781: What a Story Telling Strategist Does With Matt Zaun, Matt Zaun, LLC [Main T4C Episode]

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Matt Zaun is a story strategist and the founder and CEO of Matt Zaun LLC, a company that specializes in workshops, executive coaching and professional development.  It provides clients with actionable tools for storytelling strategies. Before founding his company, Matt spent a decade working in politics, and has worked with Pennsylvania state representatives Eric Roe and John Lawrence. He previously worked as a market sales coordinator and account manager for Grainger, and was the co-founder, vice president of sales and story strategist for DOES Co. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• What a storytelling strategist is (5:31)
• What a story bank is (7:20)
• What are the key components of a great story (16:42)
• How storytelling plays into a job interview (21:34)
• How Matt became a better speaker (24:10)
• What made Matt realize the value of his ‘superpower’ (40:30)
• How Matt learned from his struggles (44:45)