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Proven Executive Communicator

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Earned the trust of prominent business owners, executives, and their leadership teams to tell their stories.

Internationally Recognized Author

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Published author of two business books within the past two years - the first, a Business Book Awards finalist in 2023.

Entrepreneurial Storyteller and Strategist

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Leveraged experience as a senior leader in journalism and a content executive to build a thriving communications and consultancy firm.

"As a keynote speaker at our annual general meeting, Rob Wozny shared his knowledge and insight about media relations and storytelling. He is a professional speaker I'd strongly recommend for any organization wanting to learn more about working with the media and how to tell your story. Impressed by his real-life experience as both a spokesperson and a former senior journalist, we booked Rob for our national conference."

Mike Alarie, Past President
Canadian Aerial Applicators Association (CAAA), Manitoba Aerial Applicators Association (MAAA)
“Rob has been a speaker at one of our annual events and at a professional development session for our board of directors. At both events, we benefited from his relevant and insightful storytelling for business and media relations content, customized to our specific challenges and opportunities. Whether working closely with your board or as a conference speaker, I would highly recommend Rob."

Laureen Goodridge
Executive Director
Manitoba Optometrists Association(MAO)
“Rob Wozny provided an excellent Active Media Relations training session for the board of directors for Pharmacists Manitoba. His experience in content marketing, journalism, and public relations provided a perspective that was relevant and educational. The training was incredibly helpful and presented in a professional and positive manner.​"

Jill Ell, Chief Operating Officer
Pharmacists Manitoba”

“Working in an extremely competitive industry sector, learning about the immense power of storytelling is an invaluable resource to recruit and retain tradespeople. In his Storytelling for Business workshops, Rob Wozny worked closely with our team to share how we can harness our stories to attract people into careers in trades and strengthen our relationships with important stakeholders.”

Carol Paul, Executive Director
Manitoba Construction Sector Council

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About Rob.

The immense power of storytelling never ceases to fascinate Rob Wozny – an established business communicator and storyteller with over 25 years of professional storytelling experience. Harnessing that indelible storytelling power to manifest the greater good for people in all aspects of their lives is why Rob has devoted his life’s work to business storytelling, including publishing business storytelling books within the past two years.

Background in business storytelling

Rob has served in some of the most senior communications, content, and editorial roles, ranging from vice president (communications & content) for a major league sports and entertainment company (True North Sports and Entertainment, Winnipeg Jets, Canada Life Centre) to senior lead news anchor / supervising producer in leading Canadian newsrooms (CTV News, Global News). Currently, Rob is also a co-owner of a boutique publicity and content marketing firm, Sound Strategy Communications, which has served a diverse range of clients since 2006. Well-positioned to deliver insightful and credible business storytelling training, Rob has earned the trust of prominent leaders and business owners who regularly seek his counsel and strategic vision.

 

Keynotes


How Everyone Benefits When Leaders Tell Their Stories

Whether you’re a leader or you work closely with one, this session teaches you how to connect with people through the immense power of story. Drawing from his new book Storytelling for Business – The Art and Science of Creating Connection in the Digital Age, Rob has crafted an interactive leadership storytelling session where you will:

  • Learn how to use Rob’s Does it Matter Matrix? to assess what leadership stories are worth telling or tanking

  • Learn how Rob’s three-point Leader Meter moves leaders from thinking about telling their stories to getting leaders actively involved in creating them

  • Learn the most effective strategies to share leaders’ stories (internally and externally)

  • Learn how to measure leaders’ storytelling initiatives

  • Learn why storytelling is scientifically proven to connect people essential to your organization’s success

  • Learn Rob’s top five Lessons Learned in leadership storytelling

  • And much more!

How Telling Your Story Can Grow Your Business and Unite Your Industry

Truly effective businesses and organizations are often only as good as their contributing members and partners. With competing interests, especially for business, members can inadvertently act as an adversary rather than an ally. In How Telling Your Story Can Grow Your Business and Unite Your Industry, you will:

  • Learn why you and your business are stronger when you participate in shaping and sharing storytelling initiatives, even with competitors

  • Learn how to avoid competing interests that can harm your business, your association, and your industry

  • Learn how you can harness your advocacy initiatives in alignment with your stories

  • Learn why telling difficult stories is not only necessary, but your responsibility

  • Learn how to incorporate your messaging into your business to support your association or industry

  • Learn proven advocacy strategies that can unify your industry and increase external support

  • Learn how to identify and tell mutually beneficial stories with Rob’s easy-to-implement Story Selector

  • And much more!


Available for Training

Rob also offers training in two streams: Storytelling for Business and Active Media Relations.

Book Rob Now!

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