Lisa Bloom tells the parable Dance with Your Hands Free, a story of envy and deceit. In business (as in life), we are all vulnerable to these traits — perhaps our own, but most often that of others. But how do we respond? Lisa proposes compassion.
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 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…
“When the weaver returned, she noticed that a bundle of thread was missing and knew that her friend had taken it… – 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.
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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