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About Lisa Gerber

Lisa Gerber advises purpose-driven leaders on how to effectively use the power of storytelling and communication to influence action and bring ideas to life. She guides non-profits and individuals through the digital maze of constantly changing tools to build discovery, loyalty, and ultimately help them achieve their own big leaps. If you like what you read, contact us for more or to subscribe.

Raheim Robinson: How Art Can Change the World

April 19, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Can you think of a time where you’ve tried something new and felt like you have no business being there, doing your thing.

Filed Under: Breaking Trail Podcast

Try Slow

April 12, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

“I’m not the creative type.”
I hear that all the time, especially when someone has asked me about the work I do. “Oh, that’s important work,” they say, “I need to be better at storytelling, but I don’t have an interesting story to tell.” Or, “I’m not the creative type. “

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: storytelling

Jeff Thompson: What’s in His Summer Backpack

April 5, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

So, what are your travel plans? Maybe not much or pretty local? I mean, it feels like things are starting to maybe come close to kind of an end, but still travel isn’t really, we certainly can’t travel internationally.

Filed Under: Breaking Trail Podcast

Mouse in a Maze

March 29, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Question: if you were able to follow two, not one life path(s), what would your second/alternative life be like? I would be a fashion designer living in New York City or Paris.

Filed Under: Blog posts, Communications

John Grollmus: How the Hospitality Mindset Has Served Him Well

March 22, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

John Grollmus opened his first restaurant a long time ago. Today, he and one partner have five restaurants in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. He is also a writer and a ski guide. Here’s what I love about his story. He had to scramble hard to get funding to start that first restaurant. At one point, […]

Filed Under: Breaking Trail Podcast

The Power of Personal Stories

March 15, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I invite you to join me for the next Story Talk session Thursday, March 18th at 12 noon Pacific where I facilitate a discussion with a thoughtful group of individuals working to make change and how we can use story to achieve it. Here’s a recap of last month’s session and you can register here. […]

Filed Under: Blog posts, Communications

Kikkan Randall and the Battles of a Lifetime

March 8, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

I’m taking this week off, and we’re running a replay of an interview I did in 2018 with Kikkan Randall.

Filed Under: Breaking Trail Podcast Tagged With: Kikkan Randall

The Battle with Time

March 1, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

“Time is a non-renewable resource.” Tim Ferris said this in his interview with Guy Raz, How I built this.

Filed Under: Blog posts, Communications Tagged With: dad

Brett Kruse: Life is a Team Sport

February 22, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Brett Kruse recently joined Outdoor Research as their VP of People and Culture. This position is a perfect marriage of his outdoor pursuits and his people leadership skills. You know I’m always fascinated how we all can find meaning and purpose in life through a seemingly meandering path that, in hindsight looks like a neat […]

Filed Under: Breaking Trail Podcast Tagged With: outdoor research

Captivating on the First Impression

February 15, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

On a zoom call the other day, everyone quickly introduced themselves, but one person, in particular, caught everyone’s attention.

Filed Under: Blog posts, Communications Tagged With: Zoom

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