About jesikah: jesikah maria ross has three speeds: listening, making, and sharing. she’s an artist, an academic, and experienced media producer. jesikah is out to make a difference and believes that wit, grit and imagination can take us where we need to go. jesikah knows how to mobilize people around a shared interest and create processes that lead to community change. she’s done it with large institutions, small non-profits and independent media makers. jesikah has built a career of consulting, training and project management for participatory media projects with a path and a plan that changes how we collect, tell and share the stories of our communities.

We talked with jesikah about how she uses storytelling projects to mobilize communities. She shares valuable insight on how to create and sustain community participatory work (work with the communities we serve) and shares her own stories from doing this work. She also provides excellent resources and guidelines for storytellers who aim to empower others to tell their stories!

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn more about jesikah's work here: ⁠https://www.jesikahmariaross.com/⁠

• Hire Meg for a workshop or keynote by contacting lindsey@homeplacecreativeco.com or connecting via her website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drmegadams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠
• Learn more about Storytelling Training with Homeplace Creative via their website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠homeplacecreativeco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] or contact kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com
• Connect with Meg across social at @drmegadams and Kyle at kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com

In this episode, Meg shares her tips for organizing your stories so that you can share them strategically to gain influence. Often, people say they feel overwhelmed when it comes to sharing their stories. Start the process of organizing your stories so you can share them with the right audience at the right time to build connections and community!

About Meg: Meg Adams, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Homeplace Creative. Upon receiving her PhD in Rhetoric & Writing from Bowling Green State University with an emphasis in digital storytelling, Dr. Adams founded Homeplace Creative as a visual storytelling company devoted to helping organizations tell impactful stories across media platforms. Her own stories have appeared in news outlets and peer-reviewed academic journals in rhetoric and writing. Her Tedx Talk, ⁠⁠How Storytelling Shifts Perspective ⁠⁠provides insight into what she believes in the power of storytelling. She’s currently an Associate Professor of Communications at the University of Findlay teaching courses in digital storytelling, public relations, and journalism. She also hosts a weekly podcast, ⁠⁠The Story Craft podcast⁠⁠ where she interviews professionals across industries to learn more about how they apply storytelling techniques in their work. You can find her online posting on social ⁠⁠@DrMegAdams⁠⁠.

SHOW NOTES:

• Hire Meg for a workshop or keynote by contacting lindsey@homeplacecreativeco.com or connecting via her website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drmegadams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠
• Learn more about Storytelling Training with Homeplace Creative via their website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠homeplacecreativeco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] or contact kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com
• Connect with Meg across social at @drmegadams and Kyle at kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com

Sue Grabowski founded Desidara (formerly Grabowski & Co.) in 1997, following experience as a journalist, an ad agency account executive and an internal communications leader at Progressive Insurance. Over the past 27 years, the firm has grown into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, producing communications strategies and deliverables for organizations such as Newmont Corporation, The Timken Company, Akron Children's Hospital, Morgan Engineering, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and Impel Wealth Management. She currently serves on the boards of Malone University, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Cleveland chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization. We talked with Sue about how to best build relationships and community with stories! She also provided excellent advice on how to build your storytelling skill-set and strategically tell your stories.

SHOW NOTES:

• Learn more about Sue's company, Desidara, here: ⁠https://www.desidara.com/⁠

• Hire Meg for a workshop or keynote by contacting lindsey@homeplacecreativeco.com or connecting via her website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drmegadams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠
• Learn more about Storytelling Training with Homeplace Creative via their website at [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠homeplacecreativeco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] or contact kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com
• Connect with Meg across social at @drmegadams and Kyle at kyle@homeplacecreativeco.com