Once Upon a Business
Our So-Called Flaws Sow Beauty
December 3, 2021
Through "The Cracked Pot," Lisa Bloom shows us that the path to success is not one of perfection but of perception. Our own perceived flaws, if we embrace them bravely and authentically, can become valuable assets, moving us forward on our true path.
Story Coach Lisa Bloom is the go-to expert on business storytelling. For decades she’s helped entrepreneurs master this important but overlooked skill. In Once Upon a Business, she’s turning her attention from the craft of storytelling to the stories themselves — the densely evocative folk and fairy tales that we’re all exposed to.

     In each episode of Once Upon a Business, Lisa reads a fairy or folk tale and then extracts rich business lessons that are applicable for entrepreneurs of all stripes. As she puts it, a tiny tale of nine sentences can encompass worlds.

  So, come now. Gather around the fire. Lisa’s about to begin….


“The magic is in the sharing of the mess, the brokenness, the mistakes and the flaws, because it’s here that we recognize the humanity in ourselves and others and can actually connect at the deepest level.”  

“It’s about showing up just as you are—imperfect but brave and willing to just be who you are.”  – Lisa Bloom



Following a successful corporate career, Lisa Bloom became an entrepreneur, author, speaker and coach. She built a global business, Story Coach, supporting corporates, entrepreneurs, and coaches with speaking mastery, leadership capability, and marketing impact. Lisa is the author of The Story Advantage and Cinderella and the Coach.

Lisa is also the Director of Mirasee’s ACES Business Acceleration Program, helping entrepreneurs to achieve outstanding results in the growth of their business. There’s nothing Lisa loves more than to spend time with her partner and their four sons, walk her dog, travel, read, and share stories.
 

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Music credits:
• Track Title: Lifeline
Artist Name(s): Pete Stewart
Writer Name: Pete Stewart
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
 
• Track Title: Emeralds
Artist Name(s): Hale
Writer Name: Cory Hale Williams
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
 
• Track Title: Places in Dreams
Artist Name(s): Alsever Lake
Writer Name: Adrian Dominic Walther
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
 
Episode transcript: Our So-Called Flaws Sow Beauty. Coming soon.


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