A podcast for visionary leaders who believe their people, culture, and mission are the key to CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

Story-Driven Business Podcast

Brand your people. Inspire your talent. Lead with purpose. Attract customers. Build competitive value.

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Episode #206 header image with title Employer Branding Budget 2026 and a picture of Susanna Rantanen working on a laptop

#206 Employer Branding Budget for 2026 – Budgeting Tips For Story-Driven Plans

episode #205 Navigating AI-Driven Change Why Emotional Commitment to Your Business' Story Is Key to Success header image with title and Susanna Rantanen's image

#205 Navigating AI-Driven Change: Why Emotional Commitment to Your Business’ Story Is Key to Success

HEADER for episode #204 What is Business Storytelling Defo Not Telling Tales! Susanna Rantanen

#204 What is Business Storytelling? Defo Not Telling Tales!

Episode #203 header titled How To Build A Story-Driven Business with Susanna Rantanen

#203 How To Build A Story-Driven Business Step By Step

VIDEO episode header for #202 From Talent Shortage to Talent Magnetism as a Growth Strategy with Susanna Rantanen

#202 From Talent Shortage to Talent Magnetism as a Growth Strategy

VIDEO episode #201 How Business Storytelling Transforms Your Influence as a Leader with Susanna Rantanen looking up

#201 How Business Storytelling Transforms Your Influence as a Leader

The Future of Work Is Here—But Are You Still Marketing Like It’s 2019 with Susanna Rantanen

#200 The Future of Work Isn’t Coming—It’s Here

VIDEO episode #199 Brand Affinity Why Your Employees Need to Love Your Strategy with Susanna Rantanen

#199 Brand Affinity: Why Your Employees Need to Love Your Strategy

#198 The CEO as Chief Storyteller: Leading With Narrative Power

Welcome to Story-Driven Business, the podcast where talent, leadership, and purpose become your competitive edge.

Hosted by Susanna Rantanen—the world’s leading expert in modern employer branding and creator of The Magnetic Employer Branding Method™—this podcast is your weekly guide to building a business that attracts, retains, and inspires through the power of storytelling.

Because the best businesses don’t just market products—they brand their people, culture, values, and future to compel the right talent and the right customers.

In each episode, you’ll get bold insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories that show how to turn your business into a magnetic force—starting from the inside out.

For founders, co-founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, HR leaders, marketing and communications professionalswho want to lead with influence and build a brand that lives in hearts and minds.

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Why HR owns employer branding and why it actually makes sense [podcast #113]

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Why your business marketing is not the employer branding expert [podcast #110]

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Psychographic segmentation in employer branding [podcast #109]

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