As the bird calls behind his voice in this episode imply, Vincent Stanley has a keen eye to environmental sustainability, a unique approach to storytelling, and has been with Patagonia since its inception. (more…)
Master the Primal Art of Business Storytelling
The Business of Story Podcast With Park Howell
Transform Your Business Through Proven Narrative Mastery
Every marketing director, business owner, and sales professional understands that the right story can transform how customers respond to their message.
What matters most is mastering the vital storytelling structures that have driven human engagement for millennia, especially when your business success depends on authentic connection with your audience.
But here’s the frustrating reality most professionals face: conventional brand storytelling advice offers generic tips and surface-level techniques instead of the primal storytelling principles that actually create lasting impact.
This happens because most business storytelling approaches focus on modern tactics without understanding the sacred narrative structures that have influenced human behavior for thousands of years.
That’s exactly where The Business of Story podcast transforms your approach to business communication.
Through Park Howell’s proprietary guidance, you gain access to primal storytelling amplified with cutting-edge technology, enabling you to excel through the stories you tell while accelerating your Return on Intelligence through remarkable storytelling mastery.
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Park Howell brings over two decades of proven expertise in marketing storytelling, combining primal narrative wisdom with modern precision.
As the creator of the revolutionary Story Cycle System™, which has grown brands by 600 percent, propogator of the ABT (And, But, Therefore) narrative framework, and co-creator of the StoryCycle Genie™, Park has pioneered “Vibe Branding”.
Vibe Branding combines emotional intelligence with artificial intelligence, guided by proven storytelling structures, to accelerate ROI: Your Return on Intelligence.
His sacred mission: help you excel through the stories you tell, delivering measurable results through systematic application of primal storytelling principles.
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- How to Unlock Brand Alignment to Accelerate Your Business Growth With Brandon Coleman Jr.
- How to Tell Your Startup Lifecycle Story to Sell Investors & Customers on Your Brand With Gregory Shepard
- How to Effectively Position Your B2B Brand With April Dunford
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#10: Your Audience is Wired for Story
#10: Your Audience is Wired for Story
How to harness your storytelling superpower
Storytelling is the closest thing to magic that humans have developed. The ability to transfer a thought or emotion from one brain to another, to transfer that through hundreds of generations of people, even once the original story teller is long dead, is an incredibly powerful force. (more…)
#9: The Science of Storytelling
#9: The Science of Storytelling
On today’s podcast, you will hear how Harvard Ph.D and USC film school grad, Randy Olson, learned his greatest storytelling lesson from Cartman of South Park, and how you can use it, too, in your content marketing. (more…)
#8: How To Create An Epic Business Narrative
#8: How to Create an Epic Business Narrative
Anybody can tell a story. Whether it’s a million-dollar Super Bowl TV Spot, or your child telling you about their day, every person on earth is capable of storytelling. It’s what humans have been doing since we’ve been able to talk. But for your businesses, there are important distinctions that mean the difference between success and failure. Anyone can tell a story, but to rise above the competition you need to tell a great story. (more…)
#7: Hollywood Storytelling in Business
#7: Hollywood Storytelling in Business
Legendary screenwriting coach, Robert McKee, teaches business leaders how to think like an author to connect with people and move them to action. (more…)
#6: Building Trust Through Story
#6: Building Trust Through Story
The best way to excite oxytocin, the neurotransmitter that creates trust, is to have sex, kiss or hug. Neither of these is solid options in the boardroom, during a sales presentation or on stage at a conference. So the next best oxytocin-emitting activity is to tell a story. (more…)
#5: Why We’re Storytelling Animals
#5: Why We’re Storytelling Animals
Learn how the mind yields helplessly to the suction of story from New York Times Best Selling Author Jonathan Gottschall. (more…)
#4: Creating Brand Rituals Through Story
#4: Creating Brand Rituals Through Story
Have you ever wondered how a product can become part of a consumer’s life? What is it that makes a common service into a daily necessity? The answer is simpler than you might think, and the result is a wonderful relationship between the producer and the consumer. Today’s episode examines brand rituals, one of the most important aspects of story marketing. (more…)
#2: Create Positive Story Loops
#2: Create Positive Story Loops
How a Story can be Dynamic: Creating Positive Story Loops
What is it that makes a good story? What mechanisms are at play to make an effective narrative tick? Perhaps most important, why would anyone care about my story? Our guest today is a professional in the field of storytelling, and will guide you through a simple storytelling structure that can greatly benefit your brand. If your story brand marketing seems to be lacking, this episode may have what you need to get the story back on track. (more…)
#1: Winning the Story Wars
#1: Winning the Story Wars
It’s not uncommon for a million dollar advertising campaign to go unnoticed, while a simple home-made YouTube video made in just a few hours can reach over five hundred million views. That must so be infuriating for these companies! You might think a big budget and high-quality production is what gets the best response, but our guest today is living proof that’s not the case! (more…)
