Bringing your story to life

Bringing your story to life For years now, I’ve seen the power that storytelling can unleash. It connects people at a deep level by allowing them to shed their armour and reveal their emotions. For too long, we’ve been told that ‘it’s not personal, it’s business’, and that mentality has caused damage to the way […]

How to Story Vision

Every January, my dear friend Theodora Lamb and I invite a group of entrepreneurial-minded women together to shape the story we want to live in the year ahead. I’ve created a story vision board for the past 9 years (one for every year I’ve been running Narrative Communications!) and it never ceases to amaze me the power […]

Turning a Brand Narrative into a Story Book

I first started working with Melmira Bra & Swimsuits 4 years ago; I knew the four sisters running the business, a business their mother started in 1992, and when they reached out wanting help crafting their future story, I knew it was a perfect fit. After spending time with the five Heenan women, I then reached […]

Working Mom on the Road

When my daughter was born last year, I knew I would struggle with the whole ‘balance’ thing. I was looking for a way to be both the kind of mother I had growing up AND the thriving entrepreneur running her own business. My first challenge came when she was 5 months old and I was invited to […]

Story + Ritual

It’s been a while since I updated my blog, and with good reason! We had a baby girl in January and life has been full on ever since. It has been such a transformational journey to get here, and one thing I’ve learned is the importance of ritual in my daily life. My friend and […]

Home with Jana Lynne White

I had the privilege of speaking with Jana Lynne White on her new program HOME on Roundhouse Radio the other day. Roundhouse Radio is setting a new standard for radio in Vancouver – they are sharing real stories from people of all walks of life and celebrating those stories publicly. This is such an important […]

Why Stories Matter

I was asked by a friend and artisan Meredith Nicole of Oden Gallery to share my thoughts on storytelling and craft. Here is the article I wrote for The Province’s blog as part of Meredith’s 5 part series. As we walk through our home, my husband and I are often struck by the amount of […]

Branding MBA schools

Last month, I presented a workshop at the EFMD Conference, a gathering of MBA schools from around the world. I opened the three day conference by speaking about the power of storytelling and the need for story making environments. Over the course of an hour, I shared with the heads of some of the world’s top business schools the […]

Story Workshops

Spring is in the air – and for entrepreneurs that can often mean change. A brand is a living, breathing ecosystem. You need to continually feed it so that it can grow, adapt and transform. I’ve been feeding my business lately by sitting down with some of my amazing fellow entrepreneurs and seeing what kind […]

Power Sources

I first met Robin Bancroft-Wilson of Aatma Crystals through the SVI community in Vancouver and was struck by her genuine spirit. She radiates positive energy, and that must be why she was drawn to crystals. From what I understand, each crystal holds a specific energy, and we are often drawn to a crystal because of it’s energy […]