Stories to spark change, energise teams, inspire action
Evolving leadership, communication and culture through the humanising power of storytelling.
The power of storytelling
Stories show, not tell. They’re our most valuable communication tool.
Stories communicate the actions and behaviour we’d like to implement. They let us share what we stand for and bring our values to life, demonstrating what makes us tick. Stories make complex products and services gettable.
What we do
Training for leadership teams
1 to 1 story coaching
Talks
Story unearthing and writing
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, Amway EMEA, the BBC, Ericsson, The European Court of Auditors, General Assembly, Microsoft, Ørsted, Simon Sinek’s Optimism Company and Thomas Cook Money.
We have also told stories for The Financial Times, Monocle and British Airways Business Life magazine.
Treading our own path
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. 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’
Check out the archive 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 COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, MICROSOFT
“Superb facilitator. 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
