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Dallas Woodburn is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and plays. Her debut YA novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, is forthcoming from Month9Books in April 2020. Her collection of short stories Woman, Running Late, in a Dress was published in 2018 by Yellow Flag Press and won the Cypress & Pine Short Fiction Award. A 2014 Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University, Dallas also won the international Glass Woman Prize and is a four-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize. Her short stories have appeared in ZYZZYVA, The Nashville Review, The Fourth River, Superstition Review, Louisiana Literature,  Monkeybicycle, Cicada, North Dakota Quarterly, and many other journals, as well as American Fiction 13: The Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging American Writers. Her nonfiction has been published in Family Circle, Writer’s Digest, The Writer, The Los Angeles Times, Modern Loss, and more than two dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul series books. Her plays have been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, South Lake Tahoe, and Maryland.   Website: http://dallaswoodburnpr.com/   Podcast Overflowing Bookshelves: https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn   Book: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Week-That-Never-Happened   Donald Davis Youtube Story: https://www.youtube.com/Donald Davis   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.    

Randy Ginsburg is a natural-born entrepreneur who exudes contagious optimism. When he was eight years old, Randy learned that his father had recently sold an old photograph of him toddling through the fields of a nature conservancy for use in a corporate publication. Upon hearing the news that his picture would be featured on the cover of a magazine, Randy looked at his dad and asked, “Do I get a model fee?” From there, his entrepreneurial quest began and has continued to this day. From door-to-door snow shoveling services, lemonade stands and high-end sneakers sales, to manufacturing his own cut and sew clothing pieces, Randy has sold it all. His passion for business has carried through to adulthood as he graduated from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, where he earned a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. When he is not speaking or writing on the world of business and entrepreneurship, he enjoys keeping up with the latest fashion news, freestyle rapping, and traveling with friends. Randy is passionate about empowering others to think outside of the box, get creative, and follow their dreams.  Book: Adversity to advantage.   https://www.randymginsburg.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com  

With more than forty years’ experience in the publishing world, and nearly thirty in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a "story merchant"-- writer, editor, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager, responsible for launching hundreds of books and dozens of film and television productions. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and produced screenwriters. In one of his recent works he produced the film called “The Meg” (Jason Statham, Warner Brothers), "Hysteria" (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Informant Media), "Expatriate" (Aaron Eckhart, Informant), the Emmy-nominated "The Kennedy Detail" (Discovery), "The Lost Valentine" (Betty White; Hallmark Hall of Fame), "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen; Fox), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie; Fox), and "14 Days with Alzheimer's."  His own books include novels, The Messiah Matrix and Seven Ways to Die, and nonfiction A Writer’s Time, Writing Treatments that Sell, and Sell Your Story to Hollywood.   https://storymerchant.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.  

With more than forty years’ experience in the publishing world, and nearly thirty in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a "story merchant"-- writer, editor, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager, responsible for launching hundreds of books and dozens of film and television productions. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and produced screenwriters. In one of his recent works he produced the film called “The Meg” (Jason Statham, Warner Brothers), "Hysteria" (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Informant Media), "Expatriate" (Aaron Eckhart, Informant), the Emmy-nominated "The Kennedy Detail" (Discovery), "The Lost Valentine" (Betty White; Hallmark Hall of Fame), "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen; Fox), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie; Fox), and "14 Days with Alzheimer's."  His own books include novels, The Messiah Matrix and Seven Ways to Die, and nonfiction A Writer’s Time, Writing Treatments that Sell, and Sell Your Story to Hollywood.   https://storymerchant.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Charlie McCoin is a comedian, speaker, storyteller, and writer. He brings his unique style of humor to the stage using clever wit and southern charm. Charlie has performed in churches, comedy clubs, theaters, and some living rooms around the country.   Charlie was raised and still lives in Tennessee. He credits his southern upbringing as a source of his stories. His humor is infused with memories of home and family. Through his presentations, you will see and experience many of the characters that influenced him in addition to his off beat view of the world. Charlie's humor resonates with the whole family. He firmly believes that laughter is life's universal language.   Charlie McCoin is a member of the Country Music Association and the National Storytelling Network. He holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Trevecca University in Nashville, TN, an M.A. in communication from Spring Arbor University, and he’s pursuing his doctorate at East Tennessee State University.   http://www.charliemccoin.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Christine Gentry joins BBQ on the list of good things to come out of Texas. She holds a Ph.D. in English Education from Columbia University and currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor and Residency Director for the NYU Teacher Residency in Corona, California. In what little spare time she has, Christine likes to write short stories, perform in oral storytelling shows, and produce/host shows around the country for The Story Collider. Her writing has been published in English Journal, The English Record, and Printer's Devil Review magazines, and her oral stories have been featured on the TEDx stage, The Moth Radio Hour, and This American Life. She is also a Moth Mainstage performer and two-time Moth GrandSLAM champion.   http://www.christinegentry.net/     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Erin is the artistic director of science storytelling nonprofit The Story Collider. Every year, the Story Collider (storycollider.org) produces more than fifty storytelling shows around the world, at which scientists, journalists, storytellers, comedians, and more take the stage to share their true, personal stories about science.  Story Collider's podcast has been named one of "The Best Science Podcasts to Make You Smarter" by Popular Science and one of Salon.com's "13 Science Podcasts for Short Attention Spans." As a storyteller herself, Erin is the first woman to win The Moth's GrandSLAM storytelling competition twice. She has appeared on PRX's The Moth Radio Hour, and one of her stories was included in The New York Times-bestselling book The Moth: 50 True Stories.   Storycollider.org https://www.storycollider.org/staff-bios/2019/1/9/erin-barker     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey after writing her first book, “Standup Comedy: The Book,” Judy Carter went from playing Vegas as a headlining standup comic to become an in-demand corporate speaker. Speaking on The Power of Purpose to overcome stress and navigate change, she was featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNN, as well as being a frequent contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Judy doesn’t like to brag, but she did write the Bible. No joke, she’s the author of“The Comedy Bible” (Simon & Schuster) as well as “The Message of You” (St. Martin’s Press).   Email: free@judycarter.com for free journal gift about story framework. https://themessageofyou.com/ https://judycarter.com/  

Judy suffered from a 15 year-battle with bulimia, severe bouts of depression, and a constant feeling like she had a big purpose for being on this planet that she wasn't yet living into.   Then, she shed the shackles of who she thought she had to be, stopped seeking external approval, broke away from the traditional family dynamic, and embarked on all sorts of magnificent adventures.   Judy went from six-figure corporate success to become a yoga teacher and Reiki Master.   Her world moved from high heels to bare feet and she loved it. She became a travel writer, learned how to surf, and leaped into her biggest dream of moving to Kauai on Hawaii — that's when she launched into a whole new paradigm of being and believing in magic.   By showing up authentically, you create a better world for our children to grow up in, and she especially wants this for my daughter, Wilder.   Be brave. Be bold. Be free. And, by doing so, you fill the unique niche the world needs that could only be brought about through YOU.   https://www.wildheartedwords.com/     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Matthew Dicks is an elementary school teacher and the internationally bestselling author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, and Storyworthy: Engage Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling. He is a 38-time Moth StorySLAM and 6-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and the founder and Artistic Director of Speak Up a Hartford-based storytelling organization. (and co-host of a podcast of the same name along with his wife Elisha) He is also a wedding DJ, minister, stand-up comic, and a Lord of Sealand. Matt loves ice cream cake, golf, tickling his children, staring at his wife, and not sleeping.   http://www.matthewdicks.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Drew Barton is the founder and president of Southern Web, an award-winning digital agency specializing in web development and digital marketing solutions. He is also the author of “The Buyer’s Guide to Websites,” which was written to empower business owners who are in the process of working with a digital agency to build a website.   A graduate of Emory University, Drew is an Eagle Scout, an active member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and a recipient of the International Association of Business Communicators’ Silver Flame Award for an article he wrote about boosting website traffic. In his spare time, he enjoys learning Spanish, investing in real estate, and cheering on the Atlanta United soccer team. Website: https://southernweb.com     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Lee Jessup is a career coach for professional and emerging screenwriters, a twice-published, best-selling author, and a consultant for Universal’s Writers Program and NBC International. Lee’s clients include writers who have major spec, pilot and pitch sales under their belts, staffed television writers, television writing program fellows, writers named to The Hit List, The Blood List, The Young & Hungry List and The Black List, major contest winners, as well as writers just beginning to chart their professional course. Lee is the author of BREAKING IN: TALES FROM THE SCREENWRITING TRENCHES (Focal Press) and GETTING IT WRITE: AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO A SCREENWRITING CAREER (MWP). Lee’s professional background includes a stint as a working screenwriter, a development executive, and the director of ScriptShark.com. Lee is a mentor for Final Draft’s Big Break contest winners, as well as ISA’s Fast Track and Table Read My Screenplay contest winners. She has appeared in countless screenwriting conferences and panels domestically, abroad, and online, is a contributor to Script Magazine, and has been the interview subject of countless podcasts. Never too far from the industry, Lee resides in Los Angeles with her family.   A link to my website  http://leejessup.com/     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Some people call him brave, some call him mad.  To face the thin air at high altitude takes a bit of both, but to Nigel Vardy, there is nothing like being on a high mountain.  Losing limbs to severe frostbite would put off all but the few, but to Nigel it was the springboard to climb, achieve and conquer. Over the past 20 years he has climbed across the world, set mountaineering records and spoken to schools and businesses across Europe. He continues on life's adventure, forcing new boundaries and new experiences every day of his life... As Nigel says - "I don't want to die in an unused body…” www.nigelvardy.com www.mrfrostbite.com https://twitter.com/NigelVardy https://www.facebook.com/NigelVardy.MrFrostbite/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelvardy/ https://www.instagram.com/nigelvardy/ https://www.youtube.com/user/nigelvardy     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Jake Starkey is the Creative Director for Battle Cry Revival a marketing company in the Houston TX area. In college, Jake was given the opportunity to work at the City of Denton Public Access channel and that helped propel his love for municipal government and community.  Jake uses his 15+ years of experience in marketing, design and video production to help clients clarify and tell their stories. His clients include churches throughout the US, national brands, and local businesses. http://www.battlecryrevival.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Johanna is the founder of Casually Baked, a responsible cannabis lifestyle brand based in the SF Bay Area. Jo is also a published lifestyle writer and host of Casually Baked, the potcast. Jo teaches the foundational elements and cultural nuances of cannabis and recommends products and lifestyle tips to incorporate cannabis for wellness into a daily routine easily. Jo is marketing veteran and storyteller.   https://casuallybaked.com/ https://www.facebook.com/casuallybaked/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Jen Grisanti’s career shifted in 1992.  Her story begins the way yours might; by working with someone who truly believed in her. She assisted and was mentored by Aaron Spelling, one of the greatest executives and most prolific producers in the business.  She learned early on how to develop a story and make a script the best it could be before it hit the air. She worked with the executive producers, showrunners and staff of over 15 primetime shows. She had the unique opportunity to give script notes on a daily basis and see them implemented weekly on shows like 90210, Melrose Place, Charmed, Medium, Numbers, NCIS, The 4400 and Girlfriends. She was near the pinnacle of her career, her path, her dream in 2004 when she became Vice President of Current Programs.   But like many of us have experienced a life changed, within a few years her career path would unexpectedly shift again. In January 2008, Jen launched Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., a highly successful consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. Today Jen is an International speaker and an acclaimed Story/Career consultant where she has helped hundreds of writers shape their material, hone their pitches and focus their careers.  She is also an author of multiple books including her most recent one called Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path To Your Success. Jengrisanti.com     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

David JP Phillips was raised in a small town in Sweden. Upon coming to adulthood David realized that he did not the traditional paths and chose a new path, the path of creating a new way of educating mankind in presentation skills from a biological aspect. He started saving for his first EEG (Electroencephalograph) machine so that he could read his own sinus curves on a monitor, curious to see how his brain reacted in different situations. That planted the first seed in what would become one of Sweden’s biggest companies in Presentation skills and Communication. Today, he educates people in what many fear the most, even more than death itself. That is, to stand in front of an audience and deliver a presentation. Within his company, they teach people how to become extraordinary in Presentation skills, Sales and Leadership using our own unique formula. https://www.davidjpphillips.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/    

An award-­winning speechwriter, Elaine Bennett helps leading corporate executives tell their stories memorably. She also teaches writing and storytelling skills to entrepreneurs and others who want to become leaders. A great believer in the benefits of writing every day, Elaine runs writing challenges to help people start their own daily writing practice. Elaine’s own daily writing streak currently stands at 780 days. A longtime baseball fan, she roots for the Mets but named her dog Fenway. I've created a page on my website for your listeners so they can get access to my free e-book, Do It Anyway: Tips for Courageous Writing. bennettink.com/story-hinge https://bennettink.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Dr. Andrew Newberg is a neuroscientist who studies the relationship between brain function and various mental states. He is a pioneer in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences, a field known as “neurotheology.” His research includes taking brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, in an attempt to better understand the nature of religious and spiritual practices and attitudes.   Andrewnewberg.com   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Jonathan Schwabish is founder of the data visualization and presentation skills firm, PolicyViz, and a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC. There, he is a researcher in the Income and Benefits Policy Center and a member of the Institute’s Communication team where he specializes in data visualization and presentation design.  Dr. Schwabish is also considered a leader in the data visualization field and is a leading voice for clarity and accessibility in research. Dr. Schwabish helps nonprofits, research institutions, and governments at all levels improve how they communicate their work and findings to their partners, constituents, and citizens. He also teaches data visualization and presentation skills at Georgetown University and the Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as in public workshops. He also hosts the PolicyViz Podcast, which focuses on data, open data, and data visualization. His new book about presentation design and techniques, Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks helps people improve the way they prepare, design, and deliver data-rich content. He is on Twitter @jschwabish.   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

South African mountaineer Cathy O’Dowd is best known as the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both sides. Her most significant expedition was participating in the first ascent of the Mazeno ridge of Nanga Parbat, the world’s 9th highest mountain.  The insights she has discovered about individuals and teams under intense stress in the face of overwhelming challenge, are ones she has been sharing with her corporate audiences ever since. She is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker who has spoken in over 40 countries. She lives in Andorra, in the Pyrenees mountains, from where she pursues technical rock-climbing and ski-mountaineering.  https://thebusinessofadventure.com/ http://cathyodowd.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life. 73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Chris works with individuals and teams from around the globe and across industries to develop the critical skills and self-awareness needed to produce extraordinary results. With over 10 years of experience designing and leading programs that create understanding and trust between youth and adults from areas that have seen protracted international conflicts such as the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Northern Ireland, Chris has developed a keen depth of knowledge and insight into the dynamics of human relationships.He has translated this knowledge into the development of Acknowledgment Works’ highly interactive consulting, training, and coaching services. Based jointly in Santiago, Chile and the United States, Chris is Harvard University trained in negotiation, certified in mediation, and has a BA in Global Interactions from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Website: www.acknowledgmentworks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-littlefield-88b36b5/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

Mike Robbins is the author of three books, Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken, and Nothing Changes Until You Do, which have been translated into fourteen different languages.  His fourth book, Bring Your Whole Self to Work, comes out May 1st. As an expert in teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence, Mike delivers keynotes and seminars around the world that empower people, leaders, and teams to engage in their work, collaborate, and perform at their best. Through his speeches, seminars, consulting, and writing, Mike teaches important techniques that allow individuals and organizations to be more appreciative, authentic, and effective with others and themselves.   https://mike-robbins.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.   73Mentors Podcast http://73mentors.com/

As a maritime historian, Explorers Club member, shipwreck expert and avid world traveler, Taylor Zajonc’s real-life adventures nearly exceed those of his fictional counterparts. His fascination with exploration began when he joined a Russian expedition to the deepest archaeological site on the planet, descending nearly three miles into the abyss of the Bermuda Triangle aboard a Soviet-era submersible.   http://taylorzajonc.com     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Michel Neray has helped thousands of individuals craft and perform ‘purposeful’ stories to become more effective leaders, salespeople, coaches, teachers, trainers, speakers, and influencers of all types. He also uses Purposeful Storytelling to more effectively differentiate, position and brand organizations in the market.Michel combines a science degree from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from McGill University, and a career as a creative marketing copywriter, advertising agency director and marketing executive. A visionary and entrepreneurial game-changer, he created the world’s first online searchable directory of creative professionals (in 1995, before Google).Michel co-authored The Great Crossover, which made it to Jack Canfield’s Achiever’s Recommended Reading List. He has spoken at conferences in more than eight countries worldwide and founded momondays in 2012 as a monthly variety show that combines storytelling, comedy and live music. momondays has since expanded to more than 12 cities.   http://neray.com/ https://www.momondays.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Julie Broad is an Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, an International Book Award Winner, and recipient of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Sales book. As an entrepreneur and successful real estate investor she was also awarded the Top 20 under 40 Award. Her latest venture, Book Launchers, helps entrepreneurs and professionals build their brand and boost their business by writing, publishing, and selling a top quality book. In 2017, she also became a new Mom and moved from Vancouver Island, Canada to Los Angeles, California. https://booklaunchers.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/booklaunchers  Twitter: @thejuliebroad  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/juliebroad   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

  Chris Deardorff is a driven and creative marketing professional.  He possesses in-depth global sales and marketing experience working with Fortune 500 companies such as GE, Medtronic, Terumo BCT, and Seagate Technologies. He also has consulted and worked with numerous startups and small businesses including Kickfurther, Pixmoto, Fanzee, EvolveLab, Zometool, Clexia, Incuiry, Ascent CC, and FloDoggie. Throughout his twelve-year career, Chris has been responsible for developing story, marketing and business strategies that have generated rapid, double-digit financial growth and success. His experience includes developing story concepts, marketing and business plans, product roadmaps, and go-to-market plans that have helped companies effectively launch, market, and grow new products. Chris is currently completing the Stanford Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program. Chris also has an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado - Boulder.   https://magicflightstudios.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Joanna Penn is an author, speaker and entrepreneur.  Award-nominated author, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn. She also writes inspirational non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and international professional speaker. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the top 10 sites for writers and self-publishers.   https://www.thecreativepenn.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Alexa is a freelance writer, wife, and mother of three children and a dog. In addition to raising her children, managing her home, and writing, Alexa’s heart is in advocacy and raising funds to support nonprofit organizations involved with infant, children and women’s issues. Alexa launched her writing with her personal blog No Holding Back. Here she chronicles topics including health and wellness, living with autoimmune diseases, and most importantly, her grief after the loss of one of her twin daughters to complications from Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). Alexa took the experience from that painful life event and channeled it into a compilation book for grieving mothers entitled Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. She has also been published in two anthologies, The Mother of All Meltdowns and The HerStories Project. Alexa enjoys writing articles about parenting and children’s health and wellness topics for regional parenting publications and online magazines. In her “spare” time, you can find Alexa enjoying time with her girlfriends or hiding in her closet for some “alone” time.   Katbiggie.com - Blog http://writepublishsell.co/ - Writing support   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Awarded the Silver Stevie for “Mentor/Coach of the Year” by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Lisa Tener is an inspiring book writing and publishing coach, author and speaker. Her clients have signed 5- and 6-figure book deals with HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, Random House, Scribner’s, HCI, Beyond Words, New World Library, Hay House, New Harbinger, Yale University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, ABC-CLIO and other major publishers, as well as self published.   https://www.lisatener.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

NATE DERN is a writer / actor / director who lives in Los Angeles. He is a senior writer at Funny Or Die and the former artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. He appeared in the Paolo Sorrentino film Youth and in the TV shows Boardwalk Empire and Gossip Girl. His writing has been published by The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Outside, Vice, New York Magazine, and others. "Not Quite a Genius" is his first book. http://www.natedern.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Adam Booth's original stories blend traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia. He has been featured at the International Storytelling Center, the National Storytelling Festival, the Appalachian Studies Association Conference, the National Storytelling Conference, the National Academy of Medicine, and has been a Spoken Word Resident at the Banff Centre (Alberta). He is a member of the Recording Academy and recordings have received two Parents’ Choice Silver Honors and four Storytelling World Awards and Honors. He is a four-time champion of the West Virginia Liars' Contest.   http://www.adam-booth.com/   https://www.speakstoryseries.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

After nearly losing her husband in 2012 to medical negligence while we were living in Dallas, Jean and Blair decided to return to Canada and pursue their dream businesses for one year. Jean attended business development classes, launched her coaching and speaking business full time and developed JOY Bootcamp. Blair founded One More Story Games. In 2014, Jean joined him to manage operations and to raise money for our innovative startup. At the outset, Jean was the hustler to Blair being the hacker, evangelizing his vision for a platform designed for writers to create interactive storytelling games. Blair was the first CEO, Jean its first COO. As the company has evolved so have their roles. Blair is now its Chief Technology Officer, and Jean is its Chief Executive Officer.  They celebrated 20 years together in June 2016 and are thankful for the opportunity to work together, every day.   Bookmeetsgame.com Lilybard.com   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we dig deeper into story and story creation.  We amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Joshua Shea is a father of two and husband living in Maine. On the outside, people saw a successful magazine publisher, film festival founder and city councilor. For a long time, he hid my mental health issues, pornography and alcohol addictions from the world. In 2014, he was charged with possession of under age pornography after taking a screen capture of a teen girl in an online chatroom. Joshua served six months in jail for it in 2016.Today, he work as a ghostwriter and has several years of sobriety under his belt. His book is “The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships.”  He believes if we can begin to talk more about porn addiction and mental health, others may be able to address their addictions before they devolve to the unhealthy and criminal places where his hit rock bottom. https://recoveringpornaddict.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Maurice Cherry is a content marketer at Fog Creek Software, a company dedicated to creating products that enable every person and every team to make thoughtful, useful software. Maurice was formerly the principal and creative director at Lunch, a multidisciplinary studio in Atlanta, GA that helped creative brands craft messages and tell stories for their targeted audiences, including fostering relationships with underrepresented communities.  Maurice is a pioneering digital creator who is most well-known for the Black Weblog Awards and Revision Path Podcast.   http://mauricecherry.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Caleb is the Founder and CEO of Speakittobook.com, the premier ghostwriting agency for thought leaders.  He has collaborate on books and writing project with up to 8 figure earners with aims to double their revenue in less than 24 hours of their time.  Caleb is a craftsman of the written word and believes in capturing the unique voice of the person on the page.  Caleb has been traditionally publishing of both fiction and non-fiction.  He has been an award winning author from a number of organizations as well as an award winning journalist of star athletes and musicians.     http://www.speakittobook.com/ http://www.sermontobook.com/ https://startyourbooktoday.com/videoandblueprint   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Andy helps successful professionals who know they aren't living up to their potential and are feeling lost in their current career.  I help them merge what they love, what they're great at, and what they care about, so they can finally tap into the meaningful and fulfilling work they crave.  His life path has  been one of many turns and experiences which he now brings to empower others.   http://www.eagerlygrowing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EagerlyGrowing/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Margot Leitman is the author of the best-selling book “Long Story Short, the Only Storytelling Guide You’ll Ever Need” and “Gawky, Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase.” Her next book, "Tell Your Story" releases August 2019. She has written for Dreamworks TV, the Hallmark Channel, the Pixl Network and NBC. In 2016 she worked for "This American Life" as the west coast story scout. She is the founder of the storytelling program at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre and is a five time winner of the Moth Storyslam and a winner of the Moth Grandslam receiving the first ever score of a perfect 10. She travels all over the world teaching people to tell their stories.   http://www.margotleitman.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Long-Story-Short https://www.facebook.com/margotleitman1/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Nicole Stewart is a sixth generation Dallasite who has also lived in Chicago, the Bay Area, London, New York City and Los Angeles. She is an accomplished actress and teacher and director of theatre. After graduating from the Hockaday School in Dallas then with honors from Northwestern University’s theatre department, Stewart went on to act professionally in New York and Los Angeles. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, Upworthy, Modern Loss, and D Magazine. She spoke about the power of sharing your story at TEDxSMU and TEDxKIDS. Nicole aims to continue the work by modernizing the ancient art of storytelling. Dallas Observer featured her in their inaugural “People Issue,” as one of “100 Dallas Creatives” and awarded her “Best Future Arts Leader.”  Nicole is celebrating five years of marriage to husband and Oral Fixation co-producer Anton Schlesinger. http://oralfixationshow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/oralfixationshow https://www.youtube.com/oralfixationshow https://twitter.com/orallyfixated   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Paul Smith is one of the world’s leading experts in business storytelling. He’s one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers of 2018, a storytelling coach, and bestselling author of the books Sell with a Story (#1 bestseller in Amazon’s Sales and Selling category), Parenting with a Story, and Lead with a Story (#1 bestseller in Amazon’s Business Communication category) already in its 11th printing and available in 7 languages around the world. Paul is also a former consultant at Accenture and former executive and 20-year veteran of The Procter & Gamble Company.  And a return guest to storyhinge.  First, appearing in episode #5.   www.LeadWithAStory.com   My books: Lead with a Story  (Amazon #1 Bestseller in Business Communication) Sell with a Story  (Amazon #1 Bestseller in Sales and Selling) Parenting with a Story   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Silvia Turonova is a motivational speaker, writer, and a life coach and an author of the book Courage Within You. She is a founder of Courage Within You platform, a blog which she launched 2 years ago to inspire and motivate people to live more courageous lives. Silvia has written well over two hundred articles on success and personal development and has contributed to some successful websites as Addicted2Success, MotivationGrid, Wealthy Gorilla and many more. She is obsessed with personal development and she loves to learn about different ways how we can improve and upscale the quality of our lives. Her favorite hobby is exercise, reading self-development books, writing and spending a precious time with her family.   https://www.silviaturon.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life

Stacy believes that life storytelling is a healing process that employs the very language we use to construct meaning and purpose in our everyday lives. With words it’s powerful beyond measure because when you truly start to understand how these words and stories affect the way we think and act, you suddenly have the tools to change your life. You become more resilient. She loves to help people discover and tell their life stories because it provides them with insight and courage to finally make progress. It took her years to finally be authentic because she was bogged down by self-doubt, trying to please other people, trying to just get by, and to move on as if nothing affected her.  She started digging into what her life stories were and that’s what truly created her ability to change her life story – to become more authentic and free to be who she was meant to be.   http://www.stacybrookman.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

To others it looked like Scott Wilhite had an enviable life. Outside, he was an award-winning commercial film director; inside he was empty, frustrated, and ready to explode. On a trip to Cambodia something happened that changed his life. The poor, impoverished people of that region had something he lacked and desperately wanted—a natural sense of peace and contentment. This began his journey to find lasting fulfillment. Now he’s systemized it. He’s the creator of the Feed Your Happy app, the best-selling author of The 7 Core Skills of Everyday Happiness, and the instructor in the GetHappyNow.LIFE online course.   https://scottwilhite.com/   http://www.ncourage.life/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Isaac Tolpin a tech entrepreneur and futurist at heart enabling brands to authentically connect and inform at scale, turning followers into raving fans.  He has won, lost and learned a ton with over 105 million in combined revenues from the companies he’s built.  He believes that family and business should positively catalyze each other. It’s this kind of counter-intuitive thinking that has led to some of my greatest discoveries in business that create larger impact and opportunity.  He’s most interested in creating positive disruption within the industries he’s involved in which makes him an EdTech disrupter as CEO and Co-Founder of ConveYour.com, the revolutionary platform that’s changing the way influencers connect and teach their followers. http://isaactolpin.com/ http://courageousmom.com/ https://conveyour.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Dawn J. Fraser is a storyteller, educator and and nationally acclaimed speaker based out of New York City. She is the Host of the live show and upcoming podcast ‘Barbershop Stories’, which features storytellers performing true tales in barbershops and salons. Dawn has created programs for college students, educators and entrepreneurs to develop leadership potential through storytelling, and is an Instructor with The Moth and The Story Studio. She was featured amongst some of the nation’s top innovators and changemakers as a speaker at TED@NYC and has performed in shows including The Moth Mainstage, Story Collider, RISK and The Unchained Tour. She loves being a twin, a Trinidadian, and tweetable @dawnjfraser. http://www.dawnjfraser.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

This episode starts us off into season 2 of Storyhinge. In this episode I, Jason Vidaurri, spend time with my brother, Vincent Vidaurri, to discuss stories. We spent several months researching stories and reading multiple books about story, story creation and storytellers. We explore into questions such as: What is a story? What are the elements that make a story? What makes a good story? Why are stories important in our lives? Why are storytellers important? What is the future of stories?    StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

It's been an awesome ride for my first year podcasting and I'm looking forward to season 2.  Season 2 will especially be for those wanting to create better stories.     StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Georgian Benta is the founder and host of The Gratitude Podcast, the #1 Positive Thinking Podcast on iTunes, with over 100,000 downloads. He started this journey because, like Tony Robbins says: "Success without fulfilment is the ultimate failure." He interviews people that are living with gratitude, to find out their stories and what they do in order to keep themselves grateful most of the time. He read probably all of the research on gratitude and created 60+ episodes for his listeners with the main ideas, in his quest to apply gratitude as much as possible in his own life but also to inspire others to do the same.   Links www.georgianbenta.com www.facebook.com/TheGratitudePodcast www.twitter.com/GeorgianBenta https://www.instagram.com/thegratitudepodcast/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Nick Mann is Owner & Designer of TyypoPrints.com, making dreamers into doers through motivational print products and host of The Don't Quit Podcast. Living in Tacoma, Washington with his dog coco, his dream is to inspire many, through words and imagery. He is a fan of Seahawks, Hearthstone, currently writing his first book to be published. https://tyypoprints.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Carefully groomed by her parents for a legal career, Maura realized midway through law school that her internal light was dimming and decided to change course. A former decorated corporate manager, business owner and home schooling mom, Maura knows what it’s like to be directed into the wrong mold. She also knows the power and pleasure of stepping out. Through use of reflective questions and engaging personal stories, Author, Podcaster and an International Speaker featured hundreds of times in the media, Maura now shares her "Living Happy - Inside Out" mantra with the world. Website: www.Maura4u.com

Rustie is a Life Coach and Business owner.  She has been a Coach for more then 10 years.  She draws on her wealth of adverse challenges throughout her life to better the lives of others.  She is a devoted mother of 2.  She graduated Johnson State College with a B.A. in Psychology.   She  was diagnosed with Celiac disease in 2006. She has done extensive work researching how to not only survive, but live well with Celiac disease.  She opened Celiac Roads Life Coach, which has grown to have an international presence. She is blessed to be a respected consultant for schools, restaurants and families. She is a true believer in changing the way we think and use words. She has inspired many to improve their personal and professional lives. She has helped change the lives of many people and has the goal of changing more.   www.rustiemacdonald.com   Book an Appointment: livingthrivingwithrustieinspirationontapc.setmore.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.