“That’s the story!” I exclaimed to a client on a recent storytelling and content coaching call. If I’ve learned anything from our clients recently, it’s this: when it comes to storytelling, the story is actually buried in the story. Sometimes, the story is buried in the story inside of the story. In other words, there’s probably a cooler/more interesting/more fascinating/more authentic story ...
Synthesis Episode #12: Marcia Reynolds On How Coaching Can Shift Living
As Our twelfth episode features Marcia Reynolds, Psy D., Marcia is the author of three books, The Discomfort Zone, Outsmart Your Brainand Wander Woman, with a fourth book on coaching in the works about how to get into a inquiry process. Marcia is real, frank and incredibly bright in her discussion with us and we cover a lot of meaningful ground. We cover how we remake ourselves, how coaching is ...
Synthesis Episode 10: Ron Price + Stacy Ennis on Growing Influence
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our tenth episode features Ron Price and Stacy Ennis, authors of Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise and Impact, which was recently published and is now available. Growing Influence is a modern ...
Why Ego Kills Brands
By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster To be a leader you need a healthy ego. Leading with your ego will kill your brand. Discuss. Not sure what to discuss? We got you. First off, we need an ego. It keeps us alive and moving. It looks out for us and spurs urgency. This is why the ego makes a great employee but a terrible boss. Leaders who allow the ego to lead are making themselves highly ...
Synthesis Episode 9: CEO Tanya Hall on Bringing Honor to Self-Publishing
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our ninth episode of Synthesis features Tanya Hall. Tanya Hall is CEO of Austin-based Greenleaf Book Group and author of Ideas, Influence and Income: Write a Book, Build Your Brand, and Lead Your Industry. She is also energized to ...
Synthesis Episode 8: Claritee Co-Founders Triana Newton & Doug McRae taking on Smokestack Thinking
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our eighth episode of Synthesis features Claritee co-founders Triana Newton & Doug McRae. Doug and Tri were friends with Emily and Justin before there was either a Root + River or a Claritee! Based in Canada, ...
5 Ways BrandLab Rewires Your Brain
A few times a year we host a workshop we've fondly come to call BrandLab. It's more than just your average workshop. It's an experience designed to ruffle your soulful feathers and create new neural pathways to help you reconceive of your business and your brand. We know the BrandLab will rewire your brain. Here's how: By being hands-on, brands-on. This sounds cheesy and bold, but, ...