Find truth and understanding through sharing your unique experiences and stories.

Do you have a story to tell?

About Leading with Impact through Storytelling

Original and custom storytelling workshops designed to help individuals build storytelling skills required for being authentic and relatable – and make these skills actionable and impactful.

How It Started

In 2018, Robyn Shumer gave a TEDx talk called “What’s Your Story” where she challenged the audience to think about their deepest most profound moments of failure and accomplishment and to get comfortable sharing the stories that shaped who they are.  She later launched “What’s Your Story,” a sustainable community storytelling initiative that changes peoples’ lives through creating connections, pathways to healing and raising money for nonprofits.

Previous Speakers & Their Stories

What People are Saying

  • Dr. Michael Sunga

    Teacher of English at Livingston High School

    “My public speaking class was excited to welcome Robyn Shumer as a guest professional oratorical clinician. Robyn shared her TED Talk, a compelling personal journey, from which she modeled various practical approaches to storytelling, effective rhetorical techniques, and constructive feedback to aid and encourage the students in shaping their own talks. Our experience with Robyn empowered the students to harness their individual stories and find their unique voices, adding to the toolkit of public speaking strategies they have acquired throughout the school year.”

  • Craig Kramer

    Johnson & Johnson Mental Health Ambassador

    “Robyn Shumer is Johnson & Johnson’s ‘go-to’ storytelling coach. A successful TEDx speaker, she enthusiastically shares the tools acquired during her preparation along with a listening ear that hears what’s said and unsaid and guides storytellers through the process of finding their voice, their style and their WHY. Robyn offers honest and skillful feedback and is also a committed mental health advocate and National Ambassador for Project HEAL.”

  • Laurie’s customers, Mariana and Carmen holding hands on a green lawn on their wedding day.

  • Kristina Saffran

    Co-founder and former CEO Project HEAL

    “I highly recommend Robyn Shumer for any storytelling or coaching workshops that your company needs. Robyn models authenticity and vulnerability, helping participants feel comfortable sharing raw parts of themselves and nailing effective delivery. The recent workshop that she led for my non-profit (Project HEAL) received rave reviews.”

  • Laurie’s customers, Fernando and Kate embracing by the lake on their wedding day.