Firing your Narrator with Valerie Gordon

Author: Nicole Davison
Published: Wed 22 Feb 2023
Episode Link: https://www.nmdcareers.com/

In this episode, Nicole talks with Valerie Gordon. Over the past 20 years, Valerie has produced award-winning stories with companies such as ESPN, HBO Real Sports, and even the Olympics. She currently helps companies, clients, and students with the power of story and to help build their brands. Nicole and Valerie talk about Valerie’s career and the work that she does to help people develop their own story.

Today, Nicole and Valerie talk about

[07:52] You can’t create a tremendous external story if you’re struggling with a faulty inner story.
[21:12] People appreciate hearing about conflict and failure stories and how they were overcome because they make us see that those things are possible.
[31:07] Every eighteen months is a reasonable amount of time to try and unpack where you are in your career, what you have done in the past eighteen months that feels like success, what you have gained, what isn’t working, etc.

Host: Nicole Davison

Guest: Valerie Gordon

Valerie Gordon is a 10-time Emmy award-winning television producer with over two decades of creating and overseeing feature stories for top media outlets. She knows how to use the power of a meaningful, memorable story for impact and influence. As founder of The Storytelling Strategist, formerly Commander-in-She, LLC, a communications and career strategy firm, Valerie helps high-achieving women take command of the storytelling skills necessary to grow their careers and ascend the leadership ladder.

RESOURCES

Valerie’s Website: https://thestorytellingstrategist.com/

Valerie’s Book: www.fireyournarrator.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriejgordon/

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