JULIAN MOCINE-MCQUEEN AND HEATHER BOX HAVE HELPED OVER 3,000 CHANGE MAKERS FROM 70 COUNTRIES TELL THEIR STORIES.
CO-FOUNDERS OF THE MILLION PERSON PROJECT
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SPEAKING TOPICS
The Million Person Project exists to shift culture to be more open and representative of people’s true life stories. We specialize in helping leaders tell their truest, boldest personal story publicly. In addition to running workshops Julian and Heather are available to keynote, host conversations and speak on panels about the following topics:
Personal storytelling
Transformative leadership
The role of storytelling in social justice
Deepening organizational culture
Team building for diverse teams
Past audiences include: social entrepreneurs, social change activists, union leaders, local government, community based organizations, associations, students and academics.
“Your personal story and your willingness and ability to tell it IS your power.”
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BOOK ENDORSEMENTS
“Working with Heather and Julian changed everything by getting me over the hurdle that stood between what was true about my life and what I was willing to share with the world. I became able to join my life’s work with my life’s hardest-won lessons. The passionate energy that wakes up inside us when we know we’re powered by the full truth is something I wish for every single one of us. I’m so grateful they’ve distilled their wisdom and vision into this book. Dig into the lessons and exercises inside, do the work, jump over your hurdles, because trust me, we need to hear your story—and so do you!” —Caledonia Curry, artist who goes by Swoon
Human beings understand the world best through stories: not policy papers, not PowerPoint, but stories. And in this book Heather and Julian are ace story-enablers, bringing out the tales that all of us have inside. A must-read!” —Bill McKibben, bestselling author of Falter and Radio Free Vermont
“I love small books with huge wisdom, and How Your Story Sets You Free is definitely one of them. Heather and Julian are masterful in navigating you through the funny, rocky, delicate, and sometimes scary terrain of sharing yourself boldy, humbly, and unapologetically. Your story and your truth matter—honor your journey and it will set you free.” —Rha Goddess, founder & CEO of Move The Crowd, author of The Calling
HOW YOUR STORY SETS YOU FREE WILL SHOW YOUR HOW TO:
Determine the moments in your life that shaped you—this will help you identify your most powerful personal stories
Articulate what this story reveals about you and your values
Locate and share the emotions you associate with this story
Recognize the characters, settings, and details that will make your story memorable
Determine the message you want people to learn from your experience
Visualize the person who most needs to hear your story
and much more
If you knew your story could change the world, would you be willing to tell it?
Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen believe that everyone has a story to tell, and that story has the power to influence others—family, friends, a community, or even the whole world. In their book How Your Story Sets You Free they explain why storytelling is the most powerful way there is to inspire others and build lasting connections, and they guide readers step by step through the process of uncovering and sharing their own authentic personal stories. The techniques in this book work equally well whether you want write your story down or tell it in person.
They speak and run workshops all over the world to share their tools and support change makers in standing up to use their voice.
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Their bio:
Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen are the founders of the Million Person Project. Since 2011, they have helped over 3,000 change makers from 70 countries tell their stories.
They have prepared Ugandan Farmers to speak at the United Nations, coached social entrepreneurs for their first TED talks, and helped first-time writers craft powerful magazine and newspaper articles. They have worked with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code; acclaimed artist Caledonia Curry (SWOON); and musician Sara Bareilles and dozens of other noted leaders.
And they have led storytelling workshops with underrepresented communities, including prison projects in Pennsylvania and Oregon working with men serving life sentences, and a project with refugees who had recently made the journey from Syria to Sweden. In 2015, Julian was recognized as one of "10 Leaders reshaping the Environmental movement by Huffington Post and Heather and Julian were members of the inaugural "Grist 50 Fixers" list. The Million Person Project was also recognized by Grist as one of 16 projects to watch in 2016.
Heather and Julian live in San Francisco with their son, Roman, who was born in 2019.