Disruptive Influence: The Business Storytelling & Brand Communication Podcast
If you know what you do but struggle to talk about it in a way that lands - this podcast is for you.
Most founders, creators, and leaders have the expertise…but not the story, clarity, or communication skills to express it with confidence, conviction, and influence.
Disruptive Influence is the storytelling, communication, and executive presence podcast for founders, solopreneurs, and LinkedIn-era leaders who want to communicate with more clarity and power - in meetings, in pitches, in content, and in everyday conversations.
Learn how to:
- turn lived experience into clear, compelling stories
- communicate with clarity, confidence, and executive presence
- build a strong POV that attracts the right people
- sell your ideas, your value, and your vision with conviction
- unlock the mindset shifts behind real influence and high-performance communication
Hosted by Jeff Abracen - executive storytelling coach, former agency VP, Creative Director, and creator of the Disruptive Influence™ system - each episode reveals how exceptional thinkers shape narratives, build presence, and communicate in ways that create opportunity.
Through a mix of solo tactical episodes and deep conversations with founders and creators who are disrupting and influencing their industries in their own way, you’ll learn how real leaders think, speak, and tell stories that move people.
If you're building a company, growing a personal brand on LinkedIn, leading a team, or simply want to communicate with more confidence and conviction - this podcast gives you the tools and perspective shifts to become the most influential person in the room.
➞ Subscribe and learn how to tell stories that sell - and speak with clarity, confidence, and conviction.
➞ Connect with Jeff Abracen on LinkedIn to continue the conversation.
Episodes
38 episodes
Why Most Companies Get Purpose Wrong (And How to Fix It) with Ron Tite
Agency owner, speaker, and author Ron Tite breaks down why most companies get purpose completely wrong - and how to turn it into a real driver of growth, decision-making, and differentiation.Ron ...
Why Your Brands Needs to Build Out Loud with Jake Karls
Jake Karls, Co-Founder & Rainmaker at Mid-Day Squares, joins J...
How to Turn Everyday Moments Into Customer Loyalty Machines with David Brier
Most brands aren’t failing.They’re just fading into the background.In this episode, Jeff sits down with David Brier, one of ...
How to Design an Inbound Business with Nick Broekema
In this episode, I sit down with designer, educator, founder, and category creator, Nick Broekema, the mind behind the booming discipline of Content Design and one of t...
How to Thrive Through Business Burnout with Louis Butterfield
This is a conversation about what it really takes to build a business, stand out in a sea of sameness, and recover when the hustle turns into burnout.Louis Butterfield is t...
Why You Need to Stop Performing and Start Believing with Annelise McCarthy
What does it really take to stand out as a speaker in a noisy world?The zesty and unapologetically real, Annelise McCarthy, founder of
Finding Your Sugar Factor with Priya Chopra
Priya Chopra reveals the secret ingredient behind her cross-border PR and creator agencies - a blend of vibes, intuition, and a relentless Momentum Mindset that keeps brands, and teams, sweetl...
Why You Need to Put Gas on Your Strengths with Curtis Matsko
Curtis Matsko turned a pink diary and a garage startup into a $180 million leather-goods empire - then doubled it year after year by unleashing what he calls “founder magic.” He shares ho...
How to Build a Brand That Sells Itself with Jasmin Alic
Jasmin Alić, LinkedIn's king of comments, content & community, shares how to turn content into conversations, stories into sales, and profile views into paying clients. We dive into warm...
How to Lean Into Your Big Founder Energy with Aaron Spivak
Aaron Spivak co-founded Hush, turning a weighted blanket into a Kickstarter smash and selling to
Designing Your Ideal Life, Style, and Business with Shoaib Ahmed
Shoaib Ahmed, Founder, Brand Storyteller, Ghostwriter, and Digital Nomad, joins Jeff to talk about building a business that actually...
Why Growth is All About Mind, Body, and Business with Mike Fata
Mike Fata is a founder, investor, health advocate, and builder of movements. After losing 100 pounds, he co-founded Manitoba Harvest and grew it into a $100M+ hemp foods powerhouse, later g...
How to Be Courageously You with Aransas Savas
Aransas Savas, motivational strategist and coach, joins Jeff to explore the real drivers behind creativity, influence, and personal g...
Lifelong Learnings from 10,000 Conversations with Rob Lawless
Rob Lawless set out to meet 10,000 strangers for one hour each. 7,000+ conversations in, the project has become more than a social experiment - it's a masterclass in empathy,...
Why You Need to Be Selling with Elegance featuring Richard Moore
Sales and communication expert & founder of the Art of Sell, Richard Moore, joins Jef...
How and Why You Need to Stop Reading Slides with Ben Levy
Presentation Coach, Creative Director, and Author, Ben Levy joins Jeff Abracen to break...
How to Live, Laugh, Brand with Alana Sparrow
Albany-based Alana Sparrow, Brand Strategist, Visual Storyteller, Founder of The VIB, and Chief Brand Officer & Co-Founder o...
How to Dominate Your Niche with Darren Lee
In this extended episode, Darren Lee, Founder & CEO of Voics, and Podcast Host of
When Entrepreneurs Feel Like They're on a Solo Mission with Kasey Jones
Kasey Jones, Growth Strategist, Personal Brand Coach, Founder & CEO at The Solo CEO, joins
How to Have Creative Courage with Dhaval Bhatt
Dhaval Bhatt, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Courage Inc., joins Jeff Abracen to sh...
Why You Need To Do Bold Sh*t! with Robb Gilbear
Robb Gilbear, Coach & Founder of Growth Habit and author of Die Before They Do, joins <...
How to Run a Fearless Business with Robin Waite
Robin Waite, Business Coach & Founder of Fearless Business, joins Jeff Abracen to share wh...
How to Start Podcasting with Purpose with Ben Albert
Ben Albert, Founder of Real Business Connections and Balbert Marketing, joins