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💡When it comes to successful storytelling, you've got to have a strategy in place!

We love this advice from our latest guest on The Story Craft Podcast, Sue Grabowski!

👉 More about Sue: Sue Grabowski founded Desidara (formerly Grabowski & Co.) in 1997, following experience as a journalist, an ad agency account executive and an internal communications leader at Progressive Insurance.

Over the past 27 years, the firm has grown into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, producing communications strategies and deliverables for organizations such as Newmont Corporation, The Timken Company, Akron Children's Hospital, Morgan Engineering, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and Impel Wealth Management. She currently serves on the boards of Malone University, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Cleveland chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization.

We're so grateful for this chat and all we learned!

🎧Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/30-sue-grabowski-strategically-tell-your-stories/id1728110544?i=1000668189652

🎙 Sometimes the hardest part of storytelling can be deciding WHICH stories to tell and WHEN to tell them. In this week's episode of The Story Craft Podcast, Meg breaks down how to find stories to tell from your daily life so that you can tell them and form stronger CONNECTIONS.

👉 Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/29-dr-meg-adams-finding-stories/id1728110544?i=1000666741206 or wherever you get your podcasts!

Figuring how to save time, energy, and money creating content on social media is important to any business or organization!

That's why we include marketing strategy sessions in all of our video packages - we want that video to go the mile for YOU! Strategy is an important part of that process.

🎥 To learn more about the importance of strategy and storytelling - check out this video from Co-Founder, Meg Adams for more advice!

👇 Have a question you'd like us to answer? Drop it in the comments below or send us a DM 😊

🎥 One of the best ways to engage people in your stories and effectively connect...
..learn more from our Co-Founder, Kyle Adams in this video!

👉 Have a question about storytelling you'd like us to answer? Drop them in the comments or send us a DM! We'd love to hear from you!

We're loving this week's episode of The Story Craft Podcast with writing coach, Dr. Bailey Lang!

We covered some of our favorite writing-related subjects:
🚫 Dealing with writer's block
🕵‍♂️ Navigating the publishing process
💪 Building strong writing habits
❤️ The importance of giving yourself grace and finding community

Give it a listen!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/28-dr-bailey-lang-tackle-your-writing-projects-with-grace/id1728110544?i=1000665962389

When we started Homeplace Creative in 2017, Rob and The Met in Lima, Ohio, were one of our very first clients. We have worked closely with him ever since and are proud to call him a friend. Thanks for all you do, Rob! Oh, and by the way, HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY! We hope this video makes you smile as much as it made us 😀

🧐Struggling to figure out WHAT to pose on SOCIAL and when to post it?

Hear from our Co-Founder Kyle Adams in this video where he gives some simple and applicable advice on how to post strategically to social media.

Spoiler Alert: You're probably making it a lot hard than it needs to be 😆

The video concept: Show that you are a one-stop-shop for ALL of your clients real estate needs while also showing the personalities and easy going nature of your team at the Amy Wengerd Group:exp Realty

What a fun shoot, I'd say they knocked it out of the park!

🎥 Story TIME!

Someone asked us recently how to tell a story to elicit a positive response 👇

Check out the video for Co-Owner, Meg Adams 's response.

😁 Have a question about communicating effectively off or on-screen? Let us know in the comments below and we'll make a video for you 😉

A few months ago, in random chit chat, I (Kyle) mentioned to a neighbor I liked ribs. This morning, they surprised me with a rack of home-made smoked ribs. It made my day.

It made me think of this sentiment by John DiJulius from Kevin Bille's Good Stuff Summit back in May that I had the privilege to film.

Make someone feel important today!

It is important that your business highlight the PEOPLE behind the work. Van Nostran Young Coutts is right on the money with it's understanding that it's people and the relationships they build are what's most important! It was a pleasure working with them to tell these types of stories. 🙌

🎥 Think your story isn't important or not interesting?

You're wrong! Listen to this advice from Kyle Adams about how to make what seems like boring information engaging to your audience by telling them an authentic story 😉.

👉 Have you struggled sharing your story? We can help you get that story out there and coach you through the process. Contact us today to get started!

Scared to put yourself out there on camera? Do you have all the eye rolls when you see people out there promoting themselves or their business? 🙄

Kyle did, too! Hear more about how he went from eye roll to sharing his stories in a way that felt comfortable to him in the latest episode of The Story Craft Podcast.

We think this episode is a must listen for anyone aiming to build a business or their brand!

👉 Listen on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/23-kyle-adams-be-a-relentless-self-promoter/id1728110544?i=1000661608920
.. or wherever you get your podcasts!

🎙 Have a question about storytelling you'd like us to answer on the show? Let us know!

We LOVED working with the Stark County Health Department to produce videos like this one to help people learn more about their Community Health Workers!

👉Community Health Workers make an incredible difference in our community by providing health resources, assistance, and education.

Learn more about what they do and how you can support them:
Community Health Workers make a difference by providing health resources and education right in your home. 👇

• Access Health Stark County: https://accesshealthstark.org/participant-information/
• Stark County Community Action Agency: https://www.sccaa.org/.../community-action-pathways-hub/
• Stark County Health Department Home Visiting Program: https://starkhealth.org/.../maternal_home_visiting.php

💡 If we're people that can understand that humans are complex and become more willing to see beyond the surface-level boxes we use to divide, we can truly connect.

Don't miss one of our favorite episodes yet from speaker and consultant, Seth Butler. This conversation is one you won't want to miss as we dive into connecting through story across difference. Seth does an outstanding job of explaining and demonstrating the story work!

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestorycraftpodcast or wherever you get your podcasts!

🎥 Develop your curiosity and interest in the stories of others to become better at networking and making real connections.

Words of wisdom from our founder, Kyle Adams 🦉

Listen to more of Kyle's advice on this subject in the latest edition of The Story Craft podcast episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/19-kyle-adams-develop-curiosity/id1728110544?i=1000657751105 or wherever you get your podcasts!

💡 "People trust people not brands, which further confirms the need for storytelling to increase trust in a brand through people."

For years, I've watched students and clients struggle to communicate the impact of brand storytelling. So I was extra excited to speak with Angela Dwyer of FulIintel about her experience in data-driven brand storytelling.

In our conversation, we discussed Angela's studies that explain how to measure the impact of storytelling on audiences and how you can apply the same techniques to tell effective stories across platforms.

Here's the link to listen to the full episode (or find it wherever you listen to podcasts): https://lnkd.in/gKEcFhP3

💡 Cut through the clutter and get heard by sharing your story.

Meg Adams gives her best advice about how to get to the ❤️ of your story and feel comfortable sharing it for impact in this video.

👇 Have a question about storytelling, speaking, or networking you'd like us to answer, leave it the comments below.

We hope this inspires you to tell your stories!

👉 How to flip the script and keep your audience's attention with stories!

Check out this week's episode of the Story Craft podcast for more insight on telling your best stories!

If you like this episode or found it helpful, share it with a friend who would enjoy it, too 😉.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-craft-podcast/id1728110544 or wherever you listen to podcasts!

💡 What is the future of how we co-create our city's story, our neighborhood's story, how can we feel reconnected to each other?

We're so grateful for this conversation with Megan Finnerty!

Megan is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and storytelling consultant who has worked with some of the biggest brands to help create stories that build up communities.

In our conversation, we talked about how to set boundaries when it comes to telling stories, how stories shape our understanding of the places where we live and work, and the future of storytelling.

👂Listen to the full conversation here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-megan-finnerty-to-be-a-great-storyteller-be/id1728110544?i=1000655507484
..or wherever you get your podcasts!

💡 People care about PEOPLE...so think about the content YOU connect with creating CONTENT.

We love this advice from Olivia Wile, a broadcast news journalist from Savannah!

In this episode of the Story Craft podcast, Olivia shares her advice on how storytelling benefits all of us (not just professional storytellers) and how to use journalistic storytelling techniques in your marketing.

👉 Get the full episode here (or wherever you listen to podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/15-olivia-wile-how-to-hold-space-for-opposing-perspectives/id1728110544?i=1000654811049

👉 How do you beat writer's block or creativity blocks when it comes to creating content?

Check out this video with Kyle Adams to hear his thoughts on generating momentum when it comes to creating!

Let us know what you think in the comments below! What questions do you have for us?

🎙 Kyle Adams gives his top three tips for speaking authentically and with confidence any time you have to speak.

Kyle has been on TV as a meteorologist for over a decade and often coaches video clients here at Homeplace Creative to speak honestly.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you do, we'd love it if you shared it with someone you think would benefit from this advice, too 😉.

Megan and I are thrilled to be involved with such a wonderful program like The Legacy Project of Stark! This past weekend we were honored to be a part of The Massillon community SHOWING UP to support our fundraiser in service of free summer programs for students!