Harris III
Harris began his career at a young age, traveling the world as an award-winning, professional illusionist. He has performed for and spoken live to more than two million people in more than 30 countries on six continents. His performances have been televised to millions more on networks like the Travel Channel and ABC Family, and famed YouTube channels like Dude Perfect. After traveling the globe and making a million dollars by the age of 21, only to go bankrupt a year later, Harris kick-started a decade-long journey to understand the stories we tell ourselves and how they drive all human behavior. Armed with a unique perspective, his career re-exploded as a world-renowned speaker, storyteller and entrepreneur. He is the creator of WonderWork™ and the Story OS™, and the author of the bestselling book, The Wonder Switch. Tapping into his background as a professional magician and understanding the intersection of storytelling and wonder, Harris developed a structured process that can dramatically change a team’s culture, or rapidly accelerate an individual’s transformation from the story they feel stuck in, to the life they want to live.
Appears in 157 Episodes
Casey Neistat on How to Use Digital Storytelling to Make an Impact
This week we take a journey into the past to learn about the future with critically acclaimed filmmaker turned over-the-top successful YouTuber, Casey Neistat. We lear...
John Bucher on Why We Need to Embrace Conflict in Our Creative Work
Are you guilty of doing everything in your power to avoid pain and conflict? It’s something we all do. But as storytellers, we know that deep down that it’s actually c...
Jeremy Casper on Transcendent Storytelling and Why You Should be Terrified of Your Work
Jeremy Casper is a writer, director, producer as well as a film instructor and guest lecturer. He currently teaches Narrative Storytelling at his alma mater, the Los A...
Steve Daugherty on Why Stories Are Powerful
Steve Daugherty is a pastor, a powerful communicator, and a #STORY2016 featured storyteller. He's been seen on stages around the country where he simply tells a story ...
Scott McDaniel on the Power of Collaboration in the Creative Community
Scott McDaniel currently serves as Vice President of Creative for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, overseeing the creative team facilitating visual art...
Dave Barnes on Fear, Spirituality, and Separating Your Identity from Your Work
Fear. It’s something that everyone faces, but it seems that fear has a huge stronghold on the creative community. This week we sat down with Dave Barnes to talk about ...
Ruthie Lindsey on Saying 'Yes' and Getting Out of Bed to Create
Is there something that is holding you back from creating what you were meant to create? Do you find yourself making excuses to not press the post button or to not eve...
Steve Feldman on Storytelling and Self-Esteem
Do we have a problem with self-esteem in creative industries? And what is the right balance of encouraging each other by building each other up to inspire growth and f...
Matt Wertz on Inviting Collaboration and Vulnerability into the Creative Process
How often do we get caught up in the end result or have a certain motive behind a project? We set some type of expectation upon it that can leave us disappointed. Whet...
Branden Harvey on Storytelling and Sharing 'Good News' in a Digital Age
Branden Harvey is a storyteller and photographer who helps brands and non-profits tell their stories. He's worked with companies like Starbucks, Comcast, World Vision,...
Amber Rae on the Power of Wonder over Worry in Your Work
Amber is an artist and writer who has worked with the likes of Seth Godin, Apple, and Google. She has set out on a mission to choose "Wonder over Worry" and to teach o...
Allen Clark on the Definition of 'Making It'
Allen Clark is a celebrity photographer who's portfolio includes photos of George W. Bush, Dave Matthews, Ethan Hawke, Ludacris, and so many more. During this conversa...
Danielle Bennett on Poetry, Vulnerability, and the Tangibility of Your Art
Danielle Bennett is a poet, communicator, and educator who works as a freelance artist as well as in strategic planning for an organization in the public schools of Lo...
BONUS: Where Did You Fall In Love?
Over the past month, we have been asking the STORY community this question: "Where did you fall in love?". We received some beautiful stories, and we are excited to sh...
Allison Fallon on Pursuing Ideas and the Creative Process
Allison Fallon is a writer, speaker, and expert coach who is passionate about helping you uncover your unique beauty, power and passion in the world. She’s written ten...
Lori McCreary on Chasing Your Best Idea
It's safe to say that the President of the Producers Guild of America knows a thing or two about great storytelling. She is the executive producer of the hit CBS serie...
Jon Acuff on Setting Goals and the Art of the Hustle
Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of five books. For 19 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home...
Nikkolas Smith on Art that Sparks Cultural Conversations
Nikkolas Smith is an artist, author, activist, and Disney Imagineer who loves telling powerful stories through his art. His work has been featured on CNN and in Lionsg...
Sarah Dubbeldam on Balancing Art and Entrepreneurship
Sarah Dubbeldam, Editor-in-chief and Creative Director of Darling Magazine, has successfully launched a brand that has disrupted the conversation. Darling Magazine is ...
Brad Montague on Wonder, Inspiration, and Sparking Ideas
As we walk into 2017, we couldn't think of a better guest to kick off this year on our podcast than the always inspirational, Brad Montague. During this conversation, ...
BONUS: Stories of Christmas Past
“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness.” ― Bob Hope We wanted to ...
Matt Renner on Pushing Creative Limits
Vice President of Production at National Geographic, Matt Renner, knows a thing or two about finding a story. After spending time on the Bering Sea to film "The Deadli...
Rick Rekedal on the Future of Storytelling
Chief Creative of the Global Franchise Group at DreamWorks Animation, Rick Rekedal has quite a bit to say about storytelling. During this informative conversation you'...
Jason Jaggard on the Importance of Disruption and the Dark Side of Imagination
Author and entrepreneur, Jason Jaggard was voted one of #STORY2016's favorite presenters. He captivated and challenged the audience to tap into a life beyond their ima...
Steven Chaparro on Spacial Storytelling and Discovering Your Identity Beyond Your Art
Steven Chaparro is the Head of Business Development at Visioneering Studios where they work with organizations to tell their story through architecture and design. Dur...
Micah Bournes on Poetry, Creative Writing, and the Role We Play in Racial Reconciliation
Micah is an extremely talented writer, poet, and communicator. If you were at #STORY2016, you witnessed him silence a room with his incredible work. We loved sitting d...
Hank Fortener on Embracing Envy and Letting it Push You to Create
We got to sit down with Hank Fortener backstage at STORY 2016 to talk about his life as a communicator, entrepreneur, and podcaster. We loved hearing his insight to wh...
Hannah Brencher on Creative Boundaries
Hannah Brencher is an author, TED speaker, and entrepreneur. We got to sit down with her backstage at STORY 2016, and it was a lot of fun. She has a way with words and...
Dan Goods on Making Your Art Memorable
Dan Goods is the "Visual Strategist" for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab where he develops creative ways to communicate complex concepts by transforming them into meaningful...
Gary Foster on Integrity and Storytelling
Hollywood veteran producer, Gary Foster is known for his projects such as Tin Cup and Sleepless in Seattle. But we were really excited to have a conversation about how...
