For Entrepreneurs, For Job Seekers, For Leaders, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
Why I Deleted All of My Social Media Accounts

Comparison and judgment were at the wheel because of social media. This is how I was engaging with others and with everything that was happening in the world. The more I scrolled, the more anxious, judge-y, and comparison-y I felt.

Why I Deleted All of My Social Media Accounts
For Podcasters, For Entrepreneurs
Hillary Rea
How to Host Your Podcast in a Human Way

Sure there's snappy ad copy to schedule a discovery call or to visit their website to "learn more", but I don't just want to learn more. Before I take my earbuds out of my ears, I want to spend time with the host and discover new perspectives, have space to self-reflect, and feel all the feels.

How to Host Your Podcast in a Human Way
For Entrepreneurs, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
How to Introduce Yourself When You Have a ...

Every time I went to work on it further, a small voice inside of me whispered, "When there's so much horribleness going on in the world, why would anyone want to hear a season of a podcast about you, the book you wrote when you were 10, and how our stories play a huge role in our identity?" In other words, why would anyone care about my story?

How to Introduce Yourself When You Have a Podcast and a Business
For Entrepreneurs, For Leaders, For Job Seekers, For Podcasters
Hillary Rea
100 Reasons To Tell A Story

  1. Introduce yourself

  2. Illuminate an idea

  3. Win an argument

  4. Strengthen a call to action

  5. Be a stellar podcast guest

100 Reasons To Tell A Story
For Entrepreneurs, For Leaders, For Job Seekers
Hillary Rea
How To Be Yourself On Zoom and Communicate With ...

Perhaps you're feeling increased self-doubt when it comes to how you look on camera, or how your tone of voice and body language are translating virtually. Maybe its obsessing over “appropriate” work from home fashion choices (Can I get away with "business" on top and sweatpants on the bottom?) Then are the introspective questions around personal vs. professional identity.

But the more you dwell on the “what if’s?” when it comes to video conferencing and communication, the less chance you’ll show up in a way that feels good, easy, and true to who you are.

How To Be Yourself On Zoom and Communicate With Impact

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3 Tips to Perfect Your VC Investor Pitch During Your Seed Round

3 Tips to Perfect Your VC Investor Pitch During Your Seed Round

I made it through the VC fund application process and had a series of interviews and meetings, pitching my plans for the future of the podcast. Ultimately, the VC fund passed because of my current audience numbers and my overly ambitious P&L productions. Once I shrugged off the disappointment and feelings of failure, I saw the positive the experience: I 100% made it through those several rounds of conversation because I pitched my show, my path, and my plans through telling stories. The podcast is also really good. But that's what got me in the door. The rest of the pitch rounds were successful because of storytelling.

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The Best Way to Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety (Hint: Do It)

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The Best Way to Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety (Hint: Do It)

According to this source, approximately 75% of all people experience public speaking anxiety. Of course there are varying levels of glossophobia and it manifests differently for everyone. Whether your fear of public speaking is linked to worrying about how your words are going to received, or it results in a heat rash on your neck and chest, there is one huge action step that will absolutely move you through your fear: Do. Get up in front of people and let go of outcomes. Do it. The public speaking. Speak in front of the public. Just do it.

5 Reasons to Skip Canned Podcast Interview Questions

5 Reasons to Skip Canned Podcast Interview Questions

If this story was taking place in 2019, Chuckles would definitely have had a podcast. And Kevin wouldn’t have been there just for an in-person one-off interview. All of us indoor campers would have been the studio audience for a live taping of said podcast. (Chuckles with Chuckles?). And based on what happened when I was 10, all of the podcast interview questions for Kevin Bacon would have come straight from a quick Google search.

How Your Personal Strengths (AKA Superpowers) Support Success

How Your Personal Strengths (AKA Superpowers) Support Success

Flash forward to the next class. All of the kids were abuzz, talking about the character they had created. Of the fifteen students, fourteen of them brought in drawings of the character. Each drawing showed what their personality was like and what superpowers they possessed. What about that fifteenth student? She sat quietly in the circle with a look of horror and embarrassment on her face. And she was clutching a shoe box.

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How to Tell a Funny Story with Honesty and Ease

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How to Tell a Funny Story with Honesty and Ease

When I first started telling stories on stage, I thought that what I was doing was doing stand-up comedy. I would perform on comedy nights, with other comedians, and people would laugh at what I said. But my material had a different rhythm to it. I wasn’t out there just to get a laugh every few seconds, I was sharing things from my life that I could now look back on and laugh at (and with). And the payoff for the audience — who would still laugh, repeatedly, along the way — was a complete story, that they could connect to, relate to, and feel joy from.