Founder & Coach Melissa Reaves
Storytelling Coach
Melissa Reaves is a professional and award-winning storyteller and a storytelling coach to executives. Her sales and marketing background includes more than 20 years in technology enterprise sales, as well as countless stage credits as a professional actor/improviser. This combination of sales, marketing, acting, writing, directing and producing storytelling shows, ultimately led her to found Story Fruition to help others find and tell their stories--with impact.
Melissa works with CEOs, Founders and Senior Executives to build their storytelling skills and enrich their leadership. Melissa is the Pitch Coach for Founders Live and invited to instruct storytelling for business narratives at conferences all over the United States.
Services: Storytelling Coaching and Workshops
Business Storytelling, Group Workshops, and 1:1 Executive Coaching
1:1 Executive Public Speaking & Storytelling Coaching
As the face of your company, you're tasked with speaking in public a lot more than most do. And now that we rely heavily on video, your communication skills are even more important to refine. Nail those moments by sharing vivid, entertaining and captivating personal stories that showcase your leadership
Corporate Team Building Workshops
Storytelling in an essential business skill. Through these interactive and entertaining corporate workshops, participants learn:
What elements make captivating stories?
What stories do you have to tell? What do they teach? How to get your listeners to lean in and really listen to you as the storyteller. How to craft your story like a "Mind Movie" and make each scene rich and compelling, How to work the 2D virtual or 3D room using your body, words and voice to color your story.
Plus much more!
Company Story Library Building
Executives aren't the only employees who need strong stories and storytelling skills. Sales, customer service, and marketing staff all generate and use stories. Compelling stories, told well, are powerful tools for business growth and client retention.
The Company Storybuilding corporate retainer is designed to help key staff find the right stories to really connect to their audience and clients. The retainer is customized to each company and its needs.
Some Story Fruition Clients
