Time to Shine Podcast : Public speaking | Communication skills | Storytelling

Meg Adams, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Homeplace Creative. Upon receiving her PhD in Rhetoric & Writing from Bowling Green State University with an emphasis in digital storytelling, Dr. Adams founded Homeplace Creative as a visual storytelling company devoted to helping organizations tell impactful stories across media platforms. Her TEDx Talk, How Storytelling Shifts […]

Joppe Quaedvlieg is a communications specialist based in Helsinki. He invented a tool to help people dig up from their heart and soul why you do what you do. Joppe calls this tool Descriptive Communication. It is a new method to streamline your approach to assigning tasks, removing guess work, and creating clear strategies – […]

Aidan Crawford is a speaker, author, and consultant with expertise in building virtual communities and using AI to develop business strategies for speakers. He’s authored two books, “DIY Marketing for Consultants, Trainers and Professional Speakers” and “BOOKED! The Insiders Guide for Speakers Selling to Associations”. Aidan also co-founded the Association & Society Speakers Community and […]

Adriana Richter is a passionate story coach and female finance expert. As a qualified lawyer and financial economist with 17 years of experience as a “free solo” financial advisor, she has been active as a trainer, speaker and coach in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) since 2016. She won the Financial Education Award as […]

Tamsen Webster is a keynote speaker and a persuasive message designer. In 2023, she founded the Message Design Institute, an online learning and development hub that equips leaders and organizations with the knowledge and practical tools they need to craft persuasive messages on their own. She is the author of the critically acclaimed “Find Your […]

Davina Stanley loves the ‘Ah, got it’ that comes when a client finds the breakthrough idea lurking beneath all the fluff. She draws on more than 25 years’ experience when helping leaders and teams to clarify their thinking so they can communicate complex ideas. Davina is author of the books “Elevate” and “Engage.” Elevate Your […]

Nausheen I. Chen is a 3-time TEDx speaker and a Fortune-50 public speaking coach. She has coached the C-suite at fast-growth startups as well as senior leaders at companies like Amazon, IBM, AT&T, SAP, ServiceNow, Timberland and others. Her clients have successfully presented at and closed multi-million dollar funding rounds, spoken on global platforms like […]

Michaela Kettner, a coach and public speaker, discusses overcoming shyness through NLP techniques, enhancing self-presentation, transitioning to voice and video communication, exploring personal development through spirituality, establishing resilient routines, and managing online presence for self-presentation.

Loredana Jurj, a managing partner at a B2B storytelling company, discusses the power of storytelling in B2B sales. She emphasizes the importance of building relationships with clients, shares insights on the challenges faced by salespeople, and introduces the Story Cell methodology for crafting impactful pitches. The podcast also explores the significance of authentic communication and provides tips for boosting confidence in storytelling.

Gautam Hazari is a mobile identity guru, technology enthusiast, AI expert and futurist & is the CTO of Sekura.id, the global leader in mobile identity services. He is a thought leader for digital identity, advocating solving the identity crisis in the digital world and speaking on making the digital world a safer place. Gautam is […]