
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

Oct 9, 2023 • 43min
#432: Ch. 9, Moral: How to Declare Your Brand’s Purpose to Amplify Your Impact
Park Howell reads chapter nine of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to craft your brand purpose because people will buy what you stand for before they purchase your product or service. . 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

Oct 2, 2023 • 49min
#431: Everyone Is a Storyteller Including AI Bots. So Now What?
Ann Handley, the world's first Chief Content Officer and Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, author of the Wall Street Journal best seller, Everybody Writes and co-author of Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business, explores the evolution of content marketing especially with the coming of age of ChatGPT, 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

Sep 25, 2023 • 44min
#430: Ch. 8, Victory: How to Celebrate Wins on the Customer Journey From Brand Awareness to Appreciation
Park Howell reads chapter eight of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to celebrate the little victories along the three customer journey steps of brand awareness, adoption and appreciation to build brand bonding. 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

Sep 18, 2023 • 43min
#429: Ch. 7, Journey: How to Increase Customer Engagement Through the Stories You Tell
Park Howell reads chapter seven of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. Learn how to use your nine one-word brand descriptors as themes for true stories you tell your audience on their three-phase journey from brand awareness to brand adoption through brand appreciation. 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

Sep 11, 2023 • 55min
#428: How to Use Storytelling to Assemble Your Transformative Brand
Dr. Emmanuel Probst, Global Lead, Brand Thought-Leadership at Ipsos and author of Assemblage - The Art and Science of Brand Transformation, discusses how to hone your stories to create a transformative brand. 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

Sep 4, 2023 • 1h 18min
#427: Ch. 6, Mentor: How to Humanize Your Brand With its Promise, Gift and Personality
Learn how to humanize your brand by developing its promise, gift, and personality. Explore the concept of brand archetyping and the power of storytelling. Understand the importance of authenticity and a clear brand promise. Discover the positive impact of introducing these concepts to others.

Aug 28, 2023 • 44min
#426: Ch. 5, Antagonists: How to Capitalize on Competitive Forces
Park Howell reads chapter five of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. You will learn how to leverage the antagonistic forces of villains, fog and crevasses to propel your brand forward. 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!

Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 1min
#425: What Reiki Energy Healing and Leadership Storytelling Have in Common
Grace Emmons, founder of Forward With Grace, the only Reiki Master with degrees in Biomedical Engineering from USC and Psychology from Columbia, reveals how to use this ancient energy form to amplify the success of your storytelling. 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

Aug 14, 2023 • 31min
#424: Ch 4., Disruption: How Your Unique Value Proposition Will Win the Day
Park Howell reads chapter three of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. You will learn how to craft your unique value proposition (UVP) using the ABT (And, But, Therefore) agile narrative framework. 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

Aug 7, 2023 • 42min
#423: Ch. 3, Stakes – How to Connect With the Wishes and Wants of Your Customers
Park Howell reads chapter three of his book, Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand. You will learn how to truly understand what your customers wish for and want from your product or service so that your brand will become the most timely and relevant offering for your prospects. 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