The Three E’s of Retellable Leadership Stories

There are three kinds of people, said the sign on the wall of my dad’s coaching office: Those that make things happen, those that watch things happen, and those that don’t know what the heck happened. I understood, even at age 7, that it was best to be the first kind of person, the kind…

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From Mega-Retail to Mega-Sharing: Andy Ruben, Co-Founder of Yerdle

Andy Ruben, as Chief Sustainability Officer at Walmart, believed that he could catalyze global sustainability by transforming supply chains at a massive scale. But one day, on a factory tour, he realized that working at scale would not get us there – so he changed his direction, and his career, to build www.yerdle.com. Told at…

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It's a Family Matter: The Origin Story of Numi Tea

This story of Numi Tea zooms in on a powerful moment in the life of a brother and sister, revealing critical insights that drew from their past, and led the way to transforming an industry. Told as a ‘Sponsor Story’ at Journeys: Stories of Aha! Moments, David Brower Center June 20, 2013.

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Surprises in a Slave Dungeon

Aeeshah Klottey, co-founder of the Attitudinal Healing Connection in Oakland, tells the story of being pushed to her edge after visiting a slave dungeon in Ghana…and the wisdom of a child that soon followed. Told with her husband Kokomon at Journeys: Stories of Aha! Moments, June 20, 2013.

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Storytelling is the Original Social Media – Jay Golden of Wakingstar

It’s hard telling your story! It’s even harder, sometimes, looking back at the video of it. But depicting a story that connected my travels, my internet adventures, and my explorations into storytelling, all while introducing the evening, was a particularly good challenge. I hope you like it.  

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