Stories to spark change, energise teams, inspire action
We work with heart-led and purpose-driven executive teams to evolve their leadership, communication and culture through the humanising power of storytelling.
Making the complex gettable
Stories are our most valuable communication tool. Using story lets us show by example, placing ourselves in our audience's shoes and demonstrating the actions and behaviour we want to see. It enables us to bring our values to life, demonstrating what we stand for. It makes complex products and services gettable.
New leadership
The new world of work requires new leadership. We need leaders who are ready to light the way, showing up with their humanness, empathy and authenticity. It’s goodbye to the old ‘command and control’ leadership, and in with ‘trust and inspire.’ And that’s where stories come in.
To inspire behaviour change, make an impact, align your teams with your vision, make your proposition gettable - tell stories.
One to one story support for leaders and founders - Inspiring Talks - Transformative training programmes
Clients include
Our clients have included Amazon Web Services, Accenture’s The Circulars accelerator, the BBC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Ørsted and Simon Sinek’s Optimism Company.
We have also told stories for The Financial Times, Monocle and British Airways Business Life magazine.
Not your regular training company
We love seeing the power of stories in action, how it brings out the human touch, how that magic filters through, both inside and outside the organisation. We value building quality and deep relationships with those we work with. A husband and wife team, we’re not your regular training company or storytelling agency. We’re invested in the roles stories play and how they shape our collective, and individual, paths in life. Human behaviour, organisational culture and the future of work fascinate us. Based in our studio overlooking the Thames estuary (and sometimes hanging out in our garden cabin with our border terrier) we are happy treading our own path.
“An inspiring, heart-warming, go-getting book… an antidote to apathy.” Helen Tupper, co-author, The Squiggly Career
Featured in The Do Lectures ‘Must-read books of the year’
A series of video conversations with founders, marketers and storytellers, hosted by Ian. The series focuses on the guest’s professional relationship with storytelling. Why do they care about stories in their work?
“Ian has that key skill of any great storyteller – natural curiosity. He sees stories all around him in the world and uses them in practical, understandable ways to help others become great storytellers.”
STEVE CLAYTON, VP, MICROSOFT COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
“Probably one of the most purposeful sessions I have attended in over 40 years of working.”
MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM,
THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES
“Working with Ian has been fantastic. The session was excellent, really engaging and fun and everyone walked away with at least one story for their story bank which we have all since used to drive engagement with our teams.”
SELINA DE RUITER, SENIOR ID&E MANAGER, TALENT ACQUISITION, AMAZON WEB SERVICES
