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The Making of a Storyteller Brand


A behind-the-scenes look at how strong brands earn trust — not through tactics, but through the story beneath them. Each issue explores how foundation stories form, where they quietly break, and what changes when the story finally fits.

Story isn’t decoration. It’s foundation.

Everything you build rests on the story beneath it.

→ Your brand.
→ Your writing.
→ Your presence.
→ Your next chapter.

When that foundation fits, things move. Your message lands. Your work resonates. The right people recognize you.

When it doesn’t, effort replaces momentum.
You explain more. Edit more. Add more.

Not because your work isn’t strong.
Because the structure beneath it isn’t aligned yet.

This is where that alignment begins.

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it’s time to stop shrinking your story

You know when your story doesn’t fit anymore.

Not because anything is wrong. Because you’ve grown.
Here’s where that shows up:

Your brand

Your brand and who you are don’t match anymore. You’ve outgrown it — and you know it’s costing you clients, opportunities, and trust before you even speak.

Your message

Your know your work has depth. But the way you describe it still sounds smaller than what you actually do.

Your visibility

You’re showing up, but it’s not with the full weight of who you are now. So people see what’s safe, not what’s true.

What’s next

This is where you stop shrinking. And your story finally reflects the scale of who you’ve become.

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This work meets you where you are:

For Founders & Experts

Align your brand, message and presence to where you are.

For Writers & Authors

Build the foundation beneath your work and your author identity.

For Builders & Thinkers

Follow the ideas shaping this work and see how story builds belonging.

Jeannie Ruesch content strategy
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I’m jeannie

I build the foundation that carries your story.

I work with writers and founders who’ve outgrown the story their brand is telling, so their brand reflects the person they’ve become.

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