Tell & Sell Your Story: How to Grow Your Audience, Impact & Income

E048: Better Late Than Never: Why I Didn't Post This Week's Episode on Time (and Why I'm Good With It)

In this episode of Tell and Sell Your Story, Lisa Bradshaw shares a first: after 48 consecutive on-time episodes, her weekly podcast didn't arrive on time. But the story isn't really about being late. It's about recognizing when something is finished but not quite ready, trusting your instincts as a creator, and understanding the difference between meeting a deadline and delivering something meaningful. Lisa share about her decision to scrap a fully recorded episode and start over when it no longer felt aligned with the season she was living. Along the way, she reflects on how life has changed in recent months—from selling her home and moving into a van to traveling, golfing, coaching clients, leading The Story Collective, and continuing to create content as it happens. This episode explores: * why consistency still matters when life gets busy * how priorities evolve as our lives expand * the difference between deadlines and timing * why creators sometimes need to trust their instincts * and how conflict often reveals the solutions we didn't know we needed If you've ever felt behind, overwhelmed, or frustrated by a timeline that didn't go according to plan, this episode is a reminder that progress matters more than perfection—and that sometimes it's better to get it right than to just get it done.

E047: Before, During, After: How to Create Transformation With Audience Psychology

*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-6a149c3f-ceb4-83e8-a7a0-d60c21d277a8-10" data-turn-id-container= "request-6a149c3f-ceb4-83e8-a7a0-d60c21d277a8-10" data-testid= "conversation-turn-6" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> This week on Tell & Sell Your Story, Lisa Bradshaw breaks down one of the most important communication frameworks she teaches inside The Story Collective: Before, During, and After. Most people prepare content. Great communicators prepare transformation. In this episode, Lisa explains why powerful communication has less to do with sounding polished and more to do with understanding the psychological journey of the audience listening. You learn: • Why Before, During, and After is about audience psychology, not talk structure • How speakers, leaders, podcasters, and entrepreneurs can create emotional and behavioral movement • Why the best conversations change something inside people while they're listening • How understanding your audience's "before" changes the way you communicate • The difference between sharing information and creating transformation Lisa also shares practical examples from interviews, leadership communication, and her Story Collective framework to show how one honest conversation can shift the energy in a room and move people toward clarity, action, and connection. If you speak, lead, coach, sell, create content, or simply want to become a more impactful communicator, this episode changes the way you think about storytelling.

E046: When the Dream Doesn't Go As Planned: Regrouping After Disappointment and Staying Focused on the Bigger Story

*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-68be34bb-cdc4-8329-b4c7-9732139231ad-0" data-turn-id-container= "request-68be34bb-cdc4-8329-b4c7-9732139231ad-0" data-testid= "conversation-turn-581" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn= "assistant"> In this episode of Tell and Sell Your Story, Lisa Bradshaw shares what happened when the van she had dreamed about for years turned out to be a HIUGE disappointment the moment she arrived to pick it up. After selling her home in just 15 days and preparing to begin a completely new chapter of life on the road, Lisa found herself standing in the middle of one of the biggest purchases of her life feeling deflated, exhausted, and suddenly unsure of everything she had worked toward. But instead of giving up on the dream itself, she regrouped. Through the story of the van—and the parallel story of how she persistently pursued the late actor and cancer survivor Robert Urich to write the foreword for her first book—Lisa explores the difference between a closed door and a redirected path. She also shares the unexpected ripple effect decisions sometimes create, including a life-changing friendship with Sound of Music actress Heather Menzies Urich, who later wrote the foreword for Lisa's second book and became one of the most important people in her life after the death of her husband. This episode is about: * regrouping after disappointment * staying committed to the deeper vision * understanding that setbacks are often redirection * and continuing forward when the original plan falls apart If you're in a season where something hasn't worked out the way you hoped, this conversation is a reminder that meaningful stories are rarely linear and sometimes the better version of the story is waiting just beyond the disappointment.

E045: From Sponsored Flyers to Living the Van Life: How Storytelling Funds Bigger Dreams

In this episode of Tell and Sell Your Story, Lisa Bradshaw shares the real story behind how sponsorships and collaborative opportunities are built over time and why most meaningful partnerships start much smaller than people think. Recorded just before leaving on an 11-hour drive to pick up the van she's dreamed about for years, Lisa reflects on how quickly life can change when momentum meets preparation. After selling her house in one day and stepping into a brand-new season of travel, storytelling, and golf, she unpacks the vision behind her newest project: combining her television show, van life journey, and love of golf to spotlight meaningful human stories at golf courses across the country. Along the way, Lisa shares how her very first sponsorship 18 years ago was simply a local print company covering the cost of event flyers and how that small beginning shaped the way she approaches sponsorships and storytelling today. This episode explores: * how storytelling creates sponsorship opportunities * why the best partnerships benefit everyone involved * how to think creatively about funding dreams and projects * and why momentum often begins with one small collaborative YES If you've ever wondered how to turn your story, platform, podcast, event, or creative idea into something that attracts support and opportunity, this episode offers a grounded and inspiring look at how those opportunities are built in real life—one story at a time.

E044: Do the Thing: How Bold Decisions Help Shape Your Story

In this episode of Tell and Sell Your Story, Lisa Bradshaw shares a deeply personal moment recorded within an hour of signing the closing papers on the home where she raised her son after the loss of her husband. Reflecting on the bold decision she made years ago to move across the country during one of the most uncertain seasons of her life, Lisa connects that experience to the present moment: choosing once again to step into the unknown, this time by selling her home and preparing for a new chapter on the road. Through her story, Lisa explores how life-changing decisions are rarely logical, perfectly timed, or fully understood in the moment but are often guided by a deep internal knowing. She unpacks how the choices we make—both big and small—shape not only our lives, but the stories we carry and eventually share. This episode is a powerful reminder that your story isn't something you create later. Instead, it's something you're living right now through the decisions you're willing to make. If you're standing at the edge of a decision, feeling the pull toward something new, this conversation will encourage you to trust it, explore it, and move forward in a way that feels true to you.