Some might say that a CEO can’t tell their story until after they’ve reached success? Which by all means is true, there has to be some kind of success to even become a CEO after all. However ‘success’ as a benchmark for when to tell isn’t very helpful, because who decides what success really looks like. When do you call yourself a success? Surely that marker is different for everyone, and from what I’ve seen is often used far too late.

The act of telling someone’s story is probably as important for the story's owner as it is for those that will hear it. This is because in the act of hearing your own story, you can begin to reflect and observe your path from a third party point of view, which allows for a much clearer understanding of, and often growth from, that new knowledge.