Episode 270: Storyworthy - Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life with Matthew Dicks

Today on the podcast, master storyteller and marketing expert Matthew Dicks joins Bradley to discuss how to tell your brand story in a compelling and engaging way.

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing and Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, Twenty-one Truths About Love, The Other Mother, and the nonfiction titles Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Art of Storytelling and Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Strategies to Propel Your Creative Life. 

His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide. He is also the author of the rock opera The Clowns and musicals Caught in the Middle, Sticks & Stones, and Summertime. He is an advice columnist for Slate magazine and the humor columnist for Seasons magazine. He has written comic books for DoubleTake Comics. 

Matthew is a record 59-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 9-time GrandSLAM champion whose stories have been featured on their nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour and their weekly podcast. 

When not hunched over a computer screen, he fills his days as an elementary school teacher, storyteller, blogger, wedding DJ, minister, and marketing and speaking consultant. He has been teaching for 24 years and is a former West Hartford Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Connecticut Teacher of the Year.

Matthew is also the founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows throughout New England and Speak Up Storytelling, a podcast on storytelling. He teaches storytelling and public speaking throughout the world to individuals, corporations, school districts, hospitals, universities, advertising agencies, and more. 

** JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! **

This community has access to a seat at the live recordings for all Monday podcast episodes, monthly, live Q&As with our favorite podcast guests, a private community on Facebook, and more.  It launches June 1st, 2023 - grab your spot using this link: www.club.capital/podcast

Thanks to our sponsors:

Club Capital offers monthly accounting, tax, and CFO services for insurance agency owners. Learn more at www.club.capital.

Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.

Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you’ll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Listeners of the Club Capital Leadership Podcast go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.