

The Business Storytelling Podcast
Trappe Digital LLC
Top content marketer Christoph Trappe and guests share tips on connecting better with buyers. Named a Top 5 storytelling podcast, a Top 125 podcast to listen to in 2025, and a Top 1.5 percent podcast in the world.
A million downloads and counting. Listened to and watched in 100-plus countries. Available on all major podcast channels, live and DBTV.
Guests have included:
Joe Pulizzi
Michael Brenner
Kristina Podnar
Scott Brinker
Seth Godin
Barry Schwartz
... and more.
Produced by Trappe Digital LLC.
Sponsorship bookings: https://www.christophtrappe.com/sponsored-podcast-booking
A million downloads and counting. Listened to and watched in 100-plus countries. Available on all major podcast channels, live and DBTV.
Guests have included:
Joe Pulizzi
Michael Brenner
Kristina Podnar
Scott Brinker
Seth Godin
Barry Schwartz
... and more.
Produced by Trappe Digital LLC.
Sponsorship bookings: https://www.christophtrappe.com/sponsored-podcast-booking
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 7, 2022 • 28min
495: How to tell your business' story with a small team
Samantha Story-Camp joins me on this live recording of the Business Storytelling Podcast to discuss the challenges of getting your company's story out there with a small team. We discuss:
tools to use
mindset
how to start and spot stories
and more...
Join us and check out this related article on finding time to write: https://www.christophtrappe.com/making-time-for-writing/

May 26, 2022 • 27min
492: Using video storytelling strategies that work
Emmy Wu creates video marketing strategies to help companies tap into audiences. She joins me on this live recording of the Business Storytelling Show to discuss:
What video strategies work?
How do you integrate them with your overall content strategy
How about vlogging?
And more...
Join us and connect with Emmy here: https://www.emmywu.com/

May 20, 2022 • 27min
491: How to come up with a good name for a brand
Rob Meyerson, author of "Brand Naming: The Complete Guide to Creating a Name for Your Company, Product, or Service" joins me on this live episode of "The Business Storytelling Show" to discuss the topic.
We discuss:
What makes a good brand name?
How about the legal stuff?
Does the website domain matter?
How to pick a name?
Is crowdsourcing a good idea?
And more...
Join us and grab a copy of his book here: https://lnkd.in/gTzsRUDk
Need branding help? Contact his agency here: https://www.heirloomagency.com/

May 17, 2022 • 27min
490: How to tailor business storytelling to Gen Z
Gen Z. expert and author Hana Ben-Shabat joins me on this live recording of The Business Storytelling Show to discuss Gen Z.
What do we need to know about them as business storytellers?
How do we involve them?
And more.
Join us and grab Hana's book here: https://amzn.to/3L1T9k4 (Affiliate link)
Learn more about Hana on her website: http://www.genzplanet.com
More about business storytelling: https://www.christophtrappe.com/business-storytelling/

May 17, 2022 • 18min
489: How to be a good podcast guest
In this episode, Christoph Trappe shares his tips on how to be a good podcast guest. Join him to learn more.
Read the related article here: http://christophtrappe.com/how-to-be-a-good-podcast-guest

May 13, 2022 • 27min
488: How to turn your book into a bestseller
Ellen Violette, of Books Open Doors, joins me on this live recording of the Business Storytelling Show to discuss why writing a book will help your business and how to turn it into something people will actually buy.
Join us and check out Ellen's books on the topic here: https://amzn.to/38NnZ2H

May 11, 2022 • 28min
487: Are you making the most of content operations?
On this live episode of The Business Storytelling Show, The Content Advisory's Cathy McKnight joins me to discuss content ops.
We discuss:
What are content ops?
How do you know that you need content ops?
How do you set up a team?
What does success look like?
And more...
Join us. Connect with Cathy on Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/gA5rCPJp or Twitter: https://lnkd.in/g4hmVUib

May 9, 2022 • 27min
486: Don't make your editors drink - and here's how to accomplish that
Author Rob Reinalda joins me to discuss how we can share better stories through clarity and sometimes humor.
Join us and check his book "Why editors drink" here: https://lnkd.in/gDA5-Vd3

May 7, 2022 • 14min
485: How to use Instagram calls to action
No matter the type of content, who doesn't want their audiences to engage deeper with it? I know I do. But certainly, I also realize that getting people to take action is getting harder. One way to do that is by giving users practical next steps that give them more info, let them sign up, or even ask for a demo of a product. Specifically, today, I discuss Instagram calls to action.
Join me and read the related article here: http://christophtrappe.com/instagram-calls-to-action

May 5, 2022 • 27min
484: How to build diverse content teams
Diverse Marketing Consultant Michelle Ngome returns to the Business Storytelling Show to discuss how we can build diverse teams and how the last two years of more remote work have changed the landscape to accomplish that goal.
Learn more about Michelle here: https://lnkd.in/gsUAZKkw
Join us.
To read more about this topic on my blog: http://christophtrappe.com/diverse-teams-in-marketing-and-content