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 […]

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 […]

Power & Beauty

I am honoured to be interviewed for EcoDiva’s Embracing Power & Beauty campaign. I first met Garcy, the co-founder of EcoDiva, in Palm Springs on a Loaded Bow retreat. What has struck me ever since is how much beauty there can be in power when it comes from the heart. Thank you Garcy for epitomizing the […]

What’s Your Tradecraft?

You know those people who talk a big game? They have lots of ideas, many of which hold potential, and yet very few of them actualize. Well, that’s definitely not Katie Jeanes and Aaron Vidas. Katie and Aaron are ‘those’ people – you know, the ones who make things happen. They get an idea, they […]

Creating a Storytelling Culture

A week on Cortes Island with 150 social entrepreneurs out to change the world can only lead to one thing…deep, deep gratitude. I returned to Hollyhock’s Social Venture Institute last week and was greeted with a flood of friendly faces. This ‘business conference’ is often referred to as summer camp for entrepreneurs, and this year […]