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63: Lettice Stuart, Part 2

Part 2 of our interview with Lettice Stuart, Portraits in Words Join us for an insightful conversation about the business of personal history and the art of interviewing. In this episode, Lettice discusses: how much she charges for life story projects, and how that number has grown through the years a clever pre-meeting tactic that […]

62: Lettice Stuart of Portraits in Words

Lettice Stuart on Personal History, Part I Lettice Stuart was a journalist with stories in the New York Times when she shifted to writing life stories. While her writing credentials helped give her credibility, it was good old-fashioned conversations with people that grew her business. In part one of the interview, we discuss: the importance […]

61: Family Legacy Video founder Steve Pender

For Steve Pender, personal history comes alive in Legacy Video When Steve Pender started his legacy video company years ago, it wasn’t to produce videos, but rather to teach DIYers how to make their own. Then technology changed. You still needed the know-how and the artistic flair to produce top-quality videos, but you no longer […]

60: Starts at 60 Founder Rebecca Wilson

Baby Boomers Get Their Own Media Platform in Australia This week’s episode isn’t about the life story profession per se, but about connecting with the Baby Boomer generation, what their needs and wants are, and how one woman built a media platform catering specifically to this underserved market. Rebecca Wilson was a marketing specialist when […]

59: Mike O’Krent of LifeStories Alive, Part 2

Running and growing a video life story business This is part 2 of our interview with Mike O’Krent (listen to part 1 here). In this episode, you’ll hear Mike talk about public speaking and how it can grow the public’s awareness of our services. (Hint: Check out Toastmasters for improving your speaking skill and spreading […]

58: Mike O’Krent of LifeStories Alive on Personal History Videos, Part 1

How volunteering for Steven Spielberg sparked a career saving stories (This is part 1 of our interview with Mike O’Krent. Listen to part 2 here.) Mike O’Krent was volunteering for an organization in Austin when he learned about Survivors of the Shoah, a foundation created by Steven Spielberg to interview and record the stories of Holocaust […]