
Business of Story
The Business of Story helps sales and marketing leaders excel through the stories they tell. Hosted by Park Howell, known as The World's Most Industrious Storyteller, this popular weekly show is ranked among the top 10% of downloaded podcasts internationally and is the #1 Business Storytelling Podcast according to Feedspot. #StoryOn!
Latest episodes

Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 14min
#422: How to Win Over Audiences Using the Jiu-jitsu of Business Communications: Storytelling
Rener Gracie, Owner of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu University and co-author of The 32 Principles: Harness the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships, and Life, covers those principles in this no-holds-barred conversation. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jul 24, 2023 • 36min
#421: Ch. 2, Heroes: How to Understand Your Customers to Build a Tribe
Park Howell, founder of the Business of Story, helps you clarify your brand story by reading chapter two of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. You will learn how to identify your top three audiences to build a tribe around your offering. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jul 17, 2023 • 43min
#420: Ch. 1, Backstory: How to Clarify Your Brand Story for Deliberate Growth
Park Howell, founder of the Business of Story, helps you clarify our brand story by reading the insights in chapter one of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jul 10, 2023 • 58min
#419: The Art, Science and Storytelling that Creates Memorable Events
Phil Mershon, Director of Experience for Social media Examiner and author of Unforgettable: The Art and Science of Creating Memorable Experiences, shares how to design unforgettable event experiences and the marketing stories that result. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jul 3, 2023 • 40min
#418: How to Use the Story Cycle System™ to Make Your Presentations Vastly More Persuasive
Park Howell, the founder of The Business of Story, walks you through how you can easily use the 10-step Story Cycle System™ to create compelling presentations by simply answering a few questions about your audience. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 14min
#417: How to Reel In Your Audience With Your Stories
Steve Multer, Chief Storytelling Officer and author of Nothing Gets Sold Until the Story Gets Told: Corporate Storytelling for Career Success and Value-Driven Marketing shares how to develop the audience-speaker relationship to build trust and move people to action. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jun 19, 2023 • 57min
#416: See More Sales by Revealing Your Storytelling Blind Spots
Connie Whitman, CEO of Changing the Sales Game, best-selling author and host of the Changing the Sales Game and Enlightenment of Change podcasts, explores how prospects and clients receive our messaging impacts our business results. Their perception of our stories and conversations becomes our reality. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 5min
#415: How to Position Your Brand as The First, The Best, or The Only
Isabelle Mercier, co-founder of LeadZone Strategies, and Equine-Guided Strategist, Margarita Romano, co-authors of Sitting on the Fence: How to Love Without Limits, share the three storytelling ingredients you need to position your brand as The First, The Best, or The Only. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

Jun 5, 2023 • 59min
#414: Why Belief is at the Heart of Every Effective Business Story
Julie Ciradi, mindset and performance coach, founder of IGNITE Her Coaching and host of IGNITE Her Mind Podcast, shares how belief is the cornerstone for all of your effective storytelling and story living. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park

May 29, 2023 • 1h 7min
#413: How to Build Brand Purpose and Profits With Your Business Storytelling
Jim Stengel, President/CEO of The Jim Stengel Company, author of Unleashing the Innovators: How Mature Companies Find New Life with Startups, and Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies, shares how you can use business storytelling to grow your brand purpose and profits. Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built. Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications. Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. #StoryOn! ≈Park