Kindra Hall is President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, a consulting firm focused on the strategic application of storytelling to today’s communication challenges. Kindra is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers trusted by global brands to deliver presentations and trainings that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products and their individuality through strategic storytelling.

WHO IS KINDRA?

Kindra is a former Director of Marketing and VP of Sales. She is a contributing editor to SUCCESS Magazine and was guest faculty at the Harvard Medical School. Her book, Stories that Stick: How Storytelling can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences and Transform Your Business debuted at #2 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List and Forbes said it “may be the most valuable business book you read." Kindra’s message spans all industries and her clients include Facebook, Hilton Hotels, Tyson Foods, Target and Berkshire Hathaway and many others.
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Regardless of the industry, Kindra has become a conference favorite for her clients. She knows the challenges executives, top performers and brands experience as they try to capture attention in a crowded marketplace. The blend of inspiration and education in her keynotes mean that audiences leave feeling excited and equipped to finally put their stories to work in a tangible way. Kindra lives in Manhattan with her husband, young son and daughter. When she is not traveling around the world speaking, Kindra can usually be found at spin class or in Central Park with her family.

What began as a storytelling assignment in 5th grade, grew into a passion for not only telling stories, but a mastery for teaching others the methods and science of storytelling so they can better tell their own.

She was a National Champion storyteller (yes, they have those), a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Storytelling Network and has her master’s degree in communications where she conducted original research studying the role of storytelling in defining and revealing organizational culture.

WHAT KINDRA SPEAKS ABOUT

Kindra customizes each experience for industry and audience (e.g. managers vs. front-line employees) through surprising stories and thought-provoking research, leaving people energized and with concrete ways to implement new ideas. In addition to Kindra’s in-person keynotes, she delivers virtual presentations in a variety of formats.

THE IRRESISTIBLE POWER OF STRATEGIC STORYTELLING

Kindra has presented this storytelling keynote for audiences around the world and across industries to equip them with this essential skill for success in a connected economy. Far from jargon or fluff, Kindra’s approach to storytelling is razor-sharp and immediately actionable. The result: Using Kindra’s blueprint for effective storytelling, attendees leave empowered and equipped to close more sales, build better relationships, or blow up their brands by leveraging the irresistible power of their stories.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the psychology behind strategic storytelling—to fully take advantage of it

  • Gain clarity on what a story actually is—a nuance lost in the sensationalism of the word

  • Learn how to access the unlimited supply of stories within each brand and/or individual

  • Discover the biggest storytelling mistake and how to avoid it

  • Breakdown the 3 Step Storytelling Process

  • Study the anatomy of a fail-proof story for maximum impact

  • Determine the many opportunities for telling the stories for results

The shift from a transactional economy to a connected one has people scrambling; when surveyed, companies admit they believe a substantial portion of their revenue is under threat as a result. Businesses, brands, sales forces, marketing teams and leaders at all levels are desperately trying to capture attention and resonate with consumers who expect more. Is there a secret weapon? A silver bullet to humanize and connect? Yes. The answer is strategic storytelling.

The problem? In its rapid rise in popularity, “storytelling” has been reduced to unactionable jargon. Everyday businesses and individuals miss critical opportunities to connect with their elusive audiences in powerful and profitable ways because they lack a storytelling skill. Until now.

STORYSELLING

The prevailing outcome of this keynote will be a sales organization more capable of connecting with clients and able to stand out in a competitive selling environment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how to hack the brain to disrupt the decision making process

  • Craft any story to make the invisible benefits of your product vivid and real for your customer

  • Ask the questions that will really reveal your customer’s motives

  • Add value to your product and service in a way that will make price irrelevant

  • Shape attitudes on your team to help them find meaning in their work and reach new heights

  • Build a confident and resilient culture

This fast-paced StorySelling keynote will have your sales force re-thinking how they pitch, propose or present to clients. Kindra, a former vice president of sales, breaks down the power of strategic storytelling to influence buyer’s behavior and, ultimately, close more deals.

This keynote easily aligns and adds depth to your existing methodology. Kindra walks through compelling, even shocking, research proving story’s ability to render price irrelevant, fast-track trust and likability, double efforts and create a lasting, advantageous impression.

Capturing attention in today’s distracted marketplace requires a sophisticated strategy that appeals to both logic and emotion. Kindra teaches audiences the stories they must be able to tell, how to find them, and in which scenarios they will yield maximum results. She inspires audiences and gives them the confidence to switch to the story default in high-stakes sales situations to increase their effectiveness, enhance their relationship, and ultimately generate more revenue.

STORY YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS IN DIRECT SELLING

Through compelling research, profound case studies, and captivating stories of her own, Kindra will elevate individuals on all levels of your company. The outcome of this keynote is an army of individuals ready to change lives with the story of how your company changed theirs.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the scientific reasons why storytelling makes price irrelevant & can fast track trust

  • How to make the switch from “selling” to “telling”

  • Understand the psychology behind storytelling to inspire, connect and move to action

  • Gain clarity on the difference between a story and a testimonial

  • Learn how to access the unlimited stories for each product and opportunity

  • Discover the biggest storytelling mistake and how to avoid it

  • Study the anatomy of a fail-proof story to tell it perfectly every time

  • How to build your direct selling empire with storytelling

This keynote will revolutionize the way your distributors approach every sales interaction—switching from product facts to telling engaging stories. As the personal storytelling advisor to New York Times Best Selling author Darren Hardy, Kindra empowers direct sellers to switch to the story default for maximum impact.

The greatest leaders in the network marketing industry influence, motivate and inspire their prospects and teams. This requires more than knowledge about the products or understanding of the compensation plan; a consultant’s success is entirely dependent their ability to communicate the transformation joining their company creates. Second only to developing the courage to seek new prospects, transformational storytelling is the most important skill for success in the direct selling industry.

Kindra’s message really resonated and more importantly, gave our Employee Resource Network leaders the tools to walk away from our summit, knowing how to tell their stories within their own ERN, as well as the collective ConAgra Foods. We surveyed the attendees after the summit and over 95% of attendees ranked Kindra’s message as “extremely valuable” and a large number stated that “storytelling” was one of the top skills they developed or enhanced from the summit.

A note of thanks for your spectacular keynote presentation at our Annual Women’s Leadership Initiative Conference! It was absolutely perfect in that you inspired people, you captured people’s attention, and you unlocked how people think about communicating their accomplishments differently and in a more confident way! You certainly armed everyone with step-by-step storytelling techniques they can apply today!

Kindra was extremely prepared and tailored her messaging and presentation to be specific to our product and our sales team. The audience (sales team of 150+) loved her—from the VP’s to the front line sellers. And let’s be honest, sellers can be very critical of speakers! I think it helped that she could relate to our sales team and also has a great sense of humor which made her keynote very entertaining and well thought out.