Telling The Story

The greatest influence on my work last year came from outside my industry. I am a broadcast journalist who's been in the business 15 years, and in 2017 I spoke at six workshops, went to several awards ceremonies, and participated in four company summits. I witnessed a slew of inspiring speakers, colleagues, and leaders. But I transformed my game thanks to Jay Acunzo. He doesn't work in journalism - he actually eschewed the industry when he would have begun professionally - but he sure works in storytelling. He is the founder of Unthinkable Media and oversees a handful of B2B podcasts to reshape the way businesses connect with their audiences. But his primary podcast, Unthinkable, serves up weekly reminders of the value of carving your own path. Acunzo abhors the idea of "best practices". He encourages trusting your intuition and developing your voice. Those qualities might sound familiar. They're the basis of what my podcast is all about, specifically for journalists. But that's the problem. Young journalists