20 Feb E51. The Roadmap to Crafting Stories that Inspire Change with Shaté Hayes
Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. I have Shaté Hayes with me today and we are talking about Shaté’s journey of storytelling, the tools to keep yourself grounded, what you need to craft impactful stories, and the lessons she learned from publishing her first two books.
Shaté Hayes is a certified business coach and creative career strategist who helps professionals and organizations tell their stories. She is also the Founder & CEO of Career Steward, Inc. So, whether you're starting a business or side hustle, changing careers, seeking a promotion, or re-entering the workforce, she can help you develop a message that wins jobs and clients.
In this episode:
- [02:21] Meet Shaté Hayes
- [05:44] From storytelling through movement to storytelling in writing
- [07:52] How “The Freelance Dancer’s Roadmap” came into place
- [10:44] How to find the through line of your nonlinear journey
- [15:16] Tools for self-reflection and keeping yourself grounded
- [21:02] Crafting stories that inspire change
- [23:43] Identifying the real problems and needs of your audience
- [27:57] The importance of showing up
- [28:51] Speaking to your audience by speaking to younger self
- [32:14] The books Shaté has written and published
- [33:42] How Shaté marketed her books: what worked and what didn’t
- [36:48] You’re NEVER “just” self-published
- [40:10] What Shaté will do differently when publishing her next book
Resources from this episode:
Check out all of Shaté’s books, including The Freelance Dancer’s Roadmap at shatehayes.com/books.
Go to lightmycareermatch.com for a career match guide and other resources to help creative-types find a career/business path that offers more joy, purpose, and income.
Catch up with the episode where I talk about the need for a clear head to be able to write E41. What’s Holding You Back From Writing Your Book?
Learn more about the book Shaté loves Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall.
Noteworthy quotes from this episode:
“No matter what I’ve done or whatever you do, I think one of the secrets to success is positioning yourself in service to the thing that you’re doing, whether it be a performance, an article, a community, a project, whatever the gig is. To position yourself in service to that.” – Shaté Hayes
