Become the CSO - the Chief Story Officer - in your personal life and for your company.

A great CSO - Chief Story Officer:

• Knows how to discover and share their personal story
• Walks through the fear and digs deep to share meaningful stories
• Recognizes the power of showing authenticity
• Does not expect perfection
• Never judges another's personal story or insights
• Enjoys a much more enlightened and connected existence
• Leads by example in their private life and for the company

From living-room story sessions with Steven Spielberg to the board rooms of the most powerful companies in the world such as Apple, The Walt Disney Company, and MetLife, Rodney Henson shares with you the power of personal stories and how they can connect you with people in a more authentic and life-changing way than you could ever imagine.

In this social-media frenzied world every individual and company needs a CSO - a Chief Story Officer. People and companies today are losing their ability to connect with others in meaningful, authentic ways. Visit any shopping mall, college campus, or city park, and what do you see? People are focused on their smartphones. They are zombies walking around with their heads down, staring at their screens, bumping into other zombies, but never engaging in conversation.

People have been drawn away from communicating through conversation. We are quickly becoming conduits in just another social distribution channel, ingesting and regurgitating others' links and tweets and shares, and then shutting down without any authentic connection between human beings with souls and emotions. Sadly, our world has settled into this.

It's time to wake up all the zombies. It's time to start becoming authentic, connected human beings.