MORE THAN A STAGE EXPERIENCE

TURN YOUR STORY INTO A STAGE, SPEAKING ASSETS & LASTING AUTHORITY.

WHEN Stories™ is a speaker development and authority-building experience for women entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, and experts.

We help you turn the story behind your work into a professionally developed signature talk, deliver it on a live stage, and capture it through professional video and photography. Then we turn that one speaking experience into lasting authority through YouTube, podcasting, publishing, speaker visibility and ongoing opportunities.

We call it your Authority Trail™

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STORY DEVELOPMENT | LIVE STAGE | PROFESSIONAL VIDEO | BOOKS | PODCAST | SPEAKER VISIBILITY |

STORY DEVELOPMENT | LIVE STAGE | PROFESSIONAL VIDEO | BOOKS | PODCAST | SPEAKER VISIBILITY |

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We Don't Just Help You Tell Your Story.

We Build the Authority That Follows It.

WHEN Stories gives you the coaching, professional speaking experience, media assets, publishing opportunities, and ongoing visibility you need to be seen, trusted, remembered—and easier to discover.

What's Included

âś“ Professional storytelling and coaching

âś“ Professionally produced speaking video + photography

âś“ Signature talk on a professional stage

âś“ Podcast interview

âś“ Published in books

âś“ Speaker profile and ongoing visibility

BUILT FOR EXPERT DISCOVERY

Your Speaking Experience Should Keep Working Long After You Leave the Stage

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WHEN Stories turns your story and speaking experience into a connected body of public authority—professional video, audio, publishing, speaker profiles, and searchable content that helps people understand who you are, what you know, and what you're known for.

→ Build visibility across multiple platforms
→ Create professional assets that strengthen trust
→ Publish searchable content connected to your expertise
→ Build a lasting digital footprint around your work

The stage is the moment.
The assets are the momentum.

The stage is the moment.
The assets are the momentum.

  • Five women sitting on stage, engaged in conversation, with the woman on the far left gesturing as the others listen and laugh. Background is decorated with blue and purple lighting.

    6 Weeks of Story Development Coaching

    Shape the story behind your work into a clear, compelling, authority-building WHEN Story.

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    Rehearsal

    Refine your delivery, stage presence, timing, and confidence before the live experience.

  • Deliver your signature talk on the WHEN Stories™ stage in front of a live audience and receive professionally produced speaking footage you can use to demonstrate your expertise, build your speaker portfolio and create future visibility opportunities

    Live Speaking Experience + Professionally Produced Video

    Deliver your signature talk on the WHEN Stories™ stage in front of a live audience and receive professionally produced speaking footage you can use to demonstrate your expertise, build your speaker portfolio, and create future visibility opportunities.

  • Screenshot of the YouTube channel 'WHEN Stories' with a black background, the channel's logo featuring connected bubbles, and a selection of video thumbnails showing women with various humorous, storytelling titles.

    YouTube Premiere

    Your professionally produced talk premieres on YouTube, creating searchable speaking content connected to your name, story, expertise, and message—and a professional video asset you can continue sharing long after the event.

  • Logo for When Stories Radio Network with purple, pink, and gold circles connected by lines, and a microphone icon with sound waves.

    WHEN Stories™ Radio Network Feature

    Expand your authority beyond the stage with a featured interview on the WHEN Stories™ Radio Network, creating podcast content that connects your story, expertise, and business in a searchable audio format.

  • A woman smiling and holding a book standing next to a purple banner and a digital screen displaying the title "I am a Published Author" and her name, Michelle Vande Hey.

    Co-Authored Published Book

    Become a published co-author as your WHEN Story becomes part of the annual WHEN Stories™ anthology, creating another published authority asset connected to your name and expertise.

  • Stack of pink books titled 'When Women Lead' by Wendy Babcock with a microphone nearby.

    Legacy Book

    Your signature story is transformed into your own professionally designed Legacy Book—a standalone publication you can share with clients, audiences, event planners, family, and your community long after you leave the stage.

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    Speaker Directory + Speaking Opportunities

    Certified WHEN Stories Speakers receive an ongoing speaker profile designed to make their expertise, topics, story, location, and speaking assets easier for event planners, podcast hosts, organizations, and collaborators to discover.

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who this is for

You’ve built the business.
Now build the authority to match it.

WHEN Stories™ is designed for established women entrepreneurs, speakers, coaches, consultants, founders, and service-based leaders who have real expertise — and are ready for their story, positioning, and public authority to reflect it.

Whether you're building a speaking career or using speaking to grow your business, WHEN Stories helps you develop the story, stage experience, professional footage, and authority assets that demonstrate what you know.

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speakers

You want stronger SPEAKING assets.

You have expertise and a message worth sharing, but you need a professionally developed signature talk, real stage experience, and high-quality speaking footage that helps event planners see what you can do.

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Coaches & Consultants

You’re tired of sounding like everyone else.

You want people to understand not just what you do, but why your work matters, why your perspective is different, and why you are the right person to lead it.

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Founders & Leaders

You want to be taken seriously in bigger rooms.

This is for women who want premium positioning, stronger credibility, and a public authority footprint that supports where they are going next.

This is about becoming the expert event planners remember,

podcast hosts invite, and ideal clients trust.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • It has the elevated, story-driven feel of a professionally produced talk, but WHEN Stories™ is its own authority-building ecosystem with coaching, media assets, publishing visibility, and amplification.

  • No. You need a meaningful story, a message connected to your work, and the willingness to be coached. The process helps you shape the talk before you step on stage.

  • No. Your story may include hard things, but the goal is not to relive pain on stage. The goal is to extract the wisdom, authority, and audience value from your transformation.

  • Yes. Your WHEN Story is professionally recorded during your live stage experience. You'll receive professionally produced speaking footage that can become part of your speaker portfolio and support future speaking, media, marketing, and visibility opportunities.

  • You walk away with a professionally developed story, a live stage experience, professionally captured media, and authority assets designed to support your visibility long after the event.

  • WHEN Stories is a multi-state platform. We have Certified WHEN Stories Facilitators hosting events in multiple states. Be sure to check out the About Us tab for more information and locations.

  • Yes. Every speaker who completes the WHEN Stories™ experience and delivers her talk on stage becomes a Certified WHEN Stories Speaker™.

  • Yes. Your WHEN Stories experience gives you professionally produced live speaking footage that can become the foundation of a strong speaker demo reel.

    For speakers who are ready to take the next step, WHEN Stories has partnered with SpeakerVideos, a company that specializes in producing high-quality speaker reels. They can take your WHEN Stories footage—along with other speaking footage you may have—and professionally produce a reel designed to showcase you as a speaker.

    This means you don't have to figure out the process on your own. You leave WHEN Stories with professional stage footage and a trusted path for turning it into a polished speaker reel when you're ready.

Every Expert Has a Story.

The Most Recognized Experts Build Authority From It.

Your experience has already changed your life.

Let's make sure it changes what's next.

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