D Devous Jr • Season 1 • Episode 39

Unleash the Power of Storytelling to Captivate Your Audience! ️

Struggling to connect with your audience? Facts and figures just aren't cutting it? It's time to unlock the game-changing secret weapon of entrepreneurs: storytelling!

Episode 39 of Fearless Thinking equips you to craft magnetic narratives that captivate your audience and leave a lasting impression. Host Michael Devous dives into the magic of storytelling, revealing how it builds trust, ignites action, and transforms your pitches and presentations from forgettable to fearlessly captivating!

But wait, there's more! This episode unveils the Ascend Hub, your one-stop shop for storytelling mastery. Imagine honing your skills through workshops, receiving expert feedback, and refining your narrative with a supportive community by your side. The Ascend Hub makes it all possible, empowering you to become a storytelling ninja!

Stop the snooze-fest! Unleash the power of storytelling and transform your entrepreneurial journey. This episode is your key to captivating your audience, building brand loyalty, and achieving your goals. Don't miss out! Episode 39 of Fearless Thinking is packed with actionable tips and a special offer for the Ascend Hub community. Tune in and transform your communication from forgettable to fearlessly captivating!

Host Michael Devous unpacks the secrets to becoming a compelling storyteller. Learn how to:

Craft a captivating narrative
Build trust and connection
Inspire action and achieve your goals
Bonus: Leverage the power of the Ascend Hub community for storytelling support!

Key Takeaways:

Ditch the laundry list: Facts & figures alone won't resonate.
Storytelling = Emotional connection: Build trust & ignite passion.
The Ascend Hub: Your storytelling power-up! Hone your skills & refine your narrative.
Craft a powerful story: Story Worthy By Matthew Dicks: https://a.co/d/8MKIJsD

Action Steps:

Practice your presentations! ️
Seek feedback and refine your story.
Join the Ascend Hub community! (Limited-time offer!)
https://theascendhub.com/get-started/

Who Should Listen?

Entrepreneurs & aspiring leaders
Anyone who wants to master storytelling

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Story Worthy By Matthew Dicks: https://a.co/d/8MKIJsD

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Hey there everybody.

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And welcome to fearless thinking, a

podcast designed to help you navigate

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authentic leadership and the

entrepreneurial journey.

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I'm your host, Michael dove.

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And these are my thoughts, lessons and

insights from my entrepreneurial

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journey into coaching workshops,

motivational speaking.

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And of course, what I picked up from

interviews with inspiring leaders and

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entrepreneurs along the way.

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My mission is to help people unlock

their untapped potential by using fear

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as a catalyst for powerful change

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and growth,

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so they can step into the greatest

version of their most authentic selves.

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All right, let's get into some fearless

thinking.

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Hey, fairly's bakers.

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Welcome back.

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Episode 39.

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I'd like to be 39 again.

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You know, my 40s, I thought those are

really good times.

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I mean,

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you gosh, you get to this place where

you're like, you thought forty was old.

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But

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you know,

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by the time you've reached a 30s, you

get into your forage and you're like,

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you just seem to have a lot of fake

things figured out, and not so much of

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everything behind you really matters.

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Anymore everything's rearview mirror.

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And, you know, you got a lot of skill

sets under your bell.

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You're really growing and learning, you

know, you're moving along.

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You're absorbing stuff faster.

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Yeah,

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anyway, I judged.

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again.

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Ah, episode 39, fearless thinking.

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I'm your host.

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Michael devou,

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the power of narrative,

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of the narrative storytelling for

entrepreneurs.

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Now

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tease me, this week we are discussing

messaging and communication

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specifically, and of course,

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how the ascend hub

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community can help you in all of these

ways.

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So today we're sort of diving into

tenet number ten, the power of

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narrative storytelling from

entrepreneurs.

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And in today's

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world,

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you know, we're bombarded a lot.

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Our audiences are bombarded with all

facts, figures and stuff, everything,

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just these things won't even though,

just like snippets and whatever, they

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don't really cut

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it.

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And if you want to truly resonate and

inspire action and achieve your

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entrepreneurial goals,

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you need to master the art of compelling

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story telling

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once upon a time.

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And why does that?

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Why does that work?

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What is storytelling?

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Why does it really impact us?

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Why are we drawn?

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In here's one of one of the things i'll

talk to you about when I do actually

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have one of my

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keynote speeches that I do where I talk

about

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storytelling what the brain does.

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And this is scientific, this is

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data.

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An interesting thing about the human

brain is we love to tell stories.

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Our brains and our minds love to have

the stories told.

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We need a beginning and middle and an

end.

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And whenever a situation, a story, an

idea plans for our future.

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If there's an unknown at the end, our

mind wants to fill in the blanks.

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And having a good story,

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a really compelling story,

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it really helps us solidify

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our emotional and mental engagement

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in the moment.

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We become one with the story and the

story teller,

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you know?

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So here's an example, like, you're

pitching your business idea,

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we're all going to be doing this,

right?

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There's pitching.

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We're going to pitch Sessions, by the

way, pitch Sessions in the astent hub,

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where we teach you and talk about how

to have a great pitch session so that

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you can do it quickly and concisely and

be very compelling.

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But let's say, you're pitching.

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You know,

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when you do it and you stand up and

it's coming across, you're reading a

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laundry list.

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I mean, I've, I can tell you how many

people I've talked to, or they pitch?

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And I'm just like,

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snooze, best,

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your pitch it's like a laundry.

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You're like a reading.

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Well, we do this, and we provide these

services, and we help.

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We help these people

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with these things.

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You know, it's so hard to get that into

a story.

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The information might be there, but is

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that?

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Excuse

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me.

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What if we weave into a captivating

narrative about your business?

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What if you could

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turn this into a story filled with

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clear vision for the future and the

outcome of your targeted avatar, the

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outcome of your customer, your client?

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This, my friend, is the magic of

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It connects you with, it gets you

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deeper level, building trust

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that ignites a fire within for them to

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The magic of story telling, in fact,

there's this book,

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story worthy,

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by Matthew Dix.

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Engage teach persuade and change your

life through the power of story

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telling.

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Listen.

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You guys got to get that book.

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You want to know how to really get and

create an engaging

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story.

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The art and the craft

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of story telling.

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You gotta get that book storyworthy.

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Engaged teach in perspective by Matthew

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He was

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one of the like grand slam winner of

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If you're familiar with moth radio

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things you do, regularly download and

listen to add that to your podcast and

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stuff.

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The moth radio hour, you can learn how

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in short 891012

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minutes.

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The craft of it's beautiful.

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And Matthew dick's really share some

incredibly

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brilliant ways

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of weaving in

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these moments and these ways of

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become, and

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how to become a compelling storyteller.

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when you do that,

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it connects with your audience on a

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and actually ignites the fire within

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do at the end of your story, at the end

of your pitch.

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Maybe public speaking is not your

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and you're terrified of it.

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if you think that storytelling

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is just reserved for fairy tales, it's

not true.

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This is the impactful brand awareness

and communication that everyone's doing

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storytelling is a secret weapon, and it

can't,

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and it can become yours.

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Connecting emotionally

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with the story that you're telling in

your audience, by building that

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loyalty, that interest, leaning in and

inspiring belief in your vision is

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crucial and

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100 percent beneficial

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at the ascent.

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How we will help you build your

storytelling Powers.

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We will help you create your narrative,

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your narrative.

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Arc,

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we will have guides, mentors, people in

marketing as well,

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to help you craft and develop your

story to be much more clear

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in your, in your story arc, how you

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point c, how to take your audience on

that journey to reach the outcome,

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their goal,

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their dream outcome, that they want.

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As Alex romozi says,

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learning how to craft that clear story,

which outlines their journey and solves

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their problems, get them to the

solution.

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to make

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is one of the things we're going to try

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with some of our workshops,

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honing our skills

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through feedback Sessions, the support

of community live coaching practice

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Sessions, as well as hot seat

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questions

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and practicing your presentations

brainstorming,

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we'll have brainstorming, Sessions,

huddles, you name it.

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We're going to help you refine the

narrative

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and help you really ascend,

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if you will, to becoming a master

storyteller

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of your brand and your message.

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some of the benefits of really being

able to craft a compelling story around

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your brand, and for you actually to be

able to tell it, not just

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riding it, but you being able to tell

it, is the investor magnet.

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A compelling story can really grab the

attention of our investors

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that want to champion our business.

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The ascend hub

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mentors and leaders will help you craft

your narrative, which resonates with

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investors by showcasing your potential

and your passion.

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And also all of us role playing what a

potential investor would want to hear

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in order to ensure that it lands

exactly where you want it to land, and

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that it's conveying the message you

want it

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to convey

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and brand loyalty.

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You know, storytelling

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helps build strong brand identity.

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People who have been doing it.

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I mean, come on, these companies do it

all the time.

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But they have professionals helping

them craft these brands,

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helping them craft their brand stories

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and

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that

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creates connected customers.

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That creates more wins, more sales,

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more growth for you.

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And our community platform at the

ascendub will help you learn how to

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share that story, help you connect with

other like minded audience, audiences,

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entrepreneurs, mentors along their

journey,

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who can become invested in your brand's

mission as well.

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Storytelling goes beyond

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the individual journey.

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Really about fostering an inclusive and

diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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But it is about universal

communication, universal experiences,

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real, great stories, that's what

happens.

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Great stories

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that are told wonderfully, that really

land well,

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are universal.

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There's a reason why we love them,

there's a reason why they land with us.

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And sharing our diverse voices

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allows

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everyone to feel like they're being

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That allows them to feel like

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their story is in there,

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their experience is in there.

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And the ascend hub is a welcoming

space, by the way, for diverse

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entrepreneurs,

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backgrounds,

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experiences, sharing their stories,

sharing their journey with all of us to

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inspire a new generation of bounding

leaders and executives and entrepreneurs,

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and building empathy and connection,

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sharing our stories and our

experiences, which is part of the practice

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of communication and the art of

storytelling

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builds empathy and understanding, not

only with us at the ascent of, but with

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your team that you're building with

inside your business, fostering a more

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collaborative and inclusive environment.

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And that is something that the ascent

hub community values very, very highly.

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So remember,

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stories, storytelling is not just about

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theatrics.

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It's not about fancy

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weaving in fancy stories and hero arc

storyarks.

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It's really about authentic connection.

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Because when you do it and you do it

right,

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you truly harness the power of the

narrative.

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And you can ignite passion

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from your audience, from your

customers, from your clients,

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and you can inspire.

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are others

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to join your mission

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and to build your business and your

brand

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that thrides.

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remember, ah, the power of the

narrative.

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Ma'am storytelling for entrepreneurs,

episode 39.

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Thank you for joining me today on this.

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You know,

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this week, while we talk about

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communication and storytellant

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story

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telling,

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I'm here for you guys.

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I'm here to help you guys figure out

better ways to do this better.

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Am I a hugely successful entrepreneur?

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No, I don't.

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I wouldn't say so.

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I'm not Alex or hormod c.

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I'm not a million dollar, whatever, but

I do have experiences, and I do have

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ideas, and I do have thoughts about

ways we can do better together.

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And that's what the ascent hub is about,

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that's what the philosophist road was

about.

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You know, I didn't know everything

about fear.

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I didn't know everything about

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how to make fair your friend.

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I decided to explore that journey with