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Narativ Helping leaders use storytelling to pitch with impact, engage teams, and build strong cultures.

Narativ helps leaders and organizations use storytelling to drive engagement, culture, and business results. With 25+ years of global experience, we train teams in listening and story-driven communication for leadership, onboarding, sales, and employee engagement. Our method transforms values, vision, and complex ideas into clear, actionable stories that inspire connection, influence behavior, and create lasting impact.

10/12/2026

What happens to leadership when the crisis is real?

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan welcome Dick Richardson, a longtime leadership development expert and founder of Let's Think Smart who was also a passenger on US Airways Flight 1549 — the “Miracle on the Hudson.”

Dick shares what went through his mind when the engines failed, how passengers helped one another, and why the experience reinforced much of what he had spent his career studying about leadership under pressure.

The conversation moves from the Hudson River to IBM, organizational change, storytelling, ritual, and the everyday crises that can make life feel suddenly unmanageable.

It’s an inspiring and practical discussion about what helps us stay calm, take the next step, and help others do the same.

10/10/2026

What story are you still carrying with you?

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan revisit the debrief of Narativ’s Stories That Shaped Us LIVE event and reflect on why certain stories continue to work on us long after they are told.

The stories shared by Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafiadu, and Dr. Sona Sherrat revealed unexpected connections around belonging, courage, identity, and change.

And they also reminded us that listening is not passive. A story can stay with us for days or weeks before its meaning becomes clear.

10/05/2026

Why do certain stories keep coming back to us?

In this Leadership Story Talks debrief, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan revisit Narativ’s latest Stories That Shaped Us LIVE event and reflect on what stayed with them after hearing Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafeiadou, and Dr. Sona Sherrat share their stories.

What emerged was a powerful conversation about belonging, courage, reinvention, and the way stories take on new meaning over time.

The episode is a reminder that listening does not end when the storyteller stops speaking. Sometimes a story becomes useful days or weeks later, when a conversation, decision, or experience suddenly brings it back.

10/02/2026

Three storytellers. Three turning points. One powerful through line.

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, we look back at Narativ’s Stories That Shaped Us LIVE event with Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafiadu, and Dr. Sona Charat.

Their stories move through feedback and failure, career change, belonging, psychological safety, and the invisible rules we absorb without realizing it.

What connects them is the moment of noticing: noticing how others experience us, noticing when it is time to change, and noticing how much of ourselves we adapt in order to belong.

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What can a difficult phone call, a resignation, and a ferry to Santorini teach us about leadership?

Quite a lot.

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan reflect on the stories shared by Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafeiadou, and Dr. Sona Sherratt at Narativ’s Stories That Shaped Us LIVE event.

Their experiences reveal something powerful about leadership and human connection: the moments that shape us are often the ones that make us see ourselves differently.

09/29/2026

Three storytellers. Three very different turning points.

In this special LIVE episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan welcome Carlo Odicino, Anna Vafeiadu, and Dr. Sona Sherratt to share personal stories about leadership, change, belonging, and the moments that reshaped how they saw themselves.

Carlo tells the story of confronting difficult feedback about his leadership. Anna shares what it took to leave a secure career and step into something of her own. Sona reflects on the unwritten rules we absorb — often without realizing it — and how those rules shape who feels safe enough to speak and belong.

It’s a powerful reminder that leadership is often revealed not in polished answers, but in the moments when we notice ourselves differently.

09/26/2026

What’s on your invisible list?

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan reflect on Ravi Gupta’s idea of choosing one passion a year and giving it real attention.

The idea grew out of burnout. After years of intense leadership work, Ravi began noticing all the things he had wanted to do but kept postponing — writing, sports, dancing, learning, and other interests that had been pushed into “someday.”

The blog explores how small, consistent action can reconnect us with parts of ourselves we thought we had lost, and why learning something new does not have to be about career advancement

09/19/2026

Sometimes one question can change the direction of a life.

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, we reflect on Peter Orton’s conversation with Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan about storytelling, craft, and turning points.

At 30, Peter had a secure teaching career. Then his father asked him a simple question: what’s stopping you?

That question sent Peter to Los Angeles, years of learning the craft, and eventually a role as story editor for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories.

The blog explores what Peter’s journey teaches us about audience, concrete detail, practice, and the stories we tell — and choose to live.

09/14/2026

Sometimes one question can change the direction of a life.

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan welcome Peter Orton, author of The Elements of Story and founder of IBM’s global storytelling practice.

Peter shares the story of leaving a secure teaching career at 30 after his father asked him a simple question: what’s stopping you?

That decision took him to Los Angeles, years of learning the craft, and eventually a role as story editor for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories.

It’s a rich conversation about storytelling, turning points, audience, craft, and why the stories we tell — and the stories we choose to live — matter.

09/12/2026

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer someone is our full attention.

In our latest Leadership Story Talks blog, we reflect on Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan’s conversation about curiosity, appreciation, and what happens when someone feels truly heard.

Inspired by their debrief of Martin Koehler’s episode, the piece explores the story beneath the story — the fear, belief, memory, or need that may sit underneath someone’s first request.

It’s a thoughtful reminder that listening without an agenda can help people feel seen, understood, and more able to show up as themselves.

09/07/2026

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer someone is our full attention.

In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne B. Ryan reflect on their conversation with Martin Koehler and the way curiosity can reveal the story beneath the story.

They talk about listening without an agenda, asking questions that open rather than close, appreciating the person in front of us, and looking for the good intention behind even awkward or unexpected questions.

It’s a thoughtful conversation about communication, presence, and what can happen when someone feels truly heard.

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