The Storytelling Lab

Rain Bennett

The Storytelling Lab covers everything you need to know about personal and professional stories to leverage their power to deepen your connections, increase your sales + donations, and serve your audiences better with real-life examples and experts.

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Making Today the Day with Matthew Dicks

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10/21/22 • 62 min

Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling author, podcaster, co-founder of Speak Up, and a 53-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 7-time Moth GrandSLAM champion. Many might think he's just an over-achiever, but as he proves in his new book, Someday is Today, it really just comes down to time management. And we all have the same amount of time each day. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Matthew gives you all his tips and tricks to making the most out of each minute and moving the needle closer to his goal.

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Creating the Content You Dream About with Alana Marie

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09/29/22 • 60 min

Alana Marie is a documentary filmmaker, digital content creator and digital content coach. She helps content creators get out of their own way and move from ideation to execution. She is passionate about various creative pursuits and has found a way to pursue them all, while simultaneously growing her personal brand. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Alana shares how she continues to find non-traditional paths to make her creative passions transform into revenue generators.

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Livestreaming Your Podcast with Christoph Trappe

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09/02/21 • 48 min

Welcome back to our first guest episode of Season 7 of The Storytelling Lab! Our first guest is Christoph Trappe, Director of Content Strategy at Voxpopme, author, speaker, and host of The Business of Storytelling. Rain and Christophe talk all about the benefits of livestreaming your show and other creative content. Show hosts and content creators -- tune in!

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Self-Reflection, Personal Growth, and Finding the North Star of Your Story with Deevo Tindall

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12/11/23 • 61 min

Does the feeling of being stuck and unfulfilled sound familiar to you? You may have been told to simply follow the traditional path of education and career, only to find that it hasn't brought you the personal growth and self-reflection you desire. The pain of feeling lost and disconnected from your true purpose can be overwhelming when you've followed the conventional wisdom without seeing the results you hoped for. But there is a better way.

Deevo Tindall, a creative force with a passion for visual storytelling and personal growth, brings a unique perspective to the realm of self-reflection. Hailing from San Diego and now a resident of North Carolina, his journey from the West to the East Coast shaped his understanding of identity and life's narratives. With a background in photography and a deep curiosity about human design, Deevo's insights into the power of personal storytelling and its impact on decision-making and self-awareness offer a refreshing take on the complexities of business, branding, and life.

In this episode, you will learn how to:

Embrace personal growth and self-reflection to unlock your true potential.
Surround yourself with a community of like-minded individuals to support your journey of growth.
Pursue your goals and navigate career transitions with confidence and determination.
Build and maintain meaningful connections while cultivating your brand.
Discover the perfect timing and effective resolutions for enhancing your brand.

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Stories That Sell in Three Minutes with Dan Manning

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12/15/22 • 51 min

Dan Manning is a 25-yr veteran of the United States Air Force who first sharpened his storytelling skills as a fighter pilot, working at the US headquarters in Qatar, and running the air operations against Isis. Even though the problems he was helping solve were global political conflicts, the approach to solving them were the same as with your brand storytelling... communication. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Dan explains the marketing problems startup founders, coaches, and consultants face, and how to use storytelling to solve them in less than three minutes.

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Master Storytelling for Your Business with Mark Carpenter

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09/15/22 • 54 min

Your personal life is full of stories that can and will impact your business. Mark Carpenter is a trainer, consultant, speaker, and the co-author of the bestselling book, Master Storytelling. With a background in corporate marketing and PR, he helps businesses turn boring meetings into inspiring, memorable, motivating experiences. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Mark helps us understand how to find those meaningful experiences within your own life and use them to teach, lead, and inspire.

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Building an Empire in the Creator Economy with Nick Witters

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05/01/23 • 60 min

After being a combat veteran and dedicating himself to a successful law career, Nick Witters is faced with the difficult decision of taking a new job managing Mr. Beast, a YouTuber. As he risks it all, his journey to success is filled with pressure, loss, and hard work. Will he make it? Will he be able to pull the trigger and take the risk?

Nick Witters is the CEO of Ballen Studios, most known for managing the MrBallen YouTube channel. Hailing from a small town in Washington, Nick's journey took him from the Air Force to law school, and eventually to the heart of Hollywood as an entertainment lawyer. With a keen understanding of the importance of adaptability and perseverance, Nick has built a thriving career in the creator economy. Alongside his partner John Allen, a former Navy Seal, Nick continues to push the boundaries of success, sharing his wisdom and passion-driven approach with aspiring creators.

In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, you will learn how to:

Discover the hidden advantages of military training when tackling business challenges and sharpening decision-making skills.
Appreciate the role of intellectual curiosity in seizing growth opportunities and fostering innovation.
Recognize the significance of embracing failure and adaptability in achieving your career and business goals.
Cultivate trust and authentic passion in talent representation relationships for long-term success.
Sustain momentum and enthusiasm in the ever-changing creator economy to drive continuous personal and professional growth.

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Your Story is Your Unfair Advantage with Patrice Poltzer

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02/13/23 • 65 min

Patrice Poltzer is a Gracie-award-winning journalist and former TODAY Show producer who parlayed her media and storytelling expertise into forming Patrice Poltzer Creative in 2016, a New-York based video storytelling agency. In this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Patrice shows how big brands try to emulate small businesses and why small businesses should realize that and focus on the long game instead of viral hits.

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The Most Important Sentence in Your Story

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05/20/24 • 18 min

The hardest part of creating a powerful story is knowing what to keep and what to cut?

If you lose your audience's attention for just a second, most likely they are gone. But you also have to fight against a daily decreasing budget, and creative teams disagreeing, and all the other things that a business owner has to deal with when it comes to marketing.

So what if I told you that I have an easy little technique you can use that I stole from a Pixar storyboard artist? Would you listen?

And guess what... you can just as easily apply it to your written stories as your visual ones!

In this episode, you will learn how to:

Determine the most important scene, shot, or sentence of your story.
Understand how to choose secondary and tertiary information to complement the most important content
Sequence your story in a way that maximizes contrast and conflict, and therefore maximizes engagement of your audience

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You Are Not Special, How You Tell Your Story Is

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03/11/21 • 16 min

On this episode of The Storytelling Lab, Rain gives us the hard truth: you are not special. That's right, you're not! But the way you tell your story IS. Rain gives us all the tips and tricks for telling your story in the most unique way and how to maximize its impact on your audience.

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How many episodes does The Storytelling Lab have?

The Storytelling Lab currently has 189 episodes available.

What topics does The Storytelling Lab cover?

The podcast is about Filmmaking, Video, Marketing, Visual Arts, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling, Podcasts, Arts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on The Storytelling Lab?

The episode title 'Making Today the Day with Matthew Dicks' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Storytelling Lab?

The average episode length on The Storytelling Lab is 43 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Storytelling Lab released?

Episodes of The Storytelling Lab are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Storytelling Lab?

The first episode of The Storytelling Lab was released on Nov 26, 2018.

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