The Story

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A New Direction May 15, 2018

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This is the story of a woman who stopped giving fish to people. Instead, she started teaching people how to fish and blazed a trail for others to follow.

Season 2 of The Story features twelve trailblazers who started a business that changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, the world’s #1 customer relationship management platform. More than one hundred and fifty thousand businesses are using Salesforce to blaze their own trails to success. Learn more at Salesforce.com.

Think It, Build It, Ship It May 03, 2018

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This is the story of a man who found early success, then faced a crippling depression, sold all of his things, and moved to a small cabin in the woods.

The Story After Show LIVE from the Trailblazing Women Event May 02, 2018

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In this special edition of The Story After Show, we are live from the Salesforce Trailblazing Women event in San Francisco! Chad Grills (CEO of The Mission) and Ian Faison (CCO of The Mission) are joined by Lynne Zaledonis, SVP of Product Marketing at Salesforce.

In this episode they discuss:

Lynne’s 18-year career in Sales and Marketing
The importance of mentors and mentorship
The career of famous cosmetic founder and entrepreneur, Bobbi Brown
3 recurring themes from The Story Podcast heroes: Learning to Sell, Alienation and Preparation
Tactical tips of how to apply those themes in your own life
How to be a trailblazer and what blazing trails means

Put It On Ice May 01, 2018

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This is the story of two brothers who faced a generational problem and reinvented an entire industry.

When Success Feels Like Failure May 01, 2018

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This is the story of a man who failed in business, tried to quit, but found encouragement… and the right business idea… in an unlikely place.

Week 5 After Show - Taking Risks, Living in the Future, and Opportunity Apr 24, 2018

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Welcome to The Story After Show, Week 5!

In this week's show, CEO and Founder of The Mission, Chad Grills, talks with Stephanie Postles, Ian Faison, and special guest Ellen Petry Leanse as they discuss:

the four BIG ideas/principles that come from the stories this week that feature Angie Hicks, Diane Greene, Steven Ross, and Daniel Alarick
Plus, they show you how to apply these big ideas in your own life

We hope you enjoy this After Show. Whether you work in: business, technology, a startup, or something completely different, it's our goal to create an after show that helps give you actionable ideas and tactics to apply to your own life to increase your health, wealth, and wisdom!

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