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Storytelling: The Skill
Powering Today's Best Teams

Every team is shaped by the stories they tell. These speakers reveal how the right narratives can influence mindset, strengthen leadership, and elevate performance.

Stories are at the center of how teams learn, lead, and evolve. These voices bring fresh perspectives on why the stories we share matter and how they shape teams from the inside out.

 

Sun Ah Brock

Founder of LUX Decor & MARU; Storyteller; Advocate for Connection & Belonging

  • Create deeper connections by using authentic storytelling to foster trust, empathy, and belonging.
  • Clarify purpose and identity by understanding and owning the personal narratives that shape how we lead and relate.
  • Communicate with greater impact by using story to make ideas more relatable, memorable, and meaningful.
  • Strengthen leadership and culture by embracing vulnerability as a bridge to inclusion and shared understanding.

Ty Bennett

Bestselling Author; Performance Expert for Leadership & Sales; Entrepreneur; CEO of the Largest Ninja Warrior Gym in the World

  • Drive engagement, trust, and results by using storytelling to lead teams, influence decisions, and accelerate sales.
  • 95–100% favorability ratings reported, with audiences calling Ty's sessions dynamic.
  • Sustain high performance and growth by communicating ideas in ways that resonate, stick, and move people to action.
  • Elevate leadership and sales effectiveness with a repeatable storytelling approach used by top performers and elite teams.

Kindra Hall

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author; Award-Winning Storyteller

  • Capture attention and build deeper connection by using strategic storytelling that resonates in a crowded, relationship-driven economy.
  • Increase influence and results by clarifying and sharing stories that strengthen trust, relationships, and decision-making.
  • Empower individual and team performance by reshaping internal narratives that impact mindset, motivation, and outcomes.
  • Create meaningful, lasting change by turning storytelling into a practical, repeatable tool for growth—from the inside out.

Matthew Luhn

Disney/Pixar Veteran behind Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and more; Fortune 500 Storytelling Consultant, Award-Winning Writer & Director

  • Make complex ideas clear and compelling by shaping narratives people instantly understand and remember.
  • Bring messages to life with story structures that add meaning, emotion, and relevance to business communication.
  • Modernize how teams create and share ideas by blending human creativity with AI as a supportive storytelling tool.
  • Strengthen leadership presence by communicating with confidence, purpose, and a clear point of view.

Mallory Brown

Human Connection Expert; Global Humanitarian Filmmaker

  • Inspire purpose and empathy at scale by using real human stories to spark meaning, generosity, and action.
  • Motivate teams to aim higher by reframing fear and discomfort as gateways to growth and impact.
  • Strengthen culture and connection through stories that foster openness, humility, and shared humanity.
  • Turn stories into real-world impact by empowering individuals and organizations to use their voice to drive change.

Dr. Rick Stevenson

Filmmaker; Philosopher; Listener

  • Increase joy, engagement, and well-being at work by helping people reconnect with meaning in their personal and professional stories.
  • Strengthen emotional intelligence and connection through storytelling that deepens understanding, empathy, and communication.
  • Elevate culture and performance by empowering leaders and teams to share stories that build trust, purpose, and belonging.
  • Create lasting impact by using storytelling as a human-centered tool that drives retention, productivity, and growth.

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