Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Join MA in Communication Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez as she hosts Leah Dergachev, founder of the communications consultancy Austley. When Dergachev launched Austley, she was a solo founder with a laptop and a communications background. Now she runs an AI coaching studio, trains enterprise teams, and has built programs designed specifically for marketing and comms professionals. In this session, she'll share what it actually looks like to grow a business using AI agents, where she got it wrong, and the frameworks she now teaches others. Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez when she hosts storyteller and narrative strategist Aaron Calafato for a discussion on how to reframe the storytelling process for modern professionals working in business, education, healthcare, leadership, and beyond. Creator of 7-Minute Stories, the #1 short-form extemporaneous storytelling podcast in the world, Calafato also serves as the lead podcast strategist and executive producer for Indeed and Glassdoor.
Instead of focusing only on how stories are told, Calafato will explore the often overlooked step great storytellers rely on first: how to catch story ideas in the world around us. He will share simple tools and everyday exercises designed to help people notice, capture, and develop powerful story ideas that connect, persuade, and inspire in real time.
Learn more about the JHU MA in Communication program:
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
#CommunicationStrategy #AIinBusiness #Storytelling #MarketingLeadership #NarrativeStrategy #AICoaching #PodcastStrategy #ProfessionalDevelopment #BusinessGrowth #ContentCreation
Join MA in Communication Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez as she hosts Leah Dergachev, founder of the communications consultancy Austley. When Dergachev launched Austley, she was a solo founder with a laptop and a communications background. Now she runs an AI coaching studio, trains enterprise teams, and has built programs designed specifically for marketing and comms professionals. In this session, she'll share what it actually looks like to grow a business using AI agents, where she got it wrong, and the frameworks she now teaches others. Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez when she hosts storyteller and narrative strategist Aaron Calafato for a discussion on how to reframe the storytelling process for modern professionals working in business, education, healthcare, leadership, and beyond. Creator of 7-Minute Stories, the #1 short-form extemporaneous storytelling podcast in the world, Calafato also serves as the lead podcast strategist and executive producer for Indeed and Glassdoor.
Instead of focusing only on how stories are told, Calafato will explore the often overlooked step great storytellers rely on first: how to catch story ideas in the world around us. He will share simple tools and everyday exercises designed to help people notice, capture, and develop powerful story ideas that connect, persuade, and inspire in real time.
Learn more about the JHU MA in Communication program:
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
#CommunicationStrategy #AIinBusiness #Storytelling #MarketingLeadership #NarrativeStrategy #AICoaching #PodcastStrategy #ProfessionalDevelopment #BusinessGrowth #ContentCreation
