Washington, D.C.
April 18 • 6:30PM
A gathering of creative entrepreneurs, business leaders, and storytellers of all kinds. Connect, converse and collaborate with creative leaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Closest metro is 2 blocks away: Potomac Ave (Blue, Orange, Silver lines).
Street parking is available. 13th Street SE is zone free (by the rec. field).
At the door, say you’re with Story Salon.
Michelle D. Hord
Guest Storyteller
Michelle D. Hord is a creative storyteller and media executive. As the President of Hope Warrior, Inc., and former Vice President of Creative Content and Talent Management for NBC Universal, Michelle has produced content for television shows, developed strategic solutions for business and talent management needs, with experience from television control rooms to executive board rooms. She produced content for organizations such as ABC News, Good Morning America, Oxygen, CBS News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Her areas of practice include developing corporate narratives, DEI, on air talent development, executive editorial oversight, workforce change management, workforce talent management and M+A workforce integration.
In addition to being a sought-after producer and speaker, her memoir, “The Other Side of Yet,” was released in March 2022 and has received the 2023 Christopher Award and the 2023 Memoir Grand Prize from Memoir Magazine. Michelle has told her story on multiple television, magazine and podcast outlets including GMA, The Talk, The Tamron Hall Show, Jesus Calling and O Magazine.
Michelle Hord is the Founder of Gabrielle’s Wings, Inc., a nonprofit created in honor of her daughter Gabrielle, who died tragically at the age of seven. Gabrielle’s Wings serves a global community of elementary aged children from untapped communities through educational, recreation and cultural engagement. Gabrielle’s Wings has impacted more than 10,000 children in its short history.
Michelle is a member of the Advisory Board for Howard University’s School of Communications and the past Chair of the Hampton University Scripps School of Communications Advisory Board. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., an Associate of Jack and Jill of America, and a proud alumna of Howard University.
Hosted by Harris III
Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Creative Entrepreneur, & the Curator behind "STORY"
Harris III (“the third”) has over 20 years of experience as a creative entrepreneur. He has performed and spoken live to more than 2 million people in more than 30 countries on 6 continents. After traveling the globe and making $1 million by 21-years-old, only to go bankrupt at 22, Harris kick-started a decade-long journey to understand the stories we tell ourselves and how they drive all human behavior.
Armed with a unique perspective, his career re-exploded as a top-rated speaker, writer, storyteller and entrepreneur. He is the Founder of Istoria Collective, The Poetics, and creator of the storyOS™.
His work has drawn the attention of creative leaders and executives at global brands like Apple, Disney, Nike and more, along with some of the most innovative non-profit organizations and government agencies in the world—even NASA.
Through STORY, he has built a global community consisting of some of the best, most successful and influential storytellers from around the world so that together, we can tell stories that matter. He’s on a relentless mission to help leaders and entrepreneurs 10x their influence and growth, so we can solve our current leadership crisis with wonder, curiosity and creativity.
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