What makes a great podcast?

It’s not the mic.
It’s not the host.
It’s the conversations.

And in Q1 of 2026, the conversations on Stories With Traction have been 🔥

Here are just a few highlights:

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐀𝐐 with MICHELLE B GRIFFIN

→ Breaking down how to actually apply storytelling in real business scenarios

𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡  with Jeff Salzenstein

→ High-performance mindset under pressure

𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 with Tim Parkin

→ Why attention is everything and how most companies get it wrong

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Joshua Altman

→ Why communication isn’t a soft skill… It’s THE skill

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 with Monique Sar

→ A new playbook for speakers who actually want to stand out

If you’re a:

• CEO
• Sales leader
• Or someone who wants to communicate with more clarity and impact

…these conversations are for you.

Because at the end of the day:

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬.

Huge thank you to every guest who poured into these episodes!