n this episode, I chat with Nina Jacobsen, Co-founder, CEO, and Helle Jabiri, Co-founder, CCO of Biites.com, a brand film platform headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In this episode, I chat with Brian Alonso, Co-Founder at Built Story. I have recently come across BuiltStory a new mobile app that’s doing just that: creating self-guided tours where each stop is, in essence, a chapter of a larger story you’re telling about your town or other places you’re visiting.

n this episode, I chat with Dr. Federico Conforto, who is a friend and also a Critical Care physician who works at San Camilo Hospital in Rome, Italy. We hear a lot about the hard work of health workers, but do we truly understand the magnitude of the sacrifice they are making? In this episode, I wanted to zoom in into the life-saving work of Dr. Conforto and his team. His job practically places him every day in the eye of the storm battling the coronavirus.

As the raging pandemic is pulling the rug from under our feet, some voices are less heard than others. To unpack this topic and discuss how stories of underrepresented voices drive social impact, I am excited to have Chris Colbert Founder/CEO, DCP Entertainment.

How do you adapt your personal and brand story in uncertain times? You see, these two stories are interconnected. To unpack this topic and discuss the threads that connect the personal and brand stories we tell, I am excited to have Natalie Kusturic, a Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist, and Jennifer Hudson, corporate communications strategist at Think Beyond Public Relations.

In this episode, I chat with William Warren, Founder & CEO of The Sketch Effect. His company is harnessing the power of visual communication to make their clients’ ideas understandable, memorable, and shareable. The art of live sketching at events is a fantastic example of visual storytelling at its best. 

In this episode, I chat with Stephanie Paterik, an Executive Editor at Adweek. I had a great time chatting with Stephanie about How to Tell Visual Stories Like A Media Company and this way have her share tips and best practices for you, the marketer who plans to start or revamp your in-house visual storytelling operations. 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Natalie Kusturic, a Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist, based in Ft Lauderdale, FL to discuss How do Stories Shape Reality? We talked about the incredible parallels between how visual storytellers rewrite stories of their customers to drive product sales and enhance brand narratives, whereas therapists rewrite painful stories their clients tell themselves in order to achieve self-awareness and joy. You'll find a ton of inspiration and fresh perspectives.

In this episode, I chat with Jaime Permuth, an award-winning photographer and professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York. With the tremendous growth in photo sharing, I am often asked how can you tell a story in a single photo? I discussed with Jaime about his storytelling approach, the key narrative elements he uses. Jaime also presented a few photos and discussed their backstories and the visual storytelling technique the photographer used. Fascinating discussion!

In this episode, I chat with Vince Jeffs, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Marketing AI & Decisioning at Pegasystems. We talked about what is hyper-personalization in the age of AI, how hyper-personalization affects visual stories (e.g., videos, images, infographics, etc), key examples for hyper-personalization that are in the creepiness zone, tips to avoid hyper-personalization, and much more.

In this episode, I chat with Sanjay Sarathy, VP Marketing at Cloudinary, a global powerhouse in providing comprehensive media asset management and automation for some of the world’s most recognizable and engaging brands.

In this episode, I chat with the crypto artist, also known as FractalEncrypt, Founder at ShamanicHarmonics.com. This episode is all about the nascent space of narrative cryptoart.

In this episode, I chat with Steve Dutton, Founder at Avenue 3 Miami an urban movement that aims to reduce the problem of homelessness using technology and a clever loyalty value exchange model. We talked about his dramatic journey of becoming a non-profit organization founder, his experience going through our visual storytelling framework, lessons her learned down the road and much more.

In this episode, I chat with Kirk Francis, Portrait Photographer, and Artist. We talked about his journey of becoming an expert portrait photographer, his end-to-end process for maximizing first impression, tricks and tips, client examples and much more.

In this episode, I chat with Yannis Angelis, Narrative Futurist, and co-founder at Beyond Storytelling Network. We talked about his journey as a business storyteller, and how he applied visual storytelling in his e-learning programs while working for a medical device company.

In episode #17 of Visual Storytelling Today show, I chat with Rafael Baldwin, Digital Media Storyteller at Miami's renowned New World Symphony. We talked about his journey, growing up in Mexico in a family with a long tradition of TV and film production, his work as a film producer and his thoughts about how to take advantage of emerging visual media to tell compelling stories.

In episode #16 of Visual Storytelling Today show, I chat with Park Howell, Business Storytelling Strategist at Business of Story. We talked about his journey as an early pioneer of business storytelling, what tactics he uses to bring to life business stories both in his audience minds (aka theater of the mind) and externally through rich visual aids. Park also shares a few insightful success stories from his clients and simple, yet actionable tips you don't want to miss.

In episode #15 of Visual Storytelling Today show, I chat with Tory Gentes, an Immersive Ethnographer, and partner at The Palmerston Group. We talked about what is Ethnographic Research, why marketers should adopt ethnography as part of getting to know better their audience - a paramount ingredient for creating a powerful brand narrative, what are the typical business objectives marketers should consider, and the various on and offline tools an ethnographer uses to get the backstories behind...

In episode #14, I chat with Susan Emerick, Sr. Manager, Global Marketing, Customer Experience & Advocacy at IBM. We talked about what is Influence Marketing, what are the main influencer categories, what are the typical business objectives marketers should consider, how influencers leverage visual social networks, the process, pitfalls to watch out for and top tips on how to get started.

In episode #13 of Visual Storytelling Today show, I chat with Abbey Melsheimer and Gustavo Tonelli owners of Chilipop.co a branded environments design company. We talked about their definition of Branded Environment Design in the context of Visual Storytelling, typical business objectives, their process and best practices marketers should consider when ready to get started.

In episode #12 of Visual Storytelling Today show, I chat with Yasmine Kotb, owner of Mina's Mediterraneo - one of the great success stories in Miami’s cuisine landscape. We talked about what her journey starting a restaurant was like, failure lessons along the way, and offline visual storytelling tips on how to connect better with your customers.

How do you find and own your business story? Storytelling expert, Diana Yazidjian, is sharing everything you need to know to create your own business storytelling program.

With all the latest talk about Facebook changing their newsfeed’s algorithm and the inevitable comparisons to Instagram (aka maximal vs. minimal design approaches), I’d like to focus our upcoming Visual Storytelling Today show on Instagram and how visual storytellers like you can take advantage.

As we're all getting ready to close the year and planning for an amazing 2018, in this episode I chat with my good friend and digital futurist Geoffrey Colon at Microsoft We reviewed the road visual storytelling has already made, crossing the lines from the entertainment world to marketing and what to expect in the near future.

In episode #8 of Visual Storytelling Today show, we chat with B2b video storytelling expert Tyler Lessard about what is an effective B2B video storytelling and how to get started.