Visual Storytelling Today

Hosted by Shlomi Ron

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Curious about transforming your brand's narrative with visual storytelling? Dive into the Visual Storytelling Today podcast! Host Shlomi Ron, the visionary Founder/CEO of the Visual Storytelling Institute, engages with leading storytellers across industries. Discover their journeys, challenges, and successes. Each episode is a treasure trove of insights, available in audio, video, and blog formats for a full storytelling immersion. newsletter.visualstorytell.com

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April 2, 202642 min

AI Success in 90 Days?

What does it really take to win with AI in 90 days?In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I sit down with Charlene Li to discuss her new book, Winning with AI: The 90-Day Blueprint for Success, co-authored with Dr. Kaia Walsh. Our conversation covers a practical roadmap for AI adoption, the implications for storytelling, the use cases leaders should pay attention to, and the misconceptions that continue to hold brands back. Charlene also shares her perspective on what lies ahead and the top three things organizations should do now to unlock real value from AI. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute in Miami, Florida.Subscribe to the Visual Storytelling Newsletter for more: https://newsletter.visualstorytell.com/ Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

June 13, 202450 min

What Is Data Storytelling?

In this Visual Storytelling Today podcast episode, I chat with David Smith, former Chief Data Officer at The Venture City. We talked about his perspective on data storytelling, key use cases, illustrative examples, the process for developing data storytelling for founders or business execs, common misconceptions, the future ahead, his top 3 tips for brands that want to use data storytelling to maximize impact - and much more. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

May 8, 202442 min

Why Is VR Becoming the Go-To for Authentic Storytelling?

In this Visual Storytelling Today podcast episode, I chat with Dror Goldberg, General Manager, of Foretell Reality, and his colleague, Jordan Gutt, Director of Operations. We talked about why VR is becoming the go-to for authentic storytelling experiences, key use cases, a fun immersive tour Jordan took me to explore Foretell's rich VR environments, the process for developing narrative VR experiences for clients, their top 3 tips for brands that want to use VR to tell more authentic stories for internal or external audiences - and much more. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute, from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com. Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

April 9, 202441 min

How Can Brands Combat Misinformation With Ethical AI?

In this Visual Storytelling Today podcast episode, I chat with Charlene Li, a widely respected expert on emerging technologies and disruptive business strategies (https://charleneli.com). We talked about her impressive journey, clarifying the stakes of the rising misinformation for brands, her approach to ethical AI, illustrative industry examples, her top 3 tips for leaders and marketers who want to instill ethical AI in their visual storytelling practices - and much more. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

February 7, 202433 min

Visual Narratives: Driving Innovation Between The U.S. And Latin America

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Charly Esnal, Managing Director at Mana Tech. We talked about his journey, his role in creating accelerator programs for Latin American (LATAM) startups in Miami, his visual storytelling strategy, successful examples, common LATAM misconceptions, his top 3 tips for entrepreneurship hub leaders who want to drive innovation using visual storytelling - and much more. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

November 7, 202338 min

How Visual Storytelling Can Drive Social Impact Innovation

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Leigh-Ann Buchanan, President & CEO of Miami-Dade Innovation Authority. We talked about her journey, her role in driving innovation in Miami, her visual storytelling strategy, successful examples, her take about the future of Miami Tech, her top 3 tips for leveraging visual storytelling for driving innovation much more. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

October 4, 202349 min

How To Use AI to Augment Your Visual Storytelling

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Cathy McPhillips, Chief Growth Officer at Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute. We talked about her journey, how AI can help marketers create richer visual stories more efficient, vivid examples of AI tools and workflows, her take about the future of AI for visual storytellers, her top 3 tips for using AI to tell more compelling stories and much more. For more information, and see illustrative examples of Cathy’s work, watch the video recording of this episode. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

June 1, 202345 min

How To Use Visual Storytelling To Communicate Cybersecurity Threats?

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Reginald Andre, founder & CEO at cybersecurity company Ark Solvers. He was recently featured as a 40 under 40 honoree awards and as the Fastest Growing IT company in South FL 3 years in a row! We talked about his unusual journey into cybersecurity, his visual storytelling tactics to convey cybersecurity threats, his mind boggling examples, his take on future AI cyber crime, top 3 tips for using visual storytelling for high stakes businesses and much more. For more information, and see illustrative examples of Andres’ work, watch the video recording of this episode. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

April 11, 202341 min

How Does AI Democratize Volumetric Videos for Brands

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Shreyans Jain, Head of Product Marketing at Volograms. We talked about his journey, how AI can make volumetric videos (i.e., volograms) more accessible to brands, his visual storytelling process when working with brands, client examples, his top 3 tips for telling effective stories using volograms and much more. You can watch the video recoeFor more information, and see illustrative examples of Mindy’s work, watch the video recording of this episode. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe

January 19, 202355 min

How Can Brands Use Pets In Visual Storytelling To Create Emotional Connections?

In this episode of the Visual Storytelling Today podcast, I chat with Mindy Dutka, Founder and Chief Storyteller of Dogs I Meet. At Dogs I meet, she helps businesses and animal rescue organizations tell their stories through compelling, captivating photography. We talked about her career journey, why pets are effective conveying messages, her visual storytelling process when working with brands, typical challenges, her top 3 tips for telling effective stories using pets and much more. For more information, and see illustrative examples of Mindy’s work, watch the video recording of this episode. This podcast is brought to you by the Visual Storytelling Institute from Miami, FL. Learn more at visualstorytell.com Get full access to Visual Storytelling Newsletter at newsletter.visualstorytell.com/subscribe