Stepping Into Your Story

Janel Dyan
Founder
JD
www.janeldyan.com/

Janel Dyan is a sought after executive brand strategist, speaker and author of Story. Style. Brand.(tm) Why Corporate Results Are a Matter of Personal Style. She is an expert on how to build a story to achieve brand alignment for both company and leadership success—supporting the rise of women in leadership in an era when marketing is the art of storytelling. Her work has been seen by millions through public experiences at Fortune 500 companies, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forums, Global Philanthropy Forum, World Affairs Councils of America. In 2017, Janel established Beyond Us(tm), providing opportunities to build confidence in women through a platform for sharing clothes with other women who are ready to take the next step in their professional lives.

In this podcast, Janel explains why first impressions and story telling are so critical to building strong leaders. She talks about the three key steps to establish truth, trust, and loyalty in storytelling and tells us how executive women can pass on not just their clothing but their stories to others.

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Cooking Up a Career: When You Say Yes, Adventure Follows

Carla Hall
Author and Chef
www.carlahall.com

Carla Hall is a food contributor on Strahan & Sarah (formerly Good Morning America Day), and was formerly a co-host of ABC’s Emmy award-winning popular lifestyle series The Chew. She has also been a competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars. Carla is the author of the cookbooks Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, Carla’s Comfort Food: Favorite Dishes from Around the World, and Cooking with Love: Comfort Food that Hugs You.

In this podcast, Carla discusses her journey through the culinary world from chef to author to celebrity. She talks about why authenticity is at the foundation of her business decisions, why food memories are so critical to us, and how she built a personal brand around comfort foods.

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Cracking the Digital Mystique

Sarah Granger
CEO, Leading in Digital
www.sarahgranger.com

Sarah Granger is an award-winning digital media innovator and the best-selling author of The Digital Mystique: How the Culture of Connectivity Can Empower Your Life—Online and Off. With more than 25 years experience building technology and media ventures, she advises and trains global leaders on digital strategy. Her articles have been published widely, including in Forbes, Boing Boing, the Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, and the San Francisco Chronicle at sfgate.com

In this podcast, Sarah talks about the need to build out a digital identity and why authenticity is a key component of successful digital thought leadership. She discusses how an outdated broadcast mentality and a focus on quantifiable data vs. qualitative metrics can derail a digital media strategy.

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