Podcasts about storymakers

What happens when storytelling meets AI? In this episode 105 of the XTraw AI Podcast, we chat with Jim Matuga, the visionary entrepreneur behind StoryMaker. Discover how his AI-powered SaaS platform is transforming how businesses craft their brand narratives, making it easier than ever to connect authentically with audiences.

Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training Are you trapped in the exhausting cycle of "monthly chases," constantly pursuing short-term goals at the expense of long-term vision? Today's featured guest stood on the brink of giving up, worn down by the relentless pursuit of monthly numbers. He decided to shift focus with a ten-year plan to start building an agency that could run without him. This way, he has been able to focus on different ways to grow the agency, like launching proprietary technology that turned into a fantastic foot-in-the-door and starting a podcast that has given him the opportunity to get in front of his target audience on a weekly basis. Tune in to hear Jim's inspiring story and insights on entrepreneurship and marketing. Jim Matuga is the president and founder of InnerAction Media, a marketing agency that works with small startups and non-profits. Jim shares his journey from aspiring copywriter to starting his own agency in 2011, discusses the pivotal moments that led him to take the leap, how he broke free from the monthly chase, and the credibility that comes from developing proprietary technology. In this episode, we'll discuss: Breaking free from chasing monthly numbers. Turning AI adoption into agency innovation. Getting in front of your target audience with a podcast. Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources E2M Solutions: Today's episode of the Smart Agency Masterclass is sponsored by E2M Solutions, a web design, and development agency that has provided white-label services for the past 10 years to agencies all over the world. Check out e2msolutions.com/smartagency and get 10% off for the first three months of service. Starting an Agency at Life's Crossroads In a departure from most agency owner stories, Jim had wanted to start an agency from very early on in his career. Armed with an advertising degree and visions of becoming a Madison Avenue copywriter, he seemed destined for the agency world. However, things didn't go as planned and he ended up working in radio and local newspapers for fourteen years. Instead of crafting campaigns in a Manhattan high-rise, Jim found himself building a career in radio and local newspapers. For fourteen years, he climbed the corporate ladder, but each promotion felt like a step away from his true ambition. Finally, 2011 became Jim's year of transformation. In the midst of a difficult year he figured it was now or never. It seemed like the right time to jump into business as he was starting over after losing everything. After many years as a dream, his agency started on a random Tuesday from his kitchen table working from a used Mac he bought off Craigslist. Breaking Free From the Monthly Grind All agency owners go through a stage where it seems they're doing everything and the agency itself is going through constant ups and downs. For Jim, it was right after the pandemic. During a session with his business coach, Jim voiced what many agency owners feel but few act upon: he was tired of the monthly scramble and ready for fundamental change. Basically, Jim wanted a business that didn't depend on him to run successfully. Rather than being defined by the numbers on a monthly report, he envisioned a future where the agency could operate seamlessly, even in his absence. The breakthrough came through a crucial decision: bringing a longtime team member into the financial heart of the business. This wasn't just about delegating tasks—it was about sharing: Complete financial transparency Decision-making processes Strategic planning responsibilities Ownership of outcomes With this collaborative approach, Jim was able to help this employee understand the part of the business he most disliked: sales. By working together, he was able to adapt his own personality and values to the sales process, resulting in innovative strategies and business development that Jim had not previously imagined. Such empowerment fosters a culture of trust and accountability, where team members feel valued and motivated to contribute to the agency's success. Building a Strong Team Beyond the Solo Visionary After fifteen years of growing his agency, perhaps the most valuable lesson for Jim has been that even the most brilliant vision needs a strong team to bring it to life. While his creativity and entrepreneurial drive launched the agency, its sustained success would depend on something more—the collective talent of a well-developed team. Building a team that really understands their roles in the agency's overall goals requires patience. You'll need to give them time to develop into their roles, and give them opportunities and path forward with a clear vision of what the agency could be and what it should be. This approach to leadership—rooted in patience and understanding—yields more than just a capable team. It creates an environment where innovation flourishes, resilience builds naturally, and team members feel empowered to contribute their best work. The Difference Between Success and Significance Jim's new perspective on looking ahead with his ten-year plan instead of chasing monthly numbers helped him discover something profound: the difference between success and significance. Most agency owners live or die by the numbers and are constantly focusing on what's next, with success defined by tangible metrics: revenue, client acquisition, and market dominance. Yet, these markers, while important, can lead to a hollow victory if they do not align with a greater purpose. In contrast, significance is about creating value that transcends profit margins. It involves making a difference in people's lives, whether through innovative solutions, community engagement, or fostering personal growth within a team. Once an agency owners start creating value, success is not that important anymore, leading to a deeper sense of fulfillment and purpose. Turning AI Adoption into Agency Innovation Coming from a background in printed media, Jim's original dreams about running an advertising agency focused on a print-oriented traditional agency. However, just a week into starting his business he realized everyone wanted video and web. Luckily, he adapted quickly and embraced the new technologies. In fact, Jim believes technology is a blessing for agencies. At the time, he didn't realize how these new technologies would play a role into the intricacies of owning a business. As businesses strive to capture attention in an increasingly crowded marketplace, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into marketing strategies has emerged as a game-changer. Jim jumped to the opportunity of adapting new trends, as he most recently did with AI. In fact, his agency launched StoryMaker, a SaaS application that aims to demonstrate how AI can enhance storytelling and streamline content creation, ultimately empowering businesses to connect with their audiences more effectively. The adoption of AI-driven marketing solutions can serve as a powerful retention strategy for agencies. In his case, Jim not only embraced the new technology, he now sells subscriptions across the country for this application and uses is as a foot-in-the-door, where every client gets a complimentary subscription to the app and a marketing blueprint he used to give away for free. The credibility that comes from developing proprietary software further strengthens an agency's position in the market. As clients recognize the expertise and innovation behind tools like StoryMaker, it enhances the agency's reputation as a thought leader in the industry. This visibility can lead to new opportunities, such as speaking engagements and partnerships, which can further amplify the agency's reach and influence. Creating Hundreds of Opportunities to Get in Front of Your Target Audience Weekly As a big fan of podcasts and the power they have to help grow a brand, Jim created Positively West Virginia, a podcast dedicated to sharing the entrepreneurial journeys of small businesses and nonprofits in West Virginia. With one episode a week posted since 2017, the podcast has brought Jim hundreds of opportunities to talk to small business owners, who are also his prospective clients. In the years since, Positively West Virginia has provided opportunities for visibility and building credibility, it has also helped him create value and create a platform for authentic narratives that resonate with his audience. This is especially true for small business owners, who often have compelling stories that can inspire and engage listeners. Any business owner can take advantage of the way that podcasts can serve as a vital tool to share their journeys, connect with audiences, and inspire others. The ability to reach thousands of listeners with motivating narratives not only uplifts individual entrepreneurs but also strengthens the fabric of local communities. As the podcasting landscape continues to grow, small businesses that embrace this medium will find themselves well-positioned to thrive in an increasingly competitive environment. Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? Check out our Agency Blueprint. Designed for agency owners like you, our Agency Blueprint helps you uncover growth opportunities, tackle obstacles, and craft a customized blueprint for your agency's success.

Featured on Berkeley: Time Passes - by Michael Schaper Unroll Air - by Zary Fekete The Making of a Storymaker - by Soramimi Hanarejima - narrated by Jenny Mizume Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Featured Music Son of the Vampire by Serat is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. New England Air by BOPD is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Our Story (intro) by melodysheep is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. I'm a Jazz Vampire by Marion Harris is licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License. Intro & Outro Music Celestial Navigation by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License

As we wrap up our Transparency in Storytelling mini series, I'm excited to have Mel join us on the podcast (for a second time) for this final conversation. Mel, the founder of Story Makers in NYC, shares how storytelling connects us with our inner lives, our communities, and even God's greater narrative. Through creating zines, memory cards, and playbooks, Story Makers helps kids discover and tell their own stories, sparking spiritual growth along the way.   This conversation is about the real impact of these resources—from the creative process to the life-changing connections they foster. 00:00 - Introduction   More about our guest today Melina Luna Smith is the founder of StoryMakers NYC, clergy wife, and mother of two. Drawing on her background in Social Work and Child Development and her eye for design, she imagined and developed Creative Arts Camp, a week-long outreach program to the Gramercy and East Village NYC neighborhoods. Each camp focused on one of the great stories of the Bible with Melina's trademark commitment to whimsy and beauty. Eventually, with her team of writers, artists and jacks-of-all-trades, Melina transformed Creative Arts Camp into StoryMakers, a non-profit creative studio that produces imaginative gospel resources to foster connection and more fun for Sunday school programs and families. Learn more about Mel and Storymakers in the episode   02:13 - Origin and First Products of Story Makers 07:02 - Product Development and Process 10:00 - Subscription Plans and Impact 11:47 - Personal Transformation and Testimony 15:19 - Interaction with Kids and Adults 16:47 - Storytelling and Vision for the Future 29:35 - Conclusion   Mentions Storymakers Emoji Pillows EP 160 with Meluna - Creativity, Faith, and Collaborative Impact   Connect with me: https://jennynuccio.com/contact Follow along with my Weekly Wild: Sign Up! Find me on social media: Jenny Nuccio Work with me through one-on-one mentorship and strategic coaching sessions: Join me! Sign up to receive a copy of the podcast slides covered in this week's episode: https://jennynuccio.myflodesk.com/ry8jrddbfx  

In this episode of the Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers interviews Jim Matuga, the founder of Interaction Media and creator of StoryMaker, a SaaS platform that leverages AI to help agencies and producers tell compelling stories that drive sales. They dive into the importance of storytelling, content creation, and how to connect with customers on a deeper level by using generative AI. Key Points from the Discussion: Storytelling as a Sales Tool: Jim shares how most businesses communicate through features and benefits but miss the mark by not addressing the internal problems of their customers. A compelling story focused on the customer as the hero is what builds trust and connection. David adds that too many salespeople listen with the intent to respond rather than understand. Empathy, listening, and understanding are key elements that lead to trust and, eventually, sales. The Power of StoryMaker: Jim explains how StoryMaker automates the content creation process by utilizing a company's existing content and an AI-driven framework to craft 30-second pitches, emails, blog posts, social media content, and more. StoryMaker learns your business voice, saving time while keeping the messaging authentic. Jim discusses how he used StoryMaker to create his business's story arc, and how it has been transformative for clients in various industries. AI in Marketing and Sales: Both David and Jim agree that AI, particularly generative AI, is one of the biggest technological transformations since the internet. AI tools like StoryMaker and ChatGPT allow businesses to create personalized, authentic content quickly, which can be tailored to the needs of different audiences. Efficiency and Accuracy in Content Creation: Jim highlights how StoryMaker allows non-writers, like insurance agents or other sales professionals, to create high-quality content without needing advanced writing skills. This includes emails, blog posts, and social media content—saving time while producing effective marketing materials. David shares his experience using AI to simplify complex insurance topics, explaining how ChatGPT helps him create content that resonates with audiences without overwhelming them with technical jargon. The Importance of Personalization: David emphasizes that the AI-generated content must match the salesperson's voice to ensure authenticity. Without this alignment, there's a risk of disconnect between the content and the real person behind it, which can damage the trust built through inbound marketing. Responding to Emails Using AI: Jim introduces StoryMaker's feature of crafting professional email responses, saving users time and ensuring their tone is appropriate, even in contentious situations. David highlights how this helps avoid emotionally charged or poorly worded responses that could hurt relationships. Connect with: David Carothers LinkedIn Jim Matuga LinkedIn Kyle Houck LinkedIn Visit Websites: Power Producer Base Camp Killing Commercial StoryMaker InnerAction Media Crushing Content Power Producers Podcast Policytee The Dirty 130 The Extra 2 Minutes

Jacob and Special Guest Melina Smith take a look at the readings for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, which are Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Hebrews 4:12-16, and Mark 10:17-31.

Tuning-free personalized image generation methods have achieved significant success in maintaining facial consistency, i.e., identities, even with multiple characters. However, the lack of holistic consistency in scenes with multiple characters hampers these methods' ability to create a cohesive narrative. In this paper, we introduce StoryMaker, a personalization solution that preserves not only facial consistency but also clothing, hairstyles, and body consistency, thus facilitating the creation of a story through a series of images. StoryMaker incorporates conditions based on face identities and cropped character images, which include clothing, hairstyles, and bodies. Specifically, we integrate the facial identity information with the cropped character images using the Positional-aware Perceiver Resampler (PPR) to obtain distinct character features. To prevent intermingling of multiple characters and the background, we separately constrain the cross-attention impact regions of different characters and the background using MSE loss with segmentation masks. Additionally, we train the generation network conditioned on poses to promote decoupling from poses. A LoRA is also employed to enhance fidelity and quality. Experiments underscore the effectiveness of our approach. StoryMaker supports numerous applications and is compatible with other societal plug-ins. Our source codes and model weights are available at https://github.com/RedAIGC/StoryMaker. 2024: Zhengguang Zhou, Jing Li, Huaxia Li, Nemo Chen, Xu Tang https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.12576

337 Invest In Yourself   Life is complicated. Just like Frank Sinatra's song That's Life, we could be on top of the world one moment and the next we could be pushing boulders up an endless hill, however these moments do not define us. It is how we choose to tell our stories about these experiences that shows us and the entire world who we truly are.  In this episode Sarah Elkins and John Henry discuss the importance of investing time and energy into yourself, as well as how events from our formative years shape us into who we are today.   Highlights Your origins do not dictate how your story unfolds. Learning from the mistakes of the past to work towards a better future. Invest in yourself, take time to pause, analyze what stresses and drains you and focus on yourself.   Quotes “Committing to doing something uncomfortable, like running a marathon or climbing a mountain. I encourage your listeners to commit to something like that, and what results from that is a story. And it's these kinds of stories that I've found are more valuable than the advanced degrees.” “When the time is right it will feel great to tell some of those stories that maybe you haven't felt like you could.”   Dear Listeners it is now your turn, I'm going to challenge you right now to think about what you could do right now to incorporate some small part of who you are you haven't been sharing, some hobby, or something from your past that you don't tell people about. How can you incorporate that or at least the lessons you learned from it in your next conversation, whether you're at work, or with friends, or even with your own kids. And, as always, thank you for listening.    About John John is a polymath with a background in mathematics, finance, and AI. He's held roles ranging from professor to professional cage fighter, and now leads data science & AI at a top global insurer. With advanced degrees in statistics, jurisprudence, international real estate, and more, John's expertise spans machine learning, risk, and wealth management. A published author in top journals, speaker, and advisor, he also runs an RIA business alongside his corporate leadership role. Tune in as he shares insights from his multifaceted journey, which began in section 8 housing on food stamps, highlighting his journey of perseverance and determination. Be sure to check out his LinkedIn! As well as Storymakers Investment Advisors and the LinkedIn of Storymaker's!   About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course as well to make sure you nail that next interview!

Today's guest is screenwriter and Hollywood script doctor Peter Douglas Russell. I wanted to go deep into the back alleys of what Hollywood script doctors actually do in the business. Peter's conversation was eye-opening, to say the least.Peter Russell sold two television pilots in 2017. He enjoys working on projects both as a ghostwriter and as a consultant.  And he can both write and teach what he knows. So many successful screenwriters and producers have no idea how to teach what they do, and so many teachers can't actually sell stories. But Peter does both. Peter was UCLA's Teacher of the Year in 2009. He invented (along with his then partner Cecilia Najar) a process called The Storymaker which you can use to quickly develop an original, complex, vivid story from a single idea — and the Storymaker is helping scores of his students shape wonderful stories.Peter started as a story analyst in the 1990s and has read over 6,000+ screenplays for major film and television giants including Imagine Entertainment, Participant Productions, HBO, CBS, Walden Entertainment and dozens of others.As he read these scripts, he started seeing deep, hidden patterns in the best stories. He wrote these down and started getting jobs FIXING writer's stories. He got good at it — really good.Peter was invited to teach at UCLA in 2004, and it became a passion, too.  He has now been invited to teach television pilot and film story creation at Pepperdine University's Seaver College Screenwriting MFA program, at Story Expo in LA and New York, and many others. Meanwhile, Peter has turned The Storymaker into the most powerful tool for helping storytellers create original vivid stories. Simply and quickly.Enjoy my conversation with Peter Douglas Russell.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/indie-film-hustle-a-filmmaking-podcast--2664729/support.

A talk from the 16th Annual Mockingbird Conference in NYC. April 26, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).

Join us in this episode as we delve into the transformative power of storytelling and its profound impact on families and mental health with Melina Smith!   We are exploring the intersection of faith, leadership, and making a meaningful impact as we share our experiences, challenges, and aspirations in fostering connection, authenticity, and resilience. Key Takeaways 00:00 - Introduction:  More about our guest today   Melina (Mel) is a passionate behavioral health professional whose journey led her to found Storymakers, a not-for-profit creative studio dedicated to integrating emotions, faith, and creativity into the lives of children, teens, and adults alike.   04:45 - Creativity, collaboration, and connection.   In this segment, Mel and I explore the significance of creativity, collaboration, and connection in overcoming obstacles and fostering innovation.   10:28 - Emotional intelligence and social-emotional connection for kids.   The discussion revolves around strategies to enhance emotional intelligence and social-emotional connection among children. We also give a glimpse into a March 15th launch of a product that aims to promote resilience in families by providing innovative tools for emotional expression and management.   26:15 - Entrepreneurship, leadership, and overcoming fears.   We are talking about entrepreneurship, leadership, and confronting fears in business. We share our struggles with authenticity and confidence in business dealings, particularly in sales and fundraising, while also appreciating the importance of courage and genuineness in entrepreneurship.   22:34 - Faith, leadership, and impact with Storymakers founder.   Faith, leadership and profound lessons Mel has learned along the way. We talk about the importance of humility, trust, and embracing losses as opportunities for growth and connection. Mentions Storymakers Imani Collective   Connect with me: jenny@imanicollective.com Follow along with my Weekly Wild: Sign Up! Find me on social media: Jenny Nuccio Work with me through one-on-one mentorship and strategic coaching sessions: Join me! Sign up to receive a copy of the podcast slides covered in this week's episode: https://jennynuccio.myflodesk.com/ry8jrddbfx   

All the way from the great state of West Virginia, it's the return of Jim Matuga.  In 2021, Jim made his first Over a Pint guest appearance, and we knew immediately at that time he needed to come back.  It may have taken a few years to twist his arm, but mission accomplished!   To say Jim has serious game is an understatement. Let's laundry list just some of them:    President & Founder of Inneraction Media Author of Marketing Matters Host of the popular national podcast Positively West Virginia Columnist for The State Journal in West Virginia Head Coach for Miracle League Baseball for 20+ years   This time around we're talking artificial intelligence (AI) and digging into Jim's latest proprietary and successful business venture – StoryMaker.  Most small businesses struggle with finding the right words to authentically connect with audiences.  Developed with the small biz owner, entrepreneur & non-profit in mind, StoryMaker creates the right words, on-the-fly, for social media, 30-second pitches, emails, blog posts and unlimited brand messages – all with a couple clicks of a mouse.  Jim's one of the good guys, and we're already chomping at the bit to bring him back a third time!   Jim's Pint:  A virtual spirit Pat's Pint: Tucktoberfest from https://tuckerbrewing.com/ Kurt's Pint: Hilly Haze from https://www.amb.beer/

Melina Luna Smith believes that art is a powerful tool that can open the door to the heart and allow kids to connect with stories from the Bible in a fun and engaging way. She has dedicated her creative skills to interactively recreating Bible stories for children through her company, Storymakers. Melina shares with us some of her imaginative ways to retell God's stories and connect with our kids (or adult friends!) about faith.    Quotes “Art always seems to be the back door to the heart, whether that's through music or visuals, even just creating quietly alongside someone. That always opens a door to connection, and that's really important for us as story makers.” - Melina Luna Smith “When kids understand that God is in pursuit of them in the good, the bad, and the ugly, when they can connect to those moments, and then they can see what God did for characters like Rahab, characters like Jacob when he was super jealous and not behaving properly, or David. In all of those stories, the Bible is really the key, and the crown jewel in knowing how God moves in our lives and loves us and pursues us relentlessly.” - Melina Luna Smith “If you want to engage with your kids and you want to engage with your teens, it's best practice to create spaces and meet kids and teens where they are.” - Melina Luna Smith “With anxiety and depression on the rise, we want to be those people who are listening and praying and knowing really where the hearts of our kids and teens are. So stay engaged. Tune in to what your kids and teens are into. Meet them where they are.” - Melina Luna Smith   Guest's Links Melina Luna Smith on Facebook StoryMakers on Instagram  StoryMakers Website   Resources Mentioned in This Episode Calvary - St. George's Church   Connect with Sally Lloyd-Jones Jesus Storybook Bible Facebook Jesus Storybook Bible Instagram  Sally's website Sally's Facebook Sally's Instagram   *Episode produced by Four Eyes Media*  

Meaghan is a mom to 6 kids and is a proud StoryMaker both as a PaperPie associate and a foster/adoptive mom. She is married and lives in the country with her family, fur babies, and neighboring peacocks that visit from time to time. Meaghan is a fierce advocate for the kids in her home, but also has a heart to help others learn and grow as well. On today's episode, Meaghan starts out by talking about how she became the “book lady”, or more commonly known as a Story Maker. We talk about books that can help with social/emotional development and mindfulness. Meaghan then shares about what led her and her husband into becoming foster parents, which ultimately led to adoption. We discuss adopting out of birth order, adopting from the foster care system, open adoptions and continued contact with birth families, including sibling connections. What an amazing start to National Adoption Month!  If you are interested in learning more about Meaghan, you can find her on Instagram or Facebook. You can also purchase books from her on her PaperPie website, but also feel free to reach out to her with any questions or if you need recommendations! For FULL SHOW NOTES go to www.mendingfamilieswa.com/mending-families-podcast Where to find Mending Families: Instagram - @mendingfamilieswa TikTok - @mendingfamilieswa Facebook - @mendingfamilieswa YouTube - @mendingfamilies1594 https://www.mendingfamilieswa.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-pemberton/support

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Learn more about Preaching in a Post-Christian Age.Youth group. Sunday school. Church camp. What's your reaction to these words? Do you get a nostaglic smile on your face? Do you have a mild cardiac infarction? Whether you've led a youth ministry or not, we've all been teens, and many, many of us have memories associated with teen formation in different Christian contexts. From pies in the face for Jesus, to inductive Bible studies, to folk music and popcorn prayer, there have been many ways to approach ministry to young people. Do we get really serious, down to the no-funny-business of Christian discipleship and life transformation? Or do we hang out with pizza and some games, and pray, with a lot of grace, and no pressure, that something happens, eventually, God-wise? Turns out, ministry to teens is about sensing how to strike a wise balance, and it's a lot about our own security and maturity as a Christian adults. Today we'll talk about: the importance of the heart and feelings in teen catechesis; how to engage teens emotionally without making it all about feelings; how to invite questions that drive into the faith rather than away from it; how we can have confidence and clarity without harshness; and why we should love the Bible more than good behavior. Taking us to this magical land of youth ministry is Melina Luna Smith. Melina is executive director of Storymakers, a not-for-profit creative studio that designs imaginative resources for kids and teens, including Bible- and creed-immersive zines. She is deep in lay ministry at the Parish of Calvary St. George's in New York City, and loves working at the intersections of design, beauty, and imagination for the good of communities and the kingdom of God.If you like this conversation, join us at Calvary St. George's for our preaching conference in New York this November, for a refresher and refreshing course in communicating God's Word. You might even get to meet Melina. (She happens to be married to the rector.)Now put on your most normal-looking mom jeans and grab your Bible. It's time to be exactly yourself with young people and share the gospel in a real and lasting way. It's possible. Maybe not even that complicated. We hope you enjoy the conversation. Check out Storymakers.Learn more about Preaching in a Post-Christian Age.

This episode originally aired on 6/29/20David Leins is a Podcast Coordinator and Producer at WDET. He also oversees the StoryMakers program. Leins joined WDET after working at the Arab American National Museum.---Support TBAS by becoming a patron!!!! - https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show

As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church? Founder and Executive Director of Storymakers, Melina Smith, joins Kelsi to talk about the Storymakers approach to teaching kids about the historical Christian faith through connection, empathy, and trust that the Holy Spirit works wherever God's word is preached.  1517 Podcast Network Survey Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts: 1517 on Youtube: More from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Youtube Shownotes:  Find Out More about Storymakers Follow Storymakers on Instagram What's New from 1517: Join the 1517 Academy Freedom Lessons Street Team Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray

Today we're joined by Melina Isa Luna, Executive Director & Founder of StoryMakers. Questions for reflection: - Where have you encountered God this week? Links mentioned in this episode: - StoryMakers (https://www.storymakersnyc.com/) - Walking on Water, by Madeline L'Engle (https://www.madeleinelengle.com/books/non-fiction/walking-on-water-reflections-on-faith-and-art/) - Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@biblelovepodcast) The show music is "Silver Lining" by Brent Wood, licensed under Soundstripe

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Tuesday, May 9  The WV SBDC hosts a business fundamentals seminar in Harrisville…Find out how you can use AI to write your perfect pitch…and a German company in Raleigh County is set to expand and bring in 80 jobs--#YesWV…on today's daily304. #1 – From WV SBDC –  Thinking of starting your own business? Join the West Virginia Small Business Development Center for an in-person workshop where you'll discover how to start your own business and get your business license, how to write a business plan, what a lender is looking for, and how the WV SBDC can assist in getting you lender-ready! The free event takes place May 22 at the Gen. Thomas M. Harris Museum in Harrisville. Learn more and register: https://wvsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/33442?embedded=0   #2 – From VANTAGE VENTURES –  West Virginia based InnerAction Media has just released its new SaaS software application StoryMaker – offering to help small businesses in the US write their perfect 30 second pitch – and other important marketing messages – instantly.  StoryMaker is a cloud-based, Software as a Service (SaaS), application.   “I've had the unique opportunity to interview and help thousands of business leaders over the past 35 years.  One thing most people struggle with is the question: ‘What's your 30 second pitch?'”  said IAM President and StoryMaker developer Jim Matuga.  “StoryMaker solves this basic business problem and so much more.” Read more: https://vantageventures.io/storymaker-helps-business-leaders-create-their-30-second-pitch-and-other-marketing-messages-instantly-with-artificial-intelligence/   #3 – From THE REGISTER-HERALD – A German company that set up shop in Raleigh County more than 20 years ago is now looking to invest $18 million to expand its plant and bring in about 80 new jobs. Raleigh County commissioners gave the green light to start the process of assisting Klöckner Pentaplast, a plastic manufacturer, in financing an $18 million expansion at its Beaver, W.Va., plant. The facility produces plastic packaging including clamshells for fruit and battery packaging. In 2019, Klöckner Pentaplast's Beaver facility was the company's most productive site. Jina Belcher, executive director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, Belcher said the company's goal with the expansion is to make the Beaver facility its "North American food hub facility.” As part of the expansion, Klöckner Pentaplast will be looking to use its Raleigh County facility to manufacture other products, including food grade protein packaging for hamburgers, chicken and other proteins. Read more: https://www.register-herald.com/news/plastic-plant-planning-major-expansion-in-raleigh-county/article_8c83d416-e922-11ed-876a-bbbd0fc9cef8.html   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Networking - many dread it, but if you don't do, then it definitely won't happen.  Listen in as Julie interviews one of her clients and get some insight into the processAt StoryMakerU we believe everyone should be able to live a full and meaningful life.  What is your story so far?  Where would you like your story to go?  You get to start writing the sequel today.  Julie Allen is a survivor of domestic violence, turned Fortune 100 consultant, and now a certified life and career coach for StoryMakerU. She comes from a varied history of working with individuals, organizations, non-profits, and some of the largest companies in the world. She is very flexible in her work and life...seriously...she can show you how to do a back handspring.  Joining Julie is Ron Allen, a life and business coach for StoryMakerU. He is also an active investor, published photographer, and program manager that has an equally wide range of business and life experiences. (want to know what its like to be stalked by a hammerhead shark, or fly a fighter trainer...he can tell you!)  "There are no limits to what you can achieve in life, except the limits you place on your own imagination" - Julie Allen Please visit us at www.TheStoryMakers.net or just drop an email to info@thestorymakers.net. Want to be interviewed on the show?  Just reach out.Want to interview us on your show?  Same. Do you want one on one coaching? Well...sameNeed someone for a speaking engagement?  Sure.  We want to know you! Follow us on the socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/storymakeruInstagram - https://twitter.com/storymakeruFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/storymakeruYouTube - https://bit.ly/TSM-YouTube "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right" - Henry Ford

In today's episode: SEASON OF BIG DAYS AND SELF COACHING New thoughts and ideas are what can shift your hard days into amazing ones. It's a practice of self leadership, mindfully managing your thought life, and choosing what emotions you want to experience. And yes, it means you take responsibility for what you can do and how you can take action to shift things, but it's so worth it to become the StoryMaker of your own life. My goal in this episode is to remind you that you can have a new type of holiday season regardless of circumstances by shifting what you believe and choose to dwell on. ***VIParts of this episode to refer to: God is for you and if you believe you don't have enough or you aren't enough, go read Romans 8 a few times and let God reveal Himself to you as a good Father! Welcome to the Christian Life Coach Collective!

In today's episode: SELF COACHING AND MINDSET It's raw and real today, because I'm talking about a root belief system I've dealt with for years and I'm so TIRED of! Don't you want to get free from the lies and lack? Aren't you ready to take back the power you've given away? Let's do it together starting today! ***VIParts of this episode to refer to: REMEMBER TO GRAB YOUR DEALS BEFORE SUNDAY 11/27 AT MIDNIGHT EST! Schedule your first of six sessions to get started on the StoryMaker's Journey HERE for $300 off. Purchase The Greenhouse Course and start your training to become a certified life coach with Sterling and Stone HEREand use coupon code BFF to get $100 off PLUS six months of the Coach's Conservatory Membership! If you purchase both, you get the bonus of the Arboretum Business Course! (an $800 value) Welcome to the Christian Life Coach Collective!

In today's episode: RESOURCES & TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION  I am sharing this holiday weekend's deals with you! ***VIParts of this episode to refer to: Schedule your first of six sessions to get started on the StoryMaker's Journey HERE for $300 off. Purchase The Greenhouse Course and start your training to become a certified life coach with Sterling and Stone HERE and use coupon code BFF to get $100 off PLUS six months of the Coach's Conservatory Membership! If you purchase both, you get the bonus of the Arboretum Business Course! (an $800 value) Email support@sterlingandstonementoring.com Welcome to the Christian Life Coach Collective!

Episode 139 Notes and Links to Felicia Taylor's Work        On Episode 139 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Felicia Taylor, and the two discuss, among other topics, the ways in which memory and her childhood and her family histories have informed her work, her creative process, living a creative life as poet, playwright, actor, etc., and themes and thought processes manifested in her standout poetry collection.     Felicia Taylor E is a writer, poet, storyteller, performer and arts educator, along with being a "gently nudging" wife to her hubby and a fun "trying to stick to a schedule" mom for her son. She has been writing since elementary school and has kept a diary or a journal since the 5th grade. Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl's Tale is her first book.      Felicia Taylor's Website   Buy Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl's Tale   Felicia performs “Echoes in my Spirit”       At about 1:45, Felicia describes her childhood, mainly spent in Denton, Texas, and her relationship with language, reading, and “oral preservation of history”   At about 4:30, Felicia details some of her favorite books and writers growing up, including the great Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes   At about 6:25, Pete and Felicia meditate on the beauty and strength of Maya Angelou's work, including her piece from Bill Clinton's inauguration; thanks to Professor Winston for her contribution to Felicia's reading!   At about 8:00, Felicia discusses the reading of varied genres that she read in college and beyond, including Stephen King (Pete shares a favorite piece of his from King) and Alice Walker    At about 11:30, the two discuss Langston Hughes' impact on them    At about 12:45, Felicia discusses her creative history and impulses including her mindset in creating her short film and then elaborates on films' advantages versus books' advantages    At about 17:35, Felicia responds to Pete's questions about “muses” and how she accentuates her creativity, especially the power of memory (19:05)   At about 19:50, Felicia answers Pete's questions about what it is like to write about intimate relationships in her life   At about 22:00, Felicia expands upon some real-life and profound connections to particular poems in her collection, including to the staggeringly-upsetting case of Timothy Cole    At about 24:50, Pete and Felicia cite the four distinct parts of the novel and discuss the reasoning behind her many “dedications” in the book; she cites “Freedom Tree” as an especially powerful example of work “echoing in her head”   At about 26:40, Pete and Felicia ruminate on the importance of Sesame Street as they discuss the collection's first poem   At about 27:45, Pete wonders about Felicia's mindset in writing about racism and hate in conjunction with the beauty of innocence    At about 29:45, Pete highlights the carefree, breezy language that is childlike yet profound   At about 33:20, Felicia speaks to the disparate experiences expressed in back-to-back poems that involve her hair   At about 38:20, Felicia details the event and the feelings and fears associated with a childhood encounter with the KKK that compelled Felicia to write about it    At about 43:20, Pete and Felicia reflect on Part II and its highlighting of Soul Train and beautiful times with family   At about 46:20, Part III and its historical connections are highlighted, in addition to a “heart wrenching” quote from Timothy Cole   At about 49:10, the two explore “White Lies, Part I” and its focus on dementia and a reversal of roles    At about 51:35, Ideas of absurdist and dark humor are discussed in connection to “A Dignified Death, Please”   At about 54:10, Pete makes a Sopranos' reference (evergreen statement??)   At about 54:45, Felicia reads “Red Lips”   At about 56:10, ---silence---as Pete makes a 112 reference   At about 56:40, Felicia outlines some contact info and provides contact/social media info       You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 140 with Oscar Hokeah, who is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma. In addition, author of the recent standout novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance.     The episode will air on August 30.   

Jeff Wheeler took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains. His books have been on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list 6 times (for The Thief's Daughter, The King's Traitor, The Hollow Crown, The Silent Shield, Prism Cloud, and Knight's Ransom) and have sold more than 5 million copies. His novels have also been published or will be published in many languages: Italian, Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish, Polish, Spanish, Russian, and German. He was the founder of Deep Magic: the E-zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction (www.deepmagic.co), a publication that ran from 2002-2006 and 2016-2021. He's also a founding author at BingeBooks. You can usually find Jeff at Emerald City Comic Con, New York Comic Con or at writers conferences like Storymakers and Teen Author Boot Camp. He welcomes hearing from readers: jeff /at/ jeff-wheeler dot com If you are interested in purchasing signed copies of his books for friends, family, or your own collection, please e-mail: WOJWbooks /at/ gmail dot com

Jeff Wheeler took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains. His books have been on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list 6 times (for The Thief's Daughter, The King's Traitor, The Hollow Crown, The Silent Shield, Prism Cloud, and Knight's Ransom) and have sold more than 5 million copies. His novels have also been published or will be published in many languages: Italian, Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish, Polish, Spanish, Russian, and German. He was the founder of Deep Magic: the E-zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction (www.deepmagic.co), a publication that ran from 2002-2006 and 2016-2021. He's also a founding author at BingeBooks. You can usually find Jeff at Emerald City Comic Con, New York Comic Con or at writers conferences like Storymakers and Teen Author Boot Camp. He welcomes hearing from readers: jeff /at/ jeff-wheeler dot com If you are interested in purchasing signed copies of his books for friends, family, or your own collection, please e-mail: WOJWbooks /at/ gmail dot com

Today we are in München, Germany, talking to Björn Eichstädt, Managing Partner & Co-Owner of Storymaker and publisher of the digital magazine “J-BIG – Japan Business in Germany”. He studied Neurobiology and was active in experimental music in the 1990s and 2000s.  Björn takes us on a trip to Japan. From J-Horror Films, Japanese Spirits, Film music, audio innovations, sound aficionados and the Sound Design of the Tokyo Treinstation (note: I added the Yurakucho sound after the conversation).   And he shares the business habits and the harmony aspect in collaboration, the ‘performance thinking' of meetings in Japan and ‘the customer is god' attitude. But let's start with a warning, this is by far the most extended podcast in The Power of Music Thinking history, so if you are prepared to listen to 30 minutes podcasts, you might want to pause and listen further the next day. All right let's dive into it.   Show notes Björn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoern-eichstaedt-77889b2/  Storymaker Website: https://www.storymaker.de/en/home-en  Japan Business in Germany: https://www.j-big.de/en/    Extra links to Films and Music mentioned in the conversation Toru Takemitsu - Woman in the dunes  Un Uomo da Rispettare (Complete) - Ennio Morricone Toru Takemitsu graphic scores J-Horror and Sound: Kayako Saeki sound  J-Horror and Sound 2: Ringu Sound Design  Vocaloid: Hatsune Miku - World is Mine ~【手描き】ワールドイズマイン【Erich von Däniken / Peter Thomas: Chariots of the Gods: Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Chariots Of The Gods ℗ 1970 - YouTube Stockhausen: Sounds in Space, Osaka 1970  Pedestrian crossings with sound in Japan! - YouTube Gate Sounds for Boarding. - YouTube Yamanote Line - The Comprehensive Eki-melo Database    More info The Power of Music Thinking is brought to you by CREATIVE COMPANION specialised in facilitating companies in making brand minded and people-centred decisions.   Buy The Power of Music Thinking book See the latest episode of The Power of Music Thinking    

How was I to know that a conversation on the art of Anglican preaching would take me to talking about T.D. Jakes and The Grateful Dead? Well, I guess when you're talking to the Rev. Jacob Smith, it's bound to happen. We're talking about the art and craft of preaching today, thinking about beginners to the craft, but also thinking about those who have been at it for a long time, and what it might take to get out of the rut of old habits, re-energize your imagination, and even let yourself get nervous behind the pulpit again, if you haven't felt that way in a while. What is a good sermon, anyway? And how much does it really matter if the liturgy and the Eucharist take center stage? What can bad preaching do? And what does preaching have in common with stand-up comedy and tennis? Apart from tips for good preaching or better preaching, we've got some edifying stories of embarrassing mistakes to learn from, and forays into the realm of pop culture. We also survey a few other preaching styles throughout history that may not be familiar, or even comfortable, but we can definitely learn from, from Jonathan Edwards to televangelists. Fr. Jacob was born on the Navajo Reservation and was raised in Yuma, Arizona. As an Episcopal priest he initially served in the Diocese of San Diego, and he's been at the Parish of Calvary-St. George's in NYC in various roles for 15 years. His wife, Melina, by the way, publishes a church curriculum for children you should check out called Storymakers. And in part of his free time, when he's not watching a favorite show and gleaning sermon illustrations, Jacob is lovingly working on the Same Old Song preaching podcast with fellow priest Aaron Zimmerman. Now get out your Moleskine journal and your favorite pen and join us as we make some insightful and fun notes on preaching! We hope you enjoy the conversation. LEARN MORE about our conference in Oklahoma City, Love's Redeeming Work: Discovering the Anglican Tradition Storymakers curriculum Same Old Song podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/living-church/support

Interviews - a new approach.  Train for them as an athlete trains for a competition.  We'll walk through this in part 1 of 2 in this episode. At StoryMakerU we believe everyone should be able to live a full and meaningful life.  What is your story so far?  Where would you like your story to go?  You get to start writing the sequel today.  Julie Allen is a survivor of domestic violence, turned Fortune 100 consultant, and now a certified life and career coach for StoryMakerU. She comes from a varied history of working with individuals, organizations, non-profits, and some of the largest companies in the world. She is very flexible in her work and life...seriously...she can show you how to do a back handspring.  Joining Julie is Ron Allen, a life and business coach for StoryMakerU. He is also an active investor, published photographer, and program manager that has an equally wide range of business and life experiences. (want to know what its like to be stalked by a hammerhead shark, or fly a fighter trainer...he can tell you!)  "There are no limits to what you can achieve in life, except the limits you place on your own imagination" - Julie Allen Please visit us at www.TheStoryMakers.net or just drop an email to info@thestorymakers.net. Want to be interviewed on the show?  Just reach out.Want to interview us on your show?  Same. Do you want one on one coaching? Well...sameNeed someone for a speaking engagement?  Sure.  We want to know you! Follow us on the socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/storymakeruInstagram - https://twitter.com/storymakeruFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/storymakeruYouTube - https://bit.ly/TSM-YouTube "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right" - Henry Ford

Interviews - a new approach.  Train for them as an athlete trains for a competition.  We'll walk through this in part 1 of 2 in this episode. At StoryMakerU we believe everyone should be able to live a full and meaningful life.  What is your story so far?  Where would you like your story to go?  You get to start writing the sequel today.  Julie Allen is a survivor of domestic violence, turned Fortune 100 consultant, and now a certified life and career coach for StoryMakerU. She comes from a varied history of working with individuals, organizations, non-profits, and some of the largest companies in the world. She is very flexible in her work and life...seriously...she can show you how to do a back handspring.  Joining Julie is Ron Allen, a life and business coach for StoryMakerU. He is also an active investor, published photographer, and program manager that has an equally wide range of business and life experiences. (want to know what its like to be stalked by a hammerhead shark, or fly a fighter trainer...he can tell you!)  "There are no limits to what you can achieve in life, except the limits you place on your own imagination" - Julie Allen Please visit us at www.TheStoryMakers.net or just drop an email to info@thestorymakers.net. Want to be interviewed on the show?  Just reach out.Want to interview us on your show?  Same. Do you want one on one coaching? Well...sameNeed someone for a speaking engagement?  Sure.  We want to know you! Follow us on the socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/storymakeruInstagram - https://twitter.com/storymakeruFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/storymakeruYouTube - https://bit.ly/TSM-YouTube "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right" - Henry Ford

Charyut! Attention! Aram Kim is back on StoryMakers for a chat about her new book LET'S GO TO TAEKWONDO! In... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Aram Kim LET'S GO TO TAEKWONDO! appeared first on KidLit TV.

On the StoryMakers podcast, multi-award-winning author and illustrator duo, Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome offer us a window into a... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome appeared first on KidLit TV.

We're heading to the barbershop in “Booklyn” with Hyewon Yum on this podcast of StoryMakers! Join the author of LION... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Hyewon Yum LION NEEDS A HAIRCUT appeared first on KidLit TV.

What do we need more of?  Well, today we talk about it being empathy.  Julie hosts another interview - this time with a previous coaching client.At StoryMakerU we believe everyone should be able to live a full and meaningful life.  What is your story so far?  Where would you like your story to go?  You get to start writing the sequel today.  Julie Allen is a survivor of domestic violence, turned Fortune 100 consultant, and now a certified life and career coach for StoryMakerU. She comes from a varied history of working with individuals, organizations, non-profits, and some of the largest companies in the world. She is very flexible in her work and life...seriously...she can show you how to do a back handspring.  Joining Julie is Ron Allen, a life and business coach for StoryMakerU. He is also an active investor, published photographer, and program manager that has an equally wide range of business and life experiences. (want to know what its like to be stalked by a hammerhead shark, or fly a fighter trainer...he can tell you!)  "There are no limits to what you can achieve in life, except the limits you place on your own imagination" - Julie Allen Please visit us at www.TheStoryMakers.net or just drop an email to info@thestorymakers.net. Want to be interviewed on the show?  Just reach out.Want to interview us on your show?  Same. Do you want one on one coaching? Well...sameNeed someone for a speaking engagement?  Sure.  We want to know you! Follow us on the socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/storymakeruInstagram - https://twitter.com/storymakeruFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/storymakeruYouTube - https://bit.ly/TSM-YouTube "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right" - Henry Ford

In which Sarah, Dave, and RJ talk self-awareness, gracious friendships, nap ministries, and the "gift" of rejection. Also, RJ explores his haze-ability while Sarah buys a bridesmaid dress. Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/opinion/psychology-consciousness-behavior.html) to read David Brooks column on "Is Self-Awareness a Mirage?" Click here (https://time.com/6100956/anne-lamotts-advice-could-stop-you-from-drowning-in-cynicism/) to read the interview with Anne Lamott in Time. Click here (https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/) to read about the Nap Ministry. Click here (https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/) to read Dave's water polo story. (And here (https://amzn.to/39ELSXp) to order the book in question). Oh and click here (https://www.storymakersnyc.com/) to learn more about Storymakers.

Guest Niels ten Oever Panelists Eric Berry | Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Our guest today is Niels ten Oever, who is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Amsterdam, and recently published a really interesting report from the Ford Foundation on “Human Rights Are Not A Bug: Upgrading Governance for an Equitable Internet,” which we will learn more about. Today, Niels shares his thoughts on what the internet is, what human rights are, and how to make sure that we all work in the open. Niels tells us about the idea he had to build this powerful tool for the people in Ethiopia and what happened with that. He explains how he got interested in Internet Governance, his thoughts on 5G, working with the Guardian Project to develop the StoryMaker app, and more about his PhD report called, “Wired Norms.” Niels also shares great advice for open source developers on what they can do to make the world a better place. Download this episode now to hear so much more from Niels. [00:01:41] Niels tells us how he got into being a developer and working in open source, and tells us about working with the Guardian Project to develop the StoryMaker app. [00:04:25] Niels explains how he came up with this idea to build this powerful tool for the people in Ethiopia. He talks about his involvement with Tactical Tech and more about the report he wrote for the Ford Foundation on “Human Rights Are Not A Bug: Upgrading Governance for an Equitable Internet” and he goes in depth about infrastructural norm of interconnection.” [00:16:23] Since Niels is someone who is an open source developer and has worked with open tools, Richard asks him how he views the intersection between large unseen infrastructure, human rights, and open source as this whole idea of everything should be able to be used by anyone else and how does that work with him with the idea of privacy. [00:20:56] Niels talks about an article that he did along with Mallory Knodel, that the New York Times printed called, ‘Master,' ‘Slave' and the Fight over Offensive Terms in Computing. [00:26:06] Richard is curious to know how Niels personally chooses what level of the stack to approach to figure out how to be a better person. Niels shares his thoughts and advice for open source developers on what they can do to make the world a better place. He mentions Cloudflare as a company that has adopted a Human Rights Policy. [00:31:58] We find out from Niels about writing his PhD report called “Wired Norms,” why he came out with it, and the best part of it. [00:36:12] Find out where you can follow Niels online and learn more about things that he's writing. [00:36:27] Justin brings one final point about how Niels writes a lot of papers on 5G and how in America there a certain people that have this conspiracy theory that 5G is not secure, and since Niels works very closely in that community, he shares his thoughts. Quotes [00:03:18] “Then we develop different distros for the different parts of the radio station that have been in use ever since.” [00:03:52] “So we tend to think that you need the really fancy computers to do things, but Linux actually allowed me to reuse so much of the hardware and software there to enable freedom of expression.” [00:05:38] “I had also studied a year in Berlin and one of the quotes on top of the Humboldt University directly when you entered is in German and it means “Philosophers have always interpreted the world differently, but what really matters is to change it.” And that's what I actually wanted to do. I didn't want to be an armchair philosopher.” [00:08:42] “And then I thought like hey, but all these smartphones people carry around, they have as much computing power as my Linux boxes. Why don't we actually do editing on that?” [00:09:51] “So then I got really involved with technical tech and other organizations working on digital security issues, but also found out that like teaching people who were under the most stressful situation of their lives to do something else added on top and that the best possible outcome of that behavior is nothing happens is almost like the worst premise for behavior change.” [00:10:30] “So, then I started wondering, why don't we address this in the infrastructure itself?” [00:11:03] “So, that really confused me because my whole premise, freedom of expression plus access to information equals social change, clearly wasn't true.” [00:13:09] “What is so interesting about the internet, which consist of more than 70,000 independent networks, lots of different devices from different manufacturers, lots of networking stacks, operating systems, that are all working together, that is possible through what I call “infrastructural norm of interconnection.” [00:14:49] “But this is the nature of infrastructure, it hides itself, it only shows what it breaks.” [00:17:47] “But, as open source developers know, the most central part in this are actually people.” [00:18:35] “But, unfortunately, as the excellent researcher Corinne Cath shows, is that many of these governance bodies, such as the internet engineering task force, there is a total monoculture that is actually very resistant to change.” [00:19:09] “And there is nothing inherently wrong with that, but it is wrong if they set the rules for a global internet.” [00:20:56] “Together with Mallory Knodel, officer at the Center for Democracy and Technology, I made a really simple internet draft to request people to stop using “master,” “slave” and “blacklist”, “whitelist,” and that ended up being a huge route which ended up in the New York Times.” [00:23:22] “But what's the most important part I think is that it's never done, your human rights are like muscles, you need to keep training them or else you lose them.” [00:24:10] “If your code is used for a bad thing, that doesn't make you a bad person, but it makes you a bad person if you don't do anything about it and if you don't relate to that.” [00:24:37] “Our actions have consequences and people who work with computers have a disproportional impact on society.” [00:27:20] “Try to make the things a bit better, try to document your code better, try having discussions, try having people who are not just all CS white dudes on the developing team, but really do your best to bring more people in.” [00:28:43] “So, I do a lot of martial arts and I really enjoy it. And so, the first time you get punched in the face, you feel almost like insulted, right, like whoa, what, can you do this?” [00:29:35] “And I think that's what open source software is and can be really good for because we can fork, we can change, we can make iterative changes, discuss them in our meetings.” [00:30:41] “So like it's just another sign that says, “Club, need to comply to our methods, our tools, to be able to partake in this.” Spotlight [00:38:22] Eric's spotlight is news that he just heard that Nadia Eghbal got engaged! [00:38:52] Justin's spotlight is cosign, a container signing, verification storage application. [00:39:23] Richard's spotlight is Der Kleine Hobbit (The Hobbit in German) by J.R.R. Tolkien. [00:39:55] Niels spotlights are** **organizations that are active in Internet Governance: ARTICLE19 and the Center for Democracy and Technology. Also, great researchers such as Corinne Cath, and great pieces of software such as the Python community and Debian. He is also working on building 5G networks and has the Ettus B210. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) Niels ten Oever Twitter (https://twitter.com/nielstenoever?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Niels ten Oever Website (https://nielstenoever.net/) “Human Rights Are Not A Bug: Upgrading Governance for an Equitable Internet” by Niels ten Oever (https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/human-rights-are-not-a-bug-upgrading-governance-for-an-equitable-internet/) Wired Norms: Inscription, resistance, and subversion in the governance of the internet infrastructure by Niels ten Oever (https://nielstenoever.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WiredNorms-NielstenOever.pdf) ‘Master,' ‘Slave' and the Fight Over Offensive Terms in Computing-New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/technology/racist-computer-engineering-terms-ietf.html) Guardian Project-StoryMaker (https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/wrapp/) Tactical Tech (https://tacticaltech.org/) Dr. Corinne Cath-Speth Website (https://corinnecath.com/) Qalb (programming language) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalb_(programming_language)) Cloudflare-Human Rights Policy (https://www.cloudflare.com/resources/images/slt3lc6tev37/fdLHB1OGp8ZWwzCTVlM0n/e0a42a032592ded778bda8c31c6747b1/BDES-2133_Impact-Week-Human-Rights-Policy.pdf) ARTICLE19 (https://www.article19.org/) Python Software Foundation (https://www.python.org/psf/) Ettus-USRP B210 (https://www.ettus.com/all-products/ub210-kit/) Debian (https://www.debian.org/) Nadia Eghbal Twitter (https://twitter.com/nayafia?lang=en) cosign-GitHub (https://github.com/sigstore/cosign) [Der Klein Hobbit (The Hobbit in German) by J.R. Tolkien](https://www.amazon.com/Kleine-Hobbit-German-dp-0828811938/dp/0828811938/ref=mtother?encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=) [Harry Potter y la Piedra filosofal (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Spanish) by J.K. Rowling](https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-piedra-filosofal-Sorcerers-Spanish/dp/1644732076/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=harry+potter+in+spanish&qid=1629927272&s=books&sr=1-1) Center for Democracy & Technology (https://cdt.org/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Niels ten Oever.

One flag. Thousands of hands. 30,000 STITCHES. Join Amanda Davis, author of 30,000 STITCHES, THE INSPIRING STORY OF THE 911 FLAG,... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Amanda Davis 30,000 STITCHES appeared first on KidLit TV.

Toxic work environments.  We've mostly all been there.  What's the best way to deal with it?Julie hosts our first interview - kicking it off with Katie O'Malley.  You can find out more about her at www.encouragecoaching.orgAt StoryMakerU we believe everyone should be able to live a full and meaningful life.  What is your story so far?  Where would you like your story to go?  You get to start writing the sequel today.  Julie Allen is a survivor of domestic violence, turned Fortune 100 consultant, and now a certified life and career coach for StoryMakerU. She comes from a varied history of working with individuals, organizations, non-profits, and some of the largest companies in the world. She is very flexible in her work and life...seriously...she can show you how to do a back handspring.  Joining Julie is Ron Allen, a life and business coach for StoryMakerU. He is also an active investor, published photographer, and program manager that has an equally wide range of business and life experiences. (want to know what its like to be stalked by a hammerhead shark, or fly a fighter trainer...he can tell you!)  "There are no limits to what you can achieve in life, except the limits you place on your own imagination" - Julie Allen Please visit us at www.TheStoryMakers.net or just drop an email to info@thestorymakers.net. Want to be interviewed on the show?  Just reach out.Want to interview us on your show?  Same. Do you want one on one coaching? Well...sameNeed someone for a speaking engagement?  Sure.  We want to know you! Follow us on the socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/storymakeruInstagram - https://twitter.com/storymakeruFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/storymakeruYouTube - https://bit.ly/TSM-YouTube "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right" - Henry Ford

Carsten Kraus ist KI- und Data-Science-Experte, sowie mehrfacher Unternehmensgründer. Unterhaltsam und stichhaltig analysiert er, was die Qualität von Daten ausmacht und von welchen Faktoren sie abhängt: Sollte man so viele Informationen wie möglich sammeln, um einen Vorrat anzuhäufen? Oder doch lieber gezielt selektieren? Was tun, wenn die bestehenden Daten qualitativ schlecht sind? Mit Carsten Kraus, ein viel gefragter Redner, spricht Inka Hause, Technologie-begeisterte Kommunikationsmanagerin bei Storymaker über Datenbewusstsein, Datenqualität, Datenmüll und bringt auch deutlich seine Ansicht zum Datenverständnis in der EU zum Ausdruck. Sein Unternehmen Omikron Data Solutions bietet Unternehmen patentierte Lösungen zur Bereinigung und Aufbereitung von Kunden- und Produktdaten, die auch mit sehr großen Datenmengen und internationalen Sprachen und Schriften verarbeiten kann. Im Interview verrät er auch, wie KI nicht nur bei der Datenbereinigung, sondern auch bereits bei der Erfassung unterstützen kann, und ab wann sich der Aufwand lohnt. „Das Wichtigste ist, ein Datenbewusstsein bei den Mitarbeiter*innen zu schaffen.“ „Die EU hat bei der DSGVO einen grundlegenden Fehler in der Konzeption begangen: Die Opt-in-Regelung nützt vor allem denen, die man bekämpfen wollte.“ „Die meisten Firmen machen nichts, weil sie sich nicht ausreichend informiert haben, was sie mit welchen Daten machen dürfen.“

2019 gründeten das Weltethos-Institut und Storymaker die Initiative ‚Responsible Communication‘ für mehr Nachhaltigkeit, Glaubwürdigkeit und Ethos in der Unternehmenskommunikation. Anna Tomfeah, Leiterin der Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit beim Weltethos-Institut, und Heidrun Haug, Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von Storymaker, haben das Projekt initiiert und schnell Mitstreiter*innen gefunden. Unter ihrer Herausgeberschaft erschien jüngst das Handbuch ‚Glaubwürdige Unternehmenskommunikation‘ im Springer Gabler Verlag. Das Gemeinschaftsprojekt mit Agenturen und Expert*innen aus Baden-Württemberg will nicht nur Glaubwürdigkeit in den Fokus rücken, sondern mit Workshops praktische Impulse und Orientierung für Kommunikator*innen geben. Mit Matthias Ernst sprechen die beiden im Cyber-Podcast über ihre Motivation und die Herausforderungen in der Kommunikationsbranche, die den Anstoß zum Projekt gaben. Außerdem geht es darum, wie das Handbuch dazu beiträgt, Responsible Communication greifbar und rentabel zu machen. „Das heutige Image ist die abgeflachte, hippe Version des Ethos.“ – Anna Tomfeah „Wie gehen wir sparsam, sorgfältig und vor allem bewusst mit dem Thema Datenflut und Content-Generierung um? Roboterjournalismus kann nicht das Ziel sein.“ – Heidrun Haug „Ziel des Projektes ist, in der Tradition von Hans Küng, nicht nur die Missstände anzumahnen, sondern auch etwas Konstruktives und Positives in die Welt zu bringen. Wir wollen praktische Impulse geben.“ – Anna Tomfeah „Wir wollen Tübingen zu einem Zentrum für ethische, werteorientierte Kommunikation machen.“ – Heidrun Haug

In this episode, Blake sits down with the Creative Team from Storymakers. They discuss their process of bringing a story to life through the crafting of words and the use of color and illustrations, as well as their intention to always point people toward the Gospel. The music in this episode is from Praise & Warships and Blake Flattley. SHOWNOTES: Learn more about Storymakers at StorymakersNYC.com. Support the 1517 podcast network. 1517.org REVIEW THE SHOW: bit.ly/The-Craft

On this KidLit RADIO podcast, Rocco chats with illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Yehudi Mercado appeared first on KidLit TV.

On this KidLit RADIO podcast, Rocco chats with illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creator of the middle-grade graphic novel, FUN FUN FUN... Read more » The post KidLit RADIO: StoryMakers with Yehudi Mercado appeared first on KidLit TV.

Patrick Klügel, erster Public Engagement Manager in einem deutschen Wissenschaftsbetrieb, und Valérie Callaghan, Pressesprecherin des Max-Planck-Instituts und Cyber Valleys, gehen neue Wege in der Kommunikation. Im Cyber Valley, Europas größtem Forschungszusammenschluss im Bereich KI, treffen Partner aus Wissenschaft und Industrie zusammen, aber auch auf die „lebendige Tübinger Bürgerschaft“. In einem Tübinger Gespräch mit Heidrun Haug, Gründerin der Agentur Storymaker, und Dr. Matthias Ernst, Autor für Technologiethemen bei Storymaker, geht es um neue Dialogformate, die den Austausch zwischen Gesellschaft und Forschenden auf dem Gebiet der KI beleben sollen. Was können Unternehmenskommunikator*innen daraus lernen? Wie komplexe Sachverhalte vermitteln? Wie zur Meinungsbildung beitragen und mit Kontroversen und diskursiver Spaltung umgehen? „Den Forschenden ist ihre Verantwortung bewusst. Es herrscht ein großes Interesse, zur gesellschaftlichen Debatte beizutragen.“ (Valérie Callaghan) „Public Engagement Manager müssen keine Geschichte erzählen, sondern dafür sorgen, dass gemeinsam mit dem Publikum eine Geschichte geschrieben werden kann.“ (Patrick Klügel) „Kommunikator*innen stehen vor einem großen Wandel. Zunehmend wichtiger ist es, Expert*innen zu befähigen, über komplexe Themen verständlich und offen zu sprechen.“ (Heidrun Haug)

Recorded at the Mockingbird Festival in Tyler TX, 2021. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com). Check out Storymakers at storymakersnyc.com (storymakersnyc.com).

Wie funktioniert eigentlich ein Chatbot? Und was ist ein Knowledge Graph will Inka Hause, Account Manager für IT bei Storymaker wissen und diskutiert mit Marc Isop über die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Sprachassistenten. Marc ist bei dem Innsbrucker Spin-Off Onlim für Vertrieb und Marketing verantwortlich. Nicht nur als Vertriebsassistent, sondern auch für Marketing und Kommunikation kann ein Chatbot hilfreiche Dienste bringen – etwa als Navigationsinstrument. „Die Zukunft liegt in der Stimme. Die sprachliche Auffindbarkeit wird wichtig werden.“ „Auch der Chatbot muss zur Marke passen.“ „Unternehmen sitzen auf einem Datenschatz, der in Silos verkümmert.“

In this episode of Tiny Voice Talks, Toria chats to author Nikki Young about finding your voice and regaining confidence after motherhood. About realising what really matters in life and that it is never too late to follow your dream. About her own experiences with a reluctant reader that led to the founding a creative writing club so that she could share her passion for stories with children far and wide. You can find Nikki on Twitter at @nikki_cyoung and on Instagram as @nikkiyoungwriter or @storymakerswritingclub. You can also get in touch via www.storymakersclub.com.

In this episode, Blake sits down with the team behind Storymakers. They discuss the process of taking a story in written word and turning it into a fully interactive zine for kids.  Music in this episode is from Chris Ellis and Praise & Warships. SHOWNOTES:  https://www.youtube.com/c/1517org For more of our work and more podcasts visit CommunionArts.org & 1517.org

Kristin Tollefson, Education Director of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA), and Katie Walters, BIMA's Development and Community Relations Manager, talk with BCB host Channie Peters about the art museum's summer education programs and the July 19th Family Art Day. The art museum's commitment to art education is evident in the many education programs it offers. Among them are: “Meet the Artist” gallery talks; artist lectures; workshops with exhibiting artists; and hands-on artist demonstrations. These many programs will continue this summer with exhibiting artists, Jenny Anderson, Max Grover, Fred Lisaius and Romson Regarde Bustillo. Most education programs are free. Katie Walters describes a fun-filled Family Art Day, which will be on July 19 from 10am to 4pm. The event venue will be on the outdoor plaza between BIMA and Kidimu. Event cosponsors are Kidimu and Bainbridge Community Foundation, with support from many local businesses making it a true community event. Bainbridge Performing Arts Theatre School Summer Camp will kick off the Family Art Day festivities at 10am, followed by Storymaker's Studio performing “Caps for Sale” from 1 to 2pm in the auditorium.  There will be hands-on art activities and artist demonstrations, including with Max Grover, a featured artist in the current show at the art museum. On Family Art Day, the art museum and Bainbridge Bakers will serve up family-friendly menus so families can spend the day enjoying art, music and fun activities for everyone. Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is located at the corner of Winslow Way and Hwy 305, just a short walk from the ferry. For more information about the art museum's exhibits, programs and artists go to biartmuseum.org. Credits: BCB Host: Channie Peters; Audio Editor: Tim Bird; Ferry music intro: Dogfish Bay Studios; music splash: Dave Bristow.