Narativ Leadership Story Talks
Leadership Story Talks is a podcast hosted by Jerome Deroy, CEO of Narativ, and Julienne Ryan, business author, communication and HR specialist, and frequent Narativ training contributor.In each episode, Jerome and Jules discuss the practices that engage, motivate, develop, retain, and attract people to businesses, whether these are your customers or your employees. Their principles and tools are based on real world stories that leverage listening and storytelling to become a better leader and management professional.
Episodes
186 episodes
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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Story Intelligence with Gabrielle Dolan
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Gabrielle Dolan—one of the world’s leading authorities on business storytelling, keynote speaker, and author of nine books including her newest release, ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Preparation, Precision, and the Power of Time
"Be ready to be ready." — Jen MuellerIn this debrief, Jerome and Julienne unpack lessons from Jen Mueller’s world of sports broadcasting—where seconds matter and every word counts. They explore how Jen’s approach to preparation...
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Leadership Story Talks | Bridging Facts, Feelings, and Community with Dr. Anja Timmermann
Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan sit down with Dr. Anja Timmermann—historian, communication scientist, journalist, and founder of the Storytelling Symposium in Germany. With a background spanning academia, media, and neuroscience, Dr. Timmermann ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss AI, Culture, and the Stories That Reflect Us
"When AI is mimicking as opposed to truly reflecting a culture, things become dull… it’s been flattened out." — James FrancisIn this debrief, Jerome and Julienne unpack James Francis’s reflection on artificial intelligence and c...
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Leadership Story Talks | Rediscovering Self Beyond Labels with Dr. LaNysha Adams
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Dr. LaNysha Adams—TEDx speaker, ten-time award-winning author of Me Power, and Director of Student Wellness at San...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Kindness, Feedback, and the Power of “What Happened”
"There was a beginning and an end… and all the contributing factors that made it actionable."In this debrief, Jerome and Julienne reflect on Andy Goram’s story of receiving tough but transformative feedback. What could have been...
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Leadership Story Talks | Conversations in Seconds: Precision, Clarity & Leadership with Jen Mueller
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Jen Mueller—business communication expert, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, and founder of Talk Sporty t...
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