{"podcast":{"title":"Giant Stories","slug":"giant-stories-7040514","podcast_index_feed_id":7040514,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/giant-stories","website_url":"https://mediumgiant.co/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b0b84a0c-76b5-11ef-a97d-c36483f8ff26/image/1372732b73eda3fb98c5b14a4d5ad1e2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Medium Giant","episode_count":18,"summary":"While the tools we have at our disposal to create and share stories have never been more broad and varied, the fundamentals of great storytelling remain as transcendent as ever. Despite the headwinds our industry faces, clients and brands will always covet companies that remain steadfast — with a steady eye on culture, an understanding of the business dynamics at hand, and a commitment to the fundamentals of what makes a great story. Join us for compelling conversations with some of today's most influential and relevant storytellers. You’ll be inspired by their journey and learn how the power of story has transformed their brands, their companies, and their careers. – Giant Stories is a production of Medium Giant, a full-service creative marketing agency based in Dallas and Tulsa — and a sister company to The Dallas Morning News. We believe storytelling is a beacon in the static white noise and come from a 140-year-proud tradition of storytelling and connecting people. Our team includes more than 100 creative storytellers applying our sensibility to our clients’ business acumen. If you're interested learn more about how to use storytelling to accelerate your business velocity, vis…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T08:18:45.749436+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-stories-7040514"},"episode":{"title":"Building Real Stories from the Ground Up – with Joan Cetera","slug":"building-real-stories-from-the-ground-up-with-joan-cetera","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-stories-7040514/building-real-stories-from-the-ground-up-with-joan-cetera","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-stories-7040514","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2851942369.mp3?updated=1742494700","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV2851942369.mp3?updated=1742494700","summary":"In this episode, Joan shares with John Kiker, president of Medium Giant: How she parlayed her experience from highly palatable food at Frito-Lay to heavy-duty machinery at Caterpillar How Caterpillar’s brand story has built a name for itself in our culture — right down to actor Ryan Gosling’s cap in The Fall Guy Why a compelling “story arc” is essential for good brand storytelling Why it’s important to get employees excited about their company’s story — and how to do it Why homing in on humor and moments of joy can be a game changer in storytelling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, Joan shares with John Kiker, president of Medium Giant: How she parlayed her experience from highly palatable food at Frito-Lay to heavy-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2030,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/giant-stories-7040514/episodes/building-real-stories-from-the-ground-up-with-joan-cetera/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/giant-stories-7040514/building-real-stories-from-the-ground-up-with-joan-cetera.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}