Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren
1,464 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -One idea a day from a geek business builder.
After 1,000 episodes, the jury is in – this is the world's slackest podcast. 5-minutes a day on story, strategy or whatever's yanked my chain. No guests. No ads. No apologies.
This is me thinking out loud, putting things together, going down dead ends and making mistakes.
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www.StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast
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Episodes
1045: Kevin Kelly's List - Part 2
July 23, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MBSomehow, I end up talking about a huge business mistake I made in 1997.
1044: Kevin Kelly's List - Part 1
July 22, 2022 14:08 - 6 minutes - 2.94 MBGet Kevin Kelly's full list at: https://improvisedlife.com/2020/04/30/kevin-kellys-68-bits-of-seriously-good-advice/
1043: 25 IQ Points
July 21, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.72 MBThis is really just me encouraging myself.
1042: Sharing (5/5)
July 20, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBThe final things I think about when crafting stories that spread. For the full list, visit: https://www.storiesmeanbusiness.com/viral
1041: Action (4/5)
July 19, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBHow can we encourage people to take action when we are crafting stories that spread? For the full list, visit: https://www.storiesmeanbusiness.com/viral
1040: Smoothness (3/5)
July 18, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBHow can we help our stories, ideas and messages go down a little easier. Here are the things I think about. For the full list, visit: https://www.storiesmeanbusiness.com/viral
1039: Attention (2/5)
July 17, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBWays to boost attention while creating stories that spread. For the full list, visit: https://www.storiesmeanbusiness.com/viral
1038: Crafting Stories That Spread (1/5)
July 16, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MB1/5: Quick overview of where we are going. - Attention - Smoothness - Action - Sharing See the evolving list at: www.storiesmeanbusiness.com/viral
1037: A Song In my Heart
July 15, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBKind of different, kind of the same. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1036: Need vs Want
July 14, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBThey're at it again. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1035: Assets and Sight Lines
July 13, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBWhat's the next brick in this world I'm building? Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1034: 3 Days, 21 Podcasts
July 12, 2022 04:00 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBThere's something intoxicating about a challenge. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1033: You Haven't Come This Far
July 11, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBWatching the end of one journey and the start of another.
1032: Three Rings
July 10, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.67 MBAre your users doing what you think they are doing?
1031: How To Be Great At Sales
July 09, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBToday, I was called a "!@&$% brilliant salesman" by a man who's built sales teams around the world, I'm tempted to write an off-hand, self-depreciating comment here ... but the truth is I have sold a lot of services in my career ... even though I hate selling. How? Let's dig in. https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1030: Saving the Ficus Benjamina
July 08, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBHey talk to a metaphor to death. You know you want to.
1029: Boris
July 07, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 3.99 MBWill be out of date by the time you hear it, but that's okay.
1028: Avoiding The Faceplant
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBJune was a full-on sprint. July is looking super busy. Here's me, trying to work hard at relaxing. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1027: Ed Sheeran is Loopy
July 05, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBI'm intentionally retreading some old ground here ... which is kind of meta when you think about it. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1026: Perseverance
July 04, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.84 MBMe and Ed Sheeran. We're basically the same.
1025: What's Your Penalty Area?
July 03, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 3.32 MBA rambling wander of a podcast.
1024: Creative Kettling
July 02, 2022 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.83 MBEveryone knows that time is elastic, especially the police.
1022: Everything is Fuel
June 30, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.44 MBGive yourself permission to draw from beyond the grey world of business. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1021: Recognition
June 29, 2022 06:21 - 4 minutes - 1.96 MBExcerpts taken from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Keonig.
1020: What Came Through The Door
June 28, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MBYour business probably isn't like the businesses I mention in this episode, which is why we have to act a little differently. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1019: The Sweep of History
June 27, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBIs your business set against a background of revolution?
1017: Me, Dan and Michael J Fox
June 25, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MB1996, 1991 ... then ... yesterday.
1016: A Step Back
June 24, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 8.33 MBA little less anger goes a long way. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1015: Funny Business
June 23, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBI forgot to tell you which book I took to Bosnia ... and why. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1014: The Happy Idiot
June 22, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 3.57 MBKnowing how story works is little protection against the stories we tell ourselves. I demonstrate this issue for you. You're welcome.
1013: The Captain Ahab Moment
June 21, 2022 03:00 - 6 minutes - 2.99 MBWhat are we doing... what are we not doing?
1011: My Dad Helped People Find Their Way
June 19, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutes - 1.89 MBThis is my first report from Bosnia 🇧🇦 - funny how themes thread together.
1009: The Travel Book
June 17, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBFour books auditioned. One too big, one too small, one too hard and one too ... work-related. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1008: Luck Is What Happens When...
June 16, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBA more than usually meta episode. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1007: Putting It Into Practice
June 15, 2022 04:00 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBYesterday's blatherings applied to today. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1006: Planning Versus Pandemonium
June 14, 2022 05:06 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBWhat if we planned our story in advance? Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1005: Two Pattern Interrupts
June 13, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBStranger Things, Thor Ragnorack and Beowulf. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1004: Sprint 24 - Dead Stop
June 12, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 7.3 MBI've been sitting here trying not to record this, but ... you know. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1003: My Own Medicine
June 11, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBSooner or later, it was going to come back and bite me in the ass. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1002: Engineering Faster Feedback
June 10, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBWhat if the short-term thinking problem (I've mentioned before) is really a feedback issue? Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
1001: Why This Podcast Matters (To Both of Us)
June 09, 2022 10:44 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBWe're 1001 episodes in. Maybe we need a little reorientation :-)
1000: Seth Godin & Nick Warren Talk Story
June 08, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThis is Episode 1000 of the Stories Mean Business podcast, and today I welcome my first guest ... the marketing LEGEND that is Seth Godin. Video and Seth on Story Wiki https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/seth-godin-on-story/ ----------- Nick: Hey there friends. This is Nick and this amazingly is episode 1000, of the stories mean business podcast. And I’m absolutely thrilled. You’ve listened to the last couple of episodes. You’ll know that today we have, well, a legendary guest. I’m going to ...
999: Introducing Seth - Part 2
June 07, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBThree themes that thread through Seth's work ... plus a side-step into my experience of Fight or Flight). Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast
998: Introducing Seth Godin - Part 1
June 06, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBIncluding a behaviour that you might recognise.
997: The Catastrophic Time Remote
June 05, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBBe careful what you wish for.
996: Sprint 23 - Loving The Plateau
June 04, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBI've been stuck this past month, but fortunately I've been rereading George Leonard's book on Mastery, which includes a crucial reframe. In this episode I also talk about audience (yes, again) and self-efficacy. Go deeper: https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/storybusiness/ https://storiesmeanbusiness.com/podcast