StoryFest Louisville

07/21/2026

Rebecca Gringon Reker shares why StoryFest makes a difference for the Louisville Metro Police Foundation

06/03/2026

StoryFest Workshop Schedule: June 26, July 24, and August 21. Sign up for an upcoming masterclass!

Your story’s not a fairytale. It’s your message.

And great messaging doesn't happen by accident.

Whether you're building a business, growing a brand, raising funds, leading change, or advancing a mission, success depends on finding the right message.

In this master class, Pulitzer Prize-winning story and brand expert Kristina Goetz shares a practical framework for identifying the ideas, voices, and experiences that resonate most with your audience — and turning them into communication that influences decisions, shapes perception, and drives results.

05/29/2026

We are still thinking about the fantastic workshop yesterday… everyone who attended had an amazing attitude & contributed so much to the lively conversations.

More to come!

05/28/2026

Today at StoryFest, we’re diving into “Storytelling for Impact” and exploring a powerful truth:

Stories are inspiring, but also strategic.

Organizations that inspire action understand this deeply.

Every organization has stories. The question is whether they support the outcomes you want.

At our Storytelling for Impact workshop, we help leaders clarify:

What are we trying to communicate?
What do we want people to feel or do?
What stories best support that goal?

Because storytelling isn’t about performance. It’s about connection and action.

When the right story reaches the right audience, people respond.

They engage.
They remember.
They act.

StoryFest helps organizations uncover and share the stories that matter most.

www.storyfestlouisville.org

05/15/2026

Would you like the opportunity to develop your story so that it aligns to your purpose and outcome? StoryFest is offering Storytelling for Impact on May 28 to help you use story as strategy.

04/30/2026

StoryFest storyteller NyRee Clayton-Taylor and Hip Hop Into Learning brought 700 students to the Kentucky Center yesterday for the T’D Up Showcase. Original music. Youth violence prevention. Young people leading.

Jefferson County students performed original music at T’D Up Showcase focused on youth violence prevention.

04/24/2026

StoryFest’s Mera Kathryn Corlett joined the Association of Community Ministries for their quarterly meeting tonight to talk storytelling as a leadership strategy.

Great discussion with staff and board members from area ministries across Louisville.

Thank you to Highland Community Ministries and Troy Burden for hosting.

04/21/2026

Every nonprofit leader should read this article. And when you’re ready to find your story, StoryFest Louisville is here.

Storytelling can reveal behavioral patterns and systemic failures that quantitative metrics often miss. I speak from experience. Telling my story helped me win freedom.

04/15/2026

The 2026 cohort gathered one last time.

Thank you to La Casita Center for the hospitality. Today’s session focused on strategy beyond the stage: how to use their stories to move their missions forward.

And each storyteller received their $10,000 grant for their organization.

04/13/2026

What a way to close out the Storytelling Revolution Festival.

Today, our Program Lead Mera Kathryn Corlett joined Dr. Nikki Lanier, Kentucky Black Rep’s Larry Muhammad, and Pandora Productions’ Gil Reyes at Actors Theatre of Louisville for “Creating Drama in the Midst of Trauma” – a closing day panel on the future of theatre in uncertain times, moderated by playwright Michelle Tyrene Johnson.

We’re grateful StoryFest had a seat at that table today.