“The stories bring these terms that we sometimes use without thinking… to life.” Jerome Deroy
What happens when three storytellers, who have never met and prepared their stories independently, step onto the same stage?
In this debrief of our September Live Story Show, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan reflect on the unexpected connective tissue that emerged across the stories of Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafeiadou, and Dr. Sona Sherratt.
One theme stood out: belonging.
Each storyteller approached it from a completely different direction — exclusion and its impact on leadership, leaving the familiar to begin a new chapter, and adapting to a new culture while wrestling with what it means to belong.
Jerome and Julienne also explore why stories continue working on us long after we’ve heard them. A story can take on new meaning days or weeks later, resurfacing when a conversation or experience suddenly connects us back to what we heard.
You’ll Hear:
- How an unexpected common thread emerges when storytellers share experiences without knowing one another’s stories
- Three very different ways the September storytellers brought the idea of belonging to life
- Why words like belonging, courage, change, and transformation become more meaningful when grounded in lived experience
- The role of courage across all three stories
- Why the right story can feel different depending on the moment in which it is told
- How listening to someone else’s story can continue to inspire, stimulate, and influence our thinking long after the story ends
- Why the connections an audience makes between stories may be just as important as the ones the storytellers intended
Resources:
Watch or listen to the full September Live Story Show featuring Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafeiadou, and Dr. Sona Sherratt.
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