Successful Businesses Know Authentic Storytelling Is the Key to Successful. Welcome to Part 2 with Dr. Carmel Finnan.

<p>Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk. You’ll recognize yourself in these true-life stories from women who are walking their lives while their lives walk them and the lasting difference these journeys have made. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga. </p><p>Welcome back to Part 2 of my conversation with my guest Dr. Carmel Finnan, storyteller, blogger, consultant and founder of <a href="https://www.storydialogue.com">Story Dialogue</a> who joined us from Berlin, Germany. Her mission is to re-ignite authentic story in a world where ‘fake’ and ‘manipulation’ have taken the driver’s seat in business. Why? Because when we become active participants in each other’s stories we are conversing and connecting. As Carmel says, “<i>Successful businesses know that storytelling is the key to creating a sustainable community and real client connection</i>.” I had asked Dr. Finnan, “<i>Following COVID’s eroding of old narratives who do you see are the new heroes and what does this open frontier look like to you?</i>” Let’s hear what she has to say....</p><p><i>Minutes 23:49</i></p><p><i>Minute 00 to 2:10     </i><strong>Intro</strong></p><p>2:10 to 4:16      <strong>COVID and Eroding Conventional Narratives</strong></p><p><i>Following COVID’s eroding of old narratives who do you see are the new heroes and what does this open frontier look like to you</i>?</p><ul><li>We can’t go back to the old normal</li><li>We can wish to have “business as usual” but there’s a lot wrong with “business as usual,” with the old normal</li><li>The old normal wasn’t normal</li><li>We see the fragmentation of the old</li><li>We see what’s disappearing but we don’t have a clear image of what’s emerging</li><li>We’re in the in-between</li><li>We grasp for stories to hold this together, to hold the unknown</li><li>Dealing with the unknown takes the ground from under our feet</li></ul><p><i>Minute 4:16 to 12:00     </i><strong>COVID Heroes</strong></p><p><i>This is a powerfully assertive statement: "COVID opened our e