Jean Storlie

Welcome to the MichMash Podcast, I’m your host, Mich Hancock. Every business has a story, so how do you communicate it? In today’s episode, I will be speaking with Jean Storlie. Jean is the President of Storlietelling LLC, a service that designs and facilitates processes to help business teams tackle strategic planning, innovation, and other challenges by working together to crack the code of their problem and help professional audiences to create meaningful stories for business communications. Jean is also an author of several books and a facilitator of innovation.  Let’s jump right into Jean’s story and learn just how it is that Jean is able to solve a business’s biggest challenges through the art of storytelling.  Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 – 05:34] Opening Segment I welcome and introduce my guest, Jean StorliePresident of Storlietelling  Solving business problems by “storlietelling”Crafting stories for businesses  First -finding and evaluating problems first then work with the team Collaborate and look for themes and stories within data Find the what and the why  Second - testing, developing, and prototyping  Last - Implementing the solution [05:35 – 12:42] Using Stories to Solve Problems Jean talks about how and why she started StorlietellingRegistered dietitian masters in exercise science  Transitioned into communication  Hired by General Mills to identify areas of innovation  Opportunity disguised as loss Realized a passion for helping people solve problems  Jean’s education processCertified in Myer Briggs  CPSI  Learning lessons from the past  The movement towards business storytelling  [12:43 – 24:49] The Story Behind Storlie  I talk about all the elements that go behind creating a simple commercial and how storytelling applies How you can reach out to JeanLinks below The story behind StorlieNorwegian origins  Stories about the magic of Norway  Jean’s favorite plant - what and whyAsiatic Lillies  [24:50 – 31:56] Closing Segment Jean gives us a story gemWild story ideas  Potential for stories  Mining your life for ideas from experience  Finding the stories that fit Strategic intent  Jean talks about her bookSee resources below Final Words     Resources Mentioned:  Once Upon an Innovation by Jean Storlie Myers-Briggs Certification Creative Problem Solving Institute Tweetable Quotes: "Whatever the team is trying to crack the code on, I can come and help them combine analytical rigor, along with stories to spark wild imagination and shed new light and insight on tackling those challenges.” - Jean Storlie “Facts and data tell us the ‘what,’ Stories tell us the ‘so what.’” - Jean Storlie   You can connect with Jean on LinkedIn and Twitter. Visit her website https://storlietelling.com/ to learn more.   To know more, you can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Also, visit my website https://100thmm.com/ to learn more about getting your free social media marketing consultation!  I want to know more about you! Email me at [email protected]  This show is brought to you by https://storlietelling.com/; working with you to make innovative and creative solutions for your business using the unique stories you have to offer.  LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to overcome fears and obstacles by sharing this episode or click here to listen to more episodes.