Podcasts

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Julienne Ryan and Jerome Deroy welcome Alex Smith, a seasoned sales professional, podcast host, and advocate for…

In this short debrief episode, co-hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan reflect on their recent interview with Nadine Keller, exploring the powerful idea of how…

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Julienne Ryan and Jerome Deroy welcome the inspiring Pearl Alexander, JD, a transformational leader in organizational culture and…

In this short debrief episode, co-hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan reflect on a key moment from their interview with Kory Kogon of FranklinCovey, discussing…

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, hosts Julienne Ryan and Jerome Deroy sit down with Nadine Keller, founder and CEO of Precision Sales Coaching and Training….

RECORDED 11.11.2024 In this special episode of *Leadership Story Talks*, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan explore the power of connection in uncertain times. Reflecting…

In this episode of Julienne and Jerome debrief a previous conversation with Jennifer Gardner. Discussing the impact and techniques of storytelling in professional settings, They…

In this insightful episode of Leadership Story Talks, co-hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan are joined by Kory Kogon, Vice President of Content Development at…

In this debrief episode, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan dive into a memorable excerpt from a previous conversation with Kaila Lim. They reflect on Kaila’s…

In this insightful episode, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan sit down with Jennifer B. Gardner, a Los Angeles-based trial lawyer, educator, and part-time administrative law…

In this insightful debrief episode, hosts Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan reflect on their interview with Cecilia Loving and Gina Leow focusing on their powerful…

In this episode, Jerome and Julienne sit down with Kaila Lim, Founder Experience Lead at Antler NYC. Kaila shares her career journey from finance to…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“You can even have circles where there’s no talking whatsoever, but just the simple and full act of listening and being present for one another.”…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“The journey of change is important. And the goal isn’t to eliminate that journey” In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Kelly Markey, an eight-time international bestselling author and passionate advocate for social justice and equality. Kelly’s book, “Life…

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and Julienne welcome Katherine Carol, a recognized expert by the US Department of Labor, Office of Disability…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

After last weeks very successful Leadership Story Talks 100th episode, Jerome and Julienne talk about the power of the stories told by nine of their…

For our 100th episode, Leadership Story Talks was streamed LIVE on Youtube. Jerome & Julienne invited nine previous guests to tell a personal story based…

“Walls don’t always look like what you think they do. Sometimes walls look like a no. Sometimes walls look like a oh heck no (…)…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“Why does this one work? And why is this one an utter failure? Well, it turned out this one actually had a story structure of…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“I love the saying “no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care. It doesn’t matter how wise and knowledgeable…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“If we realize, wait a minute, I can reduce the pain, and actually I can make progress if I focus first and foremost on balancing…

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they…

“Are you engaging people who are just trying to survive day to day and pay their bills? Or do you engage with people who have…

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode…

“May we have a level of wisdom and literacy and will and purpose that allows us to rise to the occasion of using our technologies…

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode…

“We should take more time for self-awareness and reflection to become aware of our instruments. How do we resonate with people with different views or…

In this new series of shorter podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. When you’re managing…

“Every single person in the organization should understand the language of something (…), a leader should understand the language of project management, so they understand…

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode…

“If you don’t know what to say and you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing, you say nothing. And then you have to have an…

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode…

“When I first started my business, I said to my accountant at the time, if I can’t build a business based on kindness, then I’ll…

“In order for us to be AI literate, we have to be aware of what and how much data we’re creating. We have to understand…

“How do we get employers to say that their workers are not risks to be managed but humans worthy of investment and dignity? That is…

“Every conversation is a fresh performance. And even though we have skill sets we’re bringing forward, that person is listening to this for the first…

“What is your story right now? What’s your story going to be for this year and beyond? January is always that month when you have…

“I’m thinking of authenticity on a moment-to-moment basis, in a threefold way: one, can I locate what feels true for me in this moment? This…

“We don’t have control. We can only have control of what we’re doing and how we’re reacting, and appreciating how the other people might be…

“I’d like to think that the stories that we tell on behalf of our clients are helping them remember their why, their reason for being,…

“Even if you’ve told a story a thousand times to different audiences, every time you’re going to tell that story to a new audience in…

“If each one of us is aligned in that space where we have access to our heart, head, and gut, we have an incredible capacity…

“Once you get past the emotional reaction, what is this failure telling me? Is it telling me to stop? Is it telling me to persevere?…

“Almost on a day-to-day basis, you hear things that you really do not believe in. It pushes your buttons, makes you angry, sad, upset, whatever…

“There are all these different types of people that I’ve coached: men, women, executives, graduates, it doesn’t matter. They all have the same challenge, and…

“You would go into these leadership meetings and for everything else it would be “okay, let me see the financials, let me see the numbers…

“We need to start inviting everyone to the table if we want to have innovation and growth, because we’re losing half our talent here or…

Welcome to a new season of Leadership Story Talks!  In this episode, Jerome and Julienne kick off the new season and introduce the theme for…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on April 24th 2023. For this podcast series, Jerome and Julienne have…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on January 23rd 2023 Julienne and Jerome speak to Niall Dunne, CEO…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on March 27th 2023 Julienne and Jerome speak with Amy Bach, founder…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on March 20th 2023 What do Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tim Cook, Barack…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on December 13th 2022. Julienne and Jerome discuss how storytelling has enhanced…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on October 25th 2022. In this episode, Jerome and Julienne reflect back…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on April 11th 2022. In this episode Jerome and Julienne talk with…

This is a replay of a Leadership Story Talks podcast that originally posted on December 8th 2021. Jerome and Julienne talk with Matt Bahl –…

It’s the last episode of the season! Jerome and Julienne take a moment to reflect on what they’ve learned from all the inspiring guests they…

Are you interested in many different things, and if so, have you permitted yourself to be all of who you are? How do you build…

“People have their personalities, there’s professional culture and there’s an organizational culture. Everything plays a role, but you can say national culture runs the deepest…

“Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, you can lead right now. It’s not just when you open your laptop or walk in the door at…

Are you someone who prefers to say yes, or are you someone who likes to say no? And can you think of experiences where using…

The music business is notoriously fickle, but some people, such as Kevin Griffin, manage to stay for a long time. What did he do that…

In this episode, we explore the line between comfort and discomfort. Tension and ease.  When do we need to stretch ourselves and put ourselves in…

“All it takes is one person’s recognition of the other person’s suffering, humanity and value for the other person to go ‘you see me, you…

How do stereotypes affect leadership? How can we empower people, and men in particular, to question those stereotypes, take control of their identity and be…

“People want choice, optionality, and flexibility. They don’t want to be told what to do.”  In this episode, Julienne and Jerome sit down with Alex…

Better product development, greater innovation, and better performance- many companies and people see the benefits of greater diversity. But what if we flip the script…

For this podcast series, Jerome and Julienne have been talking to many people about leadership. In this episode, they look back at the conversations they’ve…

Change is often challenging, both for individuals and organizations. Why do we so often push back? And how can leaders help people through change? In…

The world we live in is volatile and filled with uncertainty. How do you navigate that as a leader? How do you know where to…

What happens when we’re late? What do we do when we’re late, and what do we do when we’re the ones waiting? In this episode,…

Julienne and Jerome speak with Amy Bach, founder and CEO of Measures for Justice, a criminal justice nonprofit that develops data tools and services that…

What do Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tim Cook, Barack Obama, Richard Branson, and Larry King have in common? They are great listeners and know when to…

Sooner or later, we all go through it: grief and loss. How do we deal with grief and loss, in the workplace and beyond? How…

How are you spending your time? Are you intentional about it and do you take your wellness into account, or do you put in time…

Jules and Jerome talk to Sasha Robinson, Head of People at Trainual, a company that codifies processes related to the people function of an enterprise,…

Garrett Richardson has had a sense of purpose ever since he did a summer internship at the Freedom School, mentoring young people in Newark to…

In this episode, we discuss the current market conditions, and mixed messages headlines are giving us. Especially for people in tech, there’s a lot of…

Julienne and Jerome discuss healthcare and how storytelling can improve dialogue between patients and doctors. What they uncover in this episode is the importance of…

Julienne and Jerome speak to Niall Dunne, CEO of Polymateria, a company that is working on solving the enormous, worldwide problem of plastic pollutants. You’ll…

Julienne and Jerome were excited to discuss the science of people with Craig Forman, from Culture Amp, a company that is dedicated to improving employee…

Julienne and Jerome discuss the art of building relationships and trust through an experience that Julienne had before the holidays. She describes how her assumptions…

Happy New Year! In this first episode of 2023, Julienne and Jerome discuss HR trends in 2023, based on an article that Julienne was invited…

Jerome and Julienne discuss lessons learned from the 5 most popular episodes of 2022, which are all linked below in the show notes. From Zev…

Julienne and Jerome discuss how storytelling has enhanced their guest’s presentation and leadership skills. Anna Vafeiadou is responsible for the legal sector of the WWF…

Julienne and Jerome speak to Gianna Biscontini, a board certified behavior analyst, bestselling author, and founder of W3RKWELL, a company that is dedicated to creating…

In this episode, we welcome Heather Walker, PhD, who has made a career of promoting, and implementing levity at work, through a variety of means….

Jerome recently was invited as an expert speaker to appear on a panel along with two other experts to discuss onboarding. The central question posed:…

The acronym VUCA stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. Does this resonate with you right now? How does leadership respond to such an environment? Julienne…

Cormac Russell is a social explorer, an author and a much sought-after speaker. He is the Founding Director of Nurture Development and a member of…

Anne Bahr Thompson has a rich and layered background, from business school to banking to branding to research and advertising to purpose. Anne connects the…

In this episode, Jerome and Julienne reflect back on their meeting. Julienne had reached out to Jerome and members of the Narativ team, that led…

In this episode, we look back to what we were talking about exactly a year ago, when we started the podcast. From a post pandemic…

We welcome Aoife O’Brien in this episode. She’s the founder of Happier at Work, a business with the mission to support organizations in retaining top…

In this episode of Story Talks, we welcome Sona Sherratt of Ashridge where she designs, teaches and client directs on several executive education programmes with…

In this episode, we welcome Earl Breon, a former active duty United States Marine with over 25 years of experience in coaching and leadership development….

In this episode, Julienne and Jerome talk to Zev Shalev, CEO of Narativ Studios and Cool Wolf Inc. Yes, you read that right, Narativ spelled…

In this episode, Jerome and Julienne are talking with the creator of Answer Intelligence (AQ)™, Dr. Brian Glibkowski. When Dr. Glibkowski wanted to know what…

In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Jodi Brockington, who is a hiring, career, Diversity & Inclusion, and Corporate Social Responsibility consultant, with many…

In this episode Jerome and Julienne talk with Sira Abenoza, a professor at ESADE business and law schools in Barcelona, Spain. She created the Institute…

In this episode of Story Talks, Julienne and Jerome discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, and what they’re learning about leadership, listening and dealing with…

Jerome and Julienne talk with Narativ co-founder Dr Paul Browde. Paul is a psychiatrist, a Narativ therapist, a marriage guidance counselor  and an actor. Paul…

In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk with Karen Schoellkopf, founder and CEO of Leap Fund. We look at Karen’s journey from MFA to tech…

In this Story Talks episode Jerome and Julienne talk with George Grombacher who has worked in personal finance for 20 years and has been named a top…

In this short episode: Jerome and Julienne talk about the importance of silence in dialogue. How listening is key to understanding and not to be…

Here is 2022! Julienne and Jerome discuss the value of setting an intention instead of beating yourself up about not coming through with your New…

Why are Venture Capitalists not using tech to help them do their work?  That’s where Raized.ai, the company that Penny Schiffer created, comes in. Penny…

Jerome and Julienne talk with Matt Bahl – VP and head of workplace financial health, Financial Health Network. In this episode of Story Talks we…

In this podcast Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan talk about the ways in which leaders can connect with their employees with personal stories in the…

In this episode, Jules and Jerome take a deeper dive into something that they scratched the surface of in episode 1. That thing is knowledge…

What can we learn from first graders and the school system to welcome back our colleagues into an in-person office environment? This episode considers the…

What happens when a leader tells a personal story about his father to a business audience? Does vulnerability connect you with your audience or does…

Story Talks is a podcast hosted by Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan.In each episode we discuss the practices that engage, motivate, develop, retain, and attract…