Narativ Leadership Story Talks
Episodes
193 episodes
Leadership Story Talks | From Wonder to Space With Bryce Kennedy
“If it weren’t for hope in those 90% failures, I’m not sure where I’d be.”What if a single moment—something as simple as noticing a poster on a wall—could change the trajectory of your life?In this episode, we sit down wi...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Sequoia v Bonsai
“It’s not about perfection, it’s about connection.”OverviewWhat if growth isn’t supposed to look polished?In this debrief episode, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan reflect on their conversation with Nic...
Leadership Story Talks | A Life Uncovered with Kenny Leahman
“If I was scattered, the team was scattered—and it was life or death.”What happens when the life you’ve built is also the life you’re hiding inside?In this episode, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan sit down with leadership co...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Finding Values in Stories
“It’s the responsibility of leaders to embrace vulnerability—because that’s what creates trust.”In this debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on a powerful insight from their conversation with Jim O’Gorman, Chief People Officer a...
Leadership Story Talks | Moments That Matter With Chris Dyer
“If you're going to show up, show up.”OverviewWhat if the moments that shape us aren’t the ones we think?In this episode, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan sit down with leadership ...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome and Julienne Discuss The Stories That Shaped Us LIVE
“It doesn’t have to be… the one moment that really shaped me. It’s really up to you to choose which moment you want to talk about as something that shaped you.” Overview ~ In this debrief ep...
Leadership Story Talks - LIVE | Stories That Shaped Us
“Everything actually begins with listening.”In this special Leadership Story Talks LIVE — Stories That Shaped Us event, we explore what happens when storytelling is not a performance… but a shared space.From the ve...
Leadership Story Talks | The Gift of Cultural Differences with Dean Foster
Instead of seeing cultural differences as a problem to overcome, we should see them as the gift they really are.”OverviewIn this episode, Jerome and Julienne welcome intercultural expert Dean Foster, whose decade...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Values, Story Discovery & Finding the Treasures Already Around You
“The best stories already exist in the room. It’s our responsibility to help people excavate them and appreciate them.”In this debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on their conversation with Brad Farris and the powerful link bet...
Leadership Story Talks | Sequoia, Not Bonsai: Aligning Growth, Culture, and Customer Value with Nicolas Darveau-Garneau
“You’ve never shrunk to greatness.” - Nicolas Darveau-GarneauOverviewIn this episode, Jerome and Julienne sit down with Nicolas Darveau-Garneau — former Google Chief Evangelist, growth strategist, and auth...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discus What Happens When You Go Live
“This happened to me. So there’s no way I can get it wrong.” In this special episode, Jerome and Julienne reflect on what it’s really like to step onto a live stage — in two different cities, on the same night — without planning it ...
Leadership Story Talks | Sustaining Coaching, Storytelling, and the Power of Listening
In this debrief episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and Julienne reflect on a powerful idea shared by executive coach Greg Smith: real growth doesn’t come from a single coaching moment—it comes from changing how we listen, lead, and respo...
Leadership Story Talks | Reflections on Listening, Kindness, and Collective Spirit
In this special Valentine’s Day reflection, Jerome and Julienne step away from frameworks and techniques to explore a living example of leadership through presence, listening, and love.Inspired by the journey of Buddhist monks walking fr...
Leadership Story Talks | The Stories We Choose to Tell with Jim O'Gorman
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan sit down with Jim O’Gorman to explore how formative leadership experiences—both painful and inspiring—shape the way we show up for others at work.Jim opens with a ...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss the Live Stream
In this Leadership Story Talks debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on what they learned from their very first Leadership Story Talks LIVE.What begins as a conversation about a technical glitch quickly becomes a deeper exploration of tru...
Leadership Story Talks | Special Guest Live Streamed Event - Stories That Shaped Us
Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan introduce a new, recurring format: Leadership Story Talks LIVE! — a bi-monthly, interactive storytelling experience designed to bring listening and telling into the same virtual space.This live gathe...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss When the Story No Longer Serves Us
In this debrief episode, Jerome and Julienne reflect on a powerful insight sparked by a conversation with Lata Hamilton: sometimes the problem isn’t you—it’s the environment you’re in. Recognize that truth takes courage, honesty, and listening....
Leadership Story Talks | Leading Beyond Control — Identity, Trust, and Letting Go with Brad Farris
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan are joined by leadership coach and advisor Brad Farris, who works with creative service firm founders whose businesses have outgrown the way they’re leading.
Leadership Story Talks | Special Episode: Community, Curiosity, and Carrying Stories into the New Year
In this end-of-year special episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan pause to reflect on the year behind them—and the deeper themes that have emerged through hundreds of conversations, stories, and moment...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss What AI Gets Right — and What It Can’t Replace
In this debrief episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and Julienne reflect on a striking insight from Gabrielle Dolan, author of Story Intelligence: when people compared AI-generated stories with human ones, they consisten...
Leadership Story Talks | Special Episode: Lessons from the Storytelling Symposium
In this special edition of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and Julienne look back on their experience presenting at the international Storytelling Symposium organized by Dr. Anja Timmermann—a gathering of scientists, researchers, and pr...
Leadership Story Talks | Why Executive Coaching is a Strategic Imperative with Greg Smith
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Greg Smith—General Manager of FranklinCovey’s Executive Coaching practice and a leader with more than 25 years of experience developing executiv...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Stereotypes & the Power of Precision
In this debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on their conversation with Dr. Anja Timmerman—an exchange that reminded them how a single, small human moment can reshape how we see a place, a culture, or a community. Anja’s story about arriving in...
Leadership Story Talks | Earning Your Worth, Leading Change & Finding Your Fit with Lata Hamilton
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Lata Hamilton—change leadership expert, confidence mentor, and author of Pioneer Your Career Change. After triplin...
Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Identity, Change & The Story You Tell Now
In this debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on their conversation with Dr. LaNysha Adams and her powerful reminder that identity isn’t fixed—it’s chosen. Drawing on her insights, they explore why “bringing your whole self to work” isn’t about ...