Lisa Bloom tells a Persian tale of a mullah and a stable attendant. Despite being the more learned one, the mullah learns an important lesson from the attendant. And we in turn are reminded of the importance of being in tune with those around us.
Story coach Lisa Bloom is the go-to expert on business story-telling. 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 tells 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…
“Master, I am not a learned man. But if I entered a stable and found it empty except for one horse, I would feed that one horse nonetheless.”
– 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.
Credits: Host: Lisa Bloom Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive Producer: Danny Iny Assembled by: Geoff Govertsen and Michi Lantz Audio Post Supervisors: Evan Miles and Christopher Martin Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
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Music credits:
Track Title: Places in Dreams Artist Name: Alsever Lake Writer Name: Adrian Dominic Walther Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Track Title: Emeralds Artist Name: Hale Writer Name: Cory Hale Williams Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Track Title: Treasure of the Heart Artist Name: Cody Martin Writer Name: Cody Kurtz Martin Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Special effects credits: 24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.
All other sound effects are licensed under Soundstripe.