Stories With Traction
The Stories With Traction Podcast was created to empower leaders to elevate their businesses through the art of strategic storytelling. By engaging clients and inspiring team members, leaders can significantly impact the world around them. Each episode offers insights into storytelling, marketing, sales, company culture, and leadership, providing practical tools to drive growth and influence positive change. Tune in to transform your approach and lead with purpose.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#162: She Lost Her Mom at 12—Now She’s Saving Lives with Her Story
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In this powerful episode, Matt Zaun sits down with Kristen Harootunian, mental health advocate and speaker, to explore her journey from addiction and childhood trauma to long-term recovery…
#161: Sex, Secrets & Sales: The Dark Side of High Achievement
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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#160: The Attention Shift: From Empty Content to Emotional Impact
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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In this episode, Mat…
#158: Trust, Talk, and Toastmasters
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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In this episode, Mat…
#159: From Chaos to Creative Power
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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In this episode, Mat…
#157: Hooks, Heart, and Humanity: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Speaking
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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In this episode, Mat…
#154: Myths, Leadership, & Life
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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SUMMARY: In this epi…
#153: From CEO to Coach: The Leadership Lessons That Matter Most
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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In this episode, Mat…
#152: The Identity Crisis of Successful Business Leaders
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
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SERIES: This episode…
#151: Why You Should Hire the Right COO
5-Day Storytelling Challenge
Whether you're looking to boost sales, enhance marketing, or captivate audiences in meetings, this challenge is for you.
To sign up go HERE.
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SERIES: This episode …
Episode #150! | Launch, Grow, Thrive
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SERIES: This episode is part of a Launch, Grow, Thrive series with John Wilson on the Stories With Traction podcast.
SUMMARY: In this episode, John Wilson and Matt Zaun discuss the build, m…
#149: Culture is Not Fluff: How to Architect a High-Performing Team
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In this episode, Matt Zaun sits down with Sel Watts, founder of Wattsnext PX, to discuss the essential role of culture in business growth. Sel challenges the common perception that culture…
#148: Why Great Leaders Must Tell Great Stories
SUMMARY: In this episode, we "flip the script." Instead of Matt Zaun interviewing someone on the Stories With Traction Podcast, he was interviewed on the Executive Hustle Podcast with Kirsten Yurich.
#147: The Secret to Strategic Storytelling
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SUMMARY: This is part of an FAQ series where Michelle Griffin and Matt Zaun discuss personal branding and strategic storytelling.
MICHELLE GRIFFIN: Michelle coaches on authority-focused per…
#146: From Invisible to Influential
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SUMMARY: This is part of an FAQ series where Michelle Griffin and Matt Zaun discuss personal branding and strategic storytelling.
MICHELLE GRIFFIN: Michelle coaches on authority-focused per…
#145: Breaking Barriers: A Journey of Grit, Growth & Leadership
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SUMMARY: From overcoming personal struggles as a teen mom to leading a successful business, Tami Cole has built a career defined by resilience, determination, and leadership.
In this episod…
#144: How to be Great at Public Speaking
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SERIES: This episode is part of a series on Stories From the Top with Matthew Scura from Edge of Cinema.
EPISODE #1 | From Struggling to Success in Storytelling
EPISODE #2 | Why Storytellin…
#143: Why Storytelling Works
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SERIES: This episode is part of a series on Stories From the Top with Matthew Scura from Edge of Cinema.
EPISODE #1
EPISODE #2 SUMMARY: In this episode, Matthew Scura and Matt Zaun discuss …