Kelly Swanson

Stories Unplugged: A Deep Dive Into What Makes a Story WORK

Award-winning storyteller, Kelly Swanson, will take us on an interactive journey through the power of strategic storytelling. Kelly will share a few of her stories, and then unpack them for you to explain why work. Then she will bring volunteers up on stage to share their story and get a story makeover in real time! High value. Lots of content. Fun to watch. Attendees will learn the three major components of a good story – is it compelling, is it persuasive, and is it repeatable – and how to take a story from good to amazing.

Meet Kelly:
Kelly Swanson is an award-winning storyteller, comedian, motivational speaker, Huffington Post Contributor, and cast member of The Fashion Hero television show airing on Amazon Prime. She is also author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale, The Land of If Only, The Story Formula, and The Gutsy Girls Pocket Guide to Public Speaking. She was a featured entertainer for Holland America Cruise Lines, keynote speaker for the International Toastmasters Convention, and has keynoted major conferences and corporate events from coast to coast. She just launched her one-woman show Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale in theaters and it is being booked all over the country. In July of 2022 she was inducted into the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame.

Kelly’s wacky wit and powerful stories have charmed hearts and tickled funny bones for over 18 years. In addition to her role as a funny motivational speaker, Kelly teaches people how she does it by sharing what she has learned about connecting and engaging to have more influence in business, through the use of one tool – strategic storytelling. Sharing her own powerful journey through story and the formula she discovered, you come to that magical place where the art of story meets the business of persuasion.

CSP Accelerator
Turn It Up: How To Turn up the Volume of Your Business to Level 11 on a Volume 2 setting.

Be prepared to think deeply, grow exponentially, and find freedom by becoming a stripper in your business. This CSP accelerator will give you three rock-star solid stages to scale and show you have to get more with less.

• Learn how to define and describe your future rock star self and work backward instead of forwards.
• Learn how and what to let go of your current successes so you can make room for the next big stage.
• Learn how to find the bottleneck in your business. Resistance is futile.
• Plus, bring your NSA drumsticks if you have them; as you know, Marvelless Mark promises a good time.

Meet Mark:
Marvelless Mark’s journey began as a teenager when he found his passion for rock and roll and worked his way up from having his own DJ company to working as a radio disk jockey. After experiencing the excitement of the industry, Mark started to wonder why some rock stars become legends while others fade away after one hit. This fascination led him to study rock stars and their success patterns, and he discovered that these artists shared many habits, tools, and strategies that helped them stay at the top.

With this knowledge, Mark began working with major corporations like Home Depot, IBM, and Delta, sharing these rock star lessons and using his experience to give them a taste of the rock and roll lifestyle. He has since traveled over three and a half million miles and worked alongside some of the rock and roll legends that he studies and speaks about.

This journey eventually led Mark to write his first book, where he breaks down what separates the good from the great in rock and roll, and how business lessons can be learned from them. He believes that everyone has an inner rock star that can be unlocked, and he shares the four chords or principles of rock star success that can be implemented into daily life to open up a world of new possibilities.

As a high-energy keynote speaker, Mark weaves these stories together while engaging his audience to break down silos between teams and attendees. His message is more important than ever, especially as businesses face unprecedented challenges and need to find new ways to connect with clients and express their value. Through Mark’s fun engaging keynotes, he inspires audiences to unleash their own inner rock star and achieve greatness in whatever they do.