Short Story Long: Life Lessons from Leaders, Coaches, and Entrepreneurs
Short Story Long shares life-changing stories of growth, resilience, and reinvention from leaders, coaches, and everyday people navigating pivotal turning points. Hosted by leadership coach Beki Fraser, each episode explores the moments that shaped someone's path and the lessons we can all learn.
Every other week, Beki follows up with a Skill Builder episode that breaks down insights from the previous story into practical tools, reflection prompts, and leadership actions.
Whether you're building a business, transitioning into a new career, or learning to lead with greater purpose, this podcast offers real stories and practical strategies to help you grow. New episodes every other week.
Podcasting since 2024 • 53 episodes
Short Story Long: Life Lessons from Leaders, Coaches, and Entrepreneurs
Latest Episodes
No, Not Every Challenge Is A Gift, But Gratitude Still Works
I explore gratitude as a daily leadership practice that turns ambition into belonging and presence into progress. There's a simple three-direction exercise—upward, outward, inward—to make gratitude real at work and at home.• gratitude a...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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5:04
When Vision Meets Uncertainty, Choose Presence
Plans rarely survive contact with real life, and that’s where leadership truly begins. Drawing on Kaila’s leap from solopreneur to agency owner while becoming a parent, we explore how to trade grind for grace and control for connection without ...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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24:30
Shifting Leadership From Me to We — Kaila Sachse’s Story
Ever built two babies at once—one human, one company? That’s the real-world tension Kaila brings to the mic as she shares how a leap from solo designer to agency owner collided with a surprise pregnancy, forcing her to redesign time, pricing, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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45:59
Rewriting the Story of Success
What if safety and fulfillment were not opposites, but partners you could design on purpose? We walk through a practical, human path from control to contribution—using a true story about shifting from programming to journalism as a lens for sma...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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26:22
Starting to Shift with a What If — Holden Galusha's Story
What if the safest choice isn’t the most honest one? That question frames a candid conversation with science journalist Holden Galusha, who started in programming for stability and found his voice by following curiosity, not clichés. A personal...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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47:30
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