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What should be in your STORY – Evan & @SKellyCEO


first one came in from arturo who says

first one came in from arturo who says what details would you say are most

what details would you say are most

what details would you say are most relevant in a story I tend to talk too

relevant in a story I tend to talk too

relevant in a story I tend to talk too much I’m Arturo would you tell Arturo I

much I’m Arturo would you tell Arturo I

much I’m Arturo would you tell Arturo I think I’ll Tara that’s a great question

think I’ll Tara that’s a great question

think I’ll Tara that’s a great question and with stories is it’s part of it is

and with stories is it’s part of it is

and with stories is it’s part of it is kind of listening and asking the right

kind of listening and asking the right

kind of listening and asking the right questions but first of all you’ve got to

questions but first of all you’ve got to

questions but first of all you’ve got to go where your audiences and then

go where your audiences and then

go where your audiences and then secondly you gotta look what is your

secondly you gotta look what is your

secondly you gotta look what is your audience needs and relay that to your

audience needs and relay that to your

audience needs and relay that to your story I think they are the key things

story I think they are the key things

story I think they are the key things and then connect your story with the

and then connect your story with the

and then connect your story with the needs of your customers and if you do

needs of your customers and if you do

needs of your customers and if you do that I think particularly through kind

that I think particularly through kind

that I think particularly through kind of social media and make it authentic

of social media and make it authentic

of social media and make it authentic and super clear I’m really crisp then

and super clear I’m really crisp then

and super clear I’m really crisp then then it’s very very powerful and

then it’s very very powerful and

then it’s very very powerful and compelling and I think to Evans point as

compelling and I think to Evans point as

compelling and I think to Evans point as well you know if you look at these big

well you know if you look at these big

well you know if you look at these big companies you want to get away from that

companies you want to get away from that

companies you want to get away from that don’t follow the big guys be true to

don’t follow the big guys be true to

don’t follow the big guys be true to yourself follow your story because make

yourself follow your story because make

yourself follow your story because make it personal because that’s what people

it personal because that’s what people

it personal because that’s what people want to hear and anybody can get these

want to hear and anybody can get these

want to hear and anybody can get these big brand agencies coming and you know

big brand agencies coming and you know

big brand agencies coming and you know rewrite their website you look at any

rewrite their website you look at any

rewrite their website you look at any other big corporates in you know kind of

other big corporates in you know kind of

other big corporates in you know kind of NYC companies or big companies and they

NYC companies or big companies and they

NYC companies or big companies and they look the same but your story is unique

look the same but your story is unique

look the same but your story is unique to you and be proud of it and make it

to you and be proud of it and make it

to you and be proud of it and make it part of your DNA so everything you do

part of your DNA so everything you do

part of your DNA so everything you do around your product and your services

around your product and your services

around your product and your services connect it with your audience and really

connect it with your audience and really

connect it with your audience and really apply it to them and I think they’ll

apply it to them and I think they’ll

apply it to them and I think they’ll follow you I think the most important

follow you I think the most important

follow you I think the most important part of the story the first store you

part of the story the first store you

part of the story the first store you have to tell us your foundation story

have to tell us your foundation story

have to tell us your foundation story why did you start this thing why is it

why did you start this thing why is it

why did you start this thing why is it so important to you what makes you come

so important to you what makes you come

so important to you what makes you come alive about your business I and you

alive about your business I and you

alive about your business I and you don’t have to be great on camera and you

don’t have to be great on camera and you

don’t have to be great on camera and you don’t have to be you know great at

don’t have to be you know great at

don’t have to be you know great at speaking you can just start by having on

speaking you can just start by having on

speaking you can just start by having on your website on the about page don’t

your website on the about page don’t

your website on the about page don’t just give me your resume give me some

just give me your resume give me some

just give me your resume give me some emotion like let me feel something when

emotion like let me feel something when

emotion like let me feel something when I read your bio or when I do hear you

I read your bio or when I do hear you

I read your bio or when I do hear you speak I wanted I want to hear something

speak I wanted I want to hear something

speak I wanted I want to hear something I want to feel like man that guy really

I want to feel like man that guy really

I want to feel like man that guy really really cares about what he’s doing and

really cares about what he’s doing and

really cares about what he’s doing and so the foundation store is really

so the foundation store is really

so the foundation store is really important and just before we started

important and just before we started

important and just before we started Steve and I were talking about stage

Steve and I were talking about stage

Steve and I were talking about stage summit that’s coming up and Richard

summit that’s coming up and Richard

summit that’s coming up and Richard Branson and and scene was telling about

Branson and and scene was telling about

Branson and and scene was telling about how Richard started Virgin Airlines

how Richard started Virgin Airlines

how Richard started Virgin Airlines maybe you want to recap that story

maybe you want to recap that story

maybe you want to recap that story quickly Steven yeah and this says

quickly Steven yeah and this says

quickly Steven yeah and this says something

something

something so important if if you were angry about

so important if if you were angry about

so important if if you were angry about a gap in the market then that means

a gap in the market then that means

a gap in the market then that means you’ve got a product you got an

you’ve got a product you got an

you’ve got a product you got an opportunity to solve that Branson was

opportunity to solve that Branson was

opportunity to solve that Branson was stuck down in the Caribbean and he got

stuck down in the Caribbean and he got

stuck down in the Caribbean and he got bumped off a couple of planes and he got

bumped off a couple of planes and he got

bumped off a couple of planes and he got stranded and because of that that gave

stranded and because of that that gave

stranded and because of that that gave him the incentive and the anger and the

him the incentive and the anger and the

him the incentive and the anger and the passion to say I’m gonna I’m gonna have

passion to say I’m gonna I’m gonna have

passion to say I’m gonna I’m gonna have a low-cost airline that is front and

a low-cost airline that is front and

a low-cost airline that is front and center focused around customers and you

center focused around customers and you

center focused around customers and you know the rest is history is built Virgin

know the rest is history is built Virgin

know the rest is history is built Virgin Atlantic probably one of the best brands

Atlantic probably one of the best brands

Atlantic probably one of the best brands highest customer service all these sort

highest customer service all these sort

highest customer service all these sort of things and he stayed true to to that

of things and he stayed true to to that

of things and he stayed true to to that that foundation story that drove his

that foundation story that drove his

that foundation story that drove his passion in the first place didn’t know

passion in the first place didn’t know

passion in the first place didn’t know they were awakening a sleeping giant

they were awakening a sleeping giant

they were awakening a sleeping giant there that the Menace he created and by

there that the Menace he created and by

there that the Menace he created and by providing him terrible service it’s so

providing him terrible service it’s so

providing him terrible service it’s so true it’s so true and a no say you know

true it’s so true and a no say you know

true it’s so true and a no say you know it’s great to have when you’re you know

it’s great to have when you’re you know

it’s great to have when you’re you know when you’re a young scrappy and hungry

when you’re a young scrappy and hungry

when you’re a young scrappy and hungry it’s great to have a gorilla to go after

it’s great to have a gorilla to go after

it’s great to have a gorilla to go after so in the early days he kind of went

so in the early days he kind of went

so in the early days he kind of went after british air and the kind of

after british air and the kind of

after british air and the kind of transatlantic airlines because they were

transatlantic airlines because they were

transatlantic airlines because they were kind of you know not doing a great job

kind of you know not doing a great job

kind of you know not doing a great job in terms of customer service they were

in terms of customer service they were

in terms of customer service they were expensive they were late they didn’t

expensive they were late they didn’t

expensive they were late they didn’t care about customers they worried more

care about customers they worried more

care about customers they worried more about the unions for their employees and

about the unions for their employees and

about the unions for their employees and they did about their customers to be

they did about their customers to be

they did about their customers to be honest with you so he saw a gap in the

honest with you so he saw a gap in the

honest with you so he saw a gap in the market he got angry he got stranded in

market he got angry he got stranded in

market he got angry he got stranded in the caribbean and he said actually i’m

the caribbean and he said actually i’m

the caribbean and he said actually i’m going to change that i’m gonna give a

going to change that i’m gonna give a

going to change that i’m gonna give a service that customers really value and

service that customers really value and

service that customers really value and build an airline around customers and do

build an airline around customers and do

build an airline around customers and do it cheaply for them so they can travel

it cheaply for them so they can travel

it cheaply for them so they can travel around the world and do what they want

around the world and do what they want

around the world and do what they want to do and pursue their dreams what i

to do and pursue their dreams what i

to do and pursue their dreams what i love about it is a lot of companies will

love about it is a lot of companies will

love about it is a lot of companies will say you know we value our customers and

say you know we value our customers and

say you know we value our customers and customer service is number one and this

customer service is number one and this

customer service is number one and this is what we stand for but when you hear

is what we stand for but when you hear

is what we stand for but when you hear the story of branson being you know

the story of branson being you know

the story of branson being you know upset at an airline and being kicked off

upset at an airline and being kicked off

upset at an airline and being kicked off the plane and you’ve been so frustrated

the plane and you’ve been so frustrated

the plane and you’ve been so frustrated with it that kind of brings it home a

with it that kind of brings it home a

with it that kind of brings it home a little bit more makes you feel like he

little bit more makes you feel like he

little bit more makes you feel like he actually does care about customer

actually does care about customer

actually does care about customer service and isn’t just paying lip

service and isn’t just paying lip

service and isn’t just paying lip service to it I think that’s important

service to it I think that’s important

service to it I think that’s important less at least that I take out of it for

less at least that I take out of it for

less at least that I take out of it for entrepreneurs is you can have your

entrepreneurs is you can have your

entrepreneurs is you can have your mission statement and you can have your

mission statement and you can have your

mission statement and you can have your values you can have what you’re all

values you can have what you’re all

values you can have what you’re all about it that’s fine but to make it

about it that’s fine but to make it

about it that’s fine but to make it believable you have to tell me the

believable you have to tell me the

believable you have to tell me the background story behind it so that I get

background story behind it so that I get

background story behind it so that I get emotionally attached to it

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