“I already had so much respect for Amy Cuddy before bringing her in as the headliner of our inaugural Story Camp, and now I’m an official groupie. Amy shared her principles and practices for becoming more present, powerful communicators—and her session perfectly embodied the spirit of Story Camp: “you had to be there.” Despite our gathering being the size of an executive classroom, not an arena, Amy never treated us as “small time.” Instead, she poured genuine thought and energy into crafting a session that made us feel like we were the only audience that mattered to her. What blew attendees away was that Amy didn’t just show up for her talk and then head out. She fully embedded herself into our event—even sitting in the audience so she could build on what our day one speakers had to share. That kind of intentionality isn’t easy to do, but it helped our programming stand out in ways our attendees could not have expected. I highly recommend reading Amy’s book and of course watching her TED Talk. But there is nothing that quite compares to being one of just fifty people to experience Amy Cuddy live, as we did at Story Camp. She gave us a masterclass in presence, trust, intimacy, and warmth. This wasn’t just a talk, it really was an experience. We are endlessly grateful to Amy for investing her time and energy in understanding our goals and helping us achieve them.”
— Mikey Mioduski, Programming Director, StoryCamp.com
