S13 E24 [Stories Matter] The Women's Storytelling Festival with Gayle Turner & Shelli Jost Brady & Jessica Robinson

Coming up on this episode of "Stories Matter! Helping Leaders Transform Lives": we dive into the Women's Storytelling Festival. Join hosts Shelli Jost Brady and Gayle Turner as they speak with Jessica Robinson, the founder of the festival, about the importance of women's storytelling and the impact it has on the industry. Discover how this festival became a platform for female storytellers to share their perspectives and experiences in a male-dominated field. Stay tuned to hear why representation matters and how these stories can inspire and transform lives. Gayle Turner is President, of The Storytellers Channel, Inc. For close to five decades he has used the power of story to initiate and sustain change while growing leaders and building productive corporate and community cultures. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wgayleturner/  Shelli Jost Brady is Founder & Catalyst at Alchemy Consulting and Chief Operating Officer at The Storytellers Channel, Inc. Check out her LinkedIn profile to learn the rest of the story. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelli-jost-brady-94b44835/ Jessica Piscitelli Robinson is the President and Executive Producer of Capture Video and Better Said Than Done. She excels at creating visual, impactful stories. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicapi/ Subscribe to The Storytellers Channel’s newsletter by downloading a FREE checklist of how to craft intentional stories to inspire results. https://storytellerschannel.com/inspire Keywords Jessica Robinson, Hearts Afire Storytelling Festival, collaboration, higher caliber artists, National Storytelling Festival, male artists, female artists, underserved communities, underrepresented communities, Virginia, COVID-19, Fairfax City, ticket holders, recordings, better said than done online, Women's Storytelling Festival, employment, women-only shows, stage manager, mother, project manager, funding, organizational qualities, storytelling, narratives, heroines, inequality, patriarchal society, objectify women, gender disparity, women's forward storytelling.