To mark our 50th episode, Lisa tells a fable from Sudan of how bats came to hang upside down. Shunned in the story, bats represent the exclusion we’ve all felt. But like bats, we must embrace our gifts to claim our unique place in the world.

Story Coach Lisa Bloom is the go-to expert on business story-telling. For decades she’s helped entrepreneurs master this important but overlooked skill. In Once Upon a Business, she’s turning her attention from the craft of storytelling to the stories themselves — the densely evocative folk and fairy tales that we’re all exposed to.

In each episode of Once Upon a Business, Lisa tells a fairy or folk tale and then extracts rich business lessons that are applicable for entrepreneurs of all stripes. As she puts it, a tiny tale of nine sentences can encompass worlds.

To mark this milestone 50th episode, tune in to learn how you can participate — and possibly win a little recognition for yourself and your business!

So, come now. Gather around the fire. Lisa’s about to begin….

“When the bat heard about the party, he was very excited. He got so busy brushing his fur and shining his wings.”

Lisa Bloom

Following a successful corporate career, Lisa Bloom became an entrepreneur, author, speaker and coach. She built a global business Story Coach, supporting corporates, entrepreneurs and coaches with speaking mastery, leadership capability and marketing impact.  Lisa is the author of The Story Advantage and Cinderella and the Coach.

Lisa is also the Director of Mirasee’s ACES Business Acceleration Program, helping entrepreneurs to achieve outstanding results in the growth of their business. There’s nothing Lisa loves more than to spend time with her partner and their four sons, walk her dog, travel, read, and share stories.

Call for stories: If you have a favorite fairy tale or folk tale you’d like Lisa to tell and pull business lessons from, please email podcasts@mirasee.com by Friday, September 1, 2023. The winning selection will be featured in our October 5th episode, and we’ll mention your name and business name. Please put “Once Upon A Business 50th Episode” in the subject line. 

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Mirasee
The Story Coach
Lisa Bloom’s book, The Story Advantage

Credits:
Host: Lisa Bloom
Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Assembled by: Geoff Govertsen and Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely

To catch more great episodes coming up on Once Upon A Business, please follow us on Mirasee FM’s YouTube channel or your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It’s the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.

If you have a question for Once Upon a Business, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.

Music credits:
Track Title: Places in Dreams
Artist Name: Alsever Lake
Writer Name: Adrian Dominic Walther
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Emeralds
Artist Name: Hale
Writer Name: Cory Hale Williams
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Bearing Fruit
Artist Name: Cody Martin
Writer Name: Cody Kurtz Martin
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Special effects credits:
24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.

All other sound effects are licensed under Soundstripe.