Working with Crystaline
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After learning storytelling with Crystaline, I've spent time reflecting and writing. I feel like my eyes are being opened to who I truly am. This storytelling training helped me come to a place of inner peace with where life sits at the moment; it's brought me to a place of acceptance of my current circumstances. She taught me practical skills and structure in telling my story. It was equally emotionally and mentally stimulating. Crystaline basically has a story guru mind and can hear and reflect stories back to you in a special way. She is skilled in this art! I would recommend working with her to anyone in a challenging life or career situation. I only wish our course was longer so I could dive deeper into my story.
Natalie Gooday
This course was just what I needed. The approach to storytelling is so simple and yet so powerful and the reflective process was also extremely helpful. It was amazing to be able to share my story. I feel much happier and when another round of uncertainty hit I had a different story to tell myself.
Susie Lata
Prior to working with Crystaline, I was a little intimidated by storytelling. It's hard to be "real" when promoting your business when you aren't sure that you have a great story to tell. I really loved the homework assignments, the zoom meetings, and the intellect that Crystaline brought to our sessions. It's so therapeutic to go through this process. I learned how to turn negative personal experiences into positive experiences by acknowledging all I've learned and how far I've come. I would highly recommend working with Crystaline for anyone who needs to write or re-write their story for their business or personal reasons.
Cynthia Ruelas, Profitability Coach & Bookkeeper
I learned how to tell my personal story with Crystaline. She taught me how to look inward at my personal experiences and then turn them into compelling stories using a simple formula. Prior to the course, I wasn't sure that I had a good enough story to tell. But what Crystaline does is just magic! She has the rare ability to be completely present and listen well. She asks questions in a way that helps you better understand yourself. This is like coaching in disguise. I gained enormous insights about myself without the usual coaching exercises. I'd highly recommend working with Crystaline for anyone needing to write or re-write their story for their business or personal reasons. You can use it for pure reflection, as a coaching tool, about me pages, presentations, etc. It's therapeutic to go through the process which allows you to turn negative experiences into positive ones.
Viviane Imhof-Braun, Integral Coach
Crystaline provided a virtual, one-hour storytelling training for about forty of our partners at the European Environmental Bureau. When she shared one of the stories during the workshops, I was so transported by it that I forgot that I was in a partners' meeting (and almost cried). She is a wonderful storyteller. Initially, I wasn't sure I should hire her because she is based outside of the EU but after talking to her I thought she could provide exactly the type of training that we needed. I will hire her again if I have the opportunity to organize another storyteller workshop.
Eva Izquierdo, Project Officer on Global Policies and Sustainability, EBB
Crystaline worked with The ANKA Coop to identify stories within our organization for our first Kickstarter campaign. She hired skilled freelance staff in Turkey and the United States, managed the entire production process, and edited the final video. Our video was viewed 4,598 times during the 30 day campaign. This helped us raise over $100,000 surpassing our initial goal of $20,000. The funds will help us start another weaving center in Turkey for Syrian refugees. I was initially hesitant to hire Crystaline because we were several thousand miles apart. But she listens well and effectively guides her clients through the creative process, even clients like us who have never done a video at this scale. She showed obvious passion for the project by sharing the campaign with her network and even making a personal donation to the cause. I'd hire her again without hesitation.
Joshua Burke, Cofounder, The ANKA Coop.
I worked with Crystaline to find stories that helped bring awareness to the work Save the Children is doing in Nepal to rebuild schools post earthquake. Crystaline visited several of our schools and met with students, teachers, parents, and members of the community. She created a database of compelling stories that could help us meet our goals through narratives. She also identified the types of stories that had been successful in engaging our Nepali audience through analysis of our social media channels. Finally she offered practical advice on the types of media that we should use to tell specific stories. I really enjoyed working with Crystaline, she is professional and approaches her craft with enthusiasm and skill. She brings a unique perspective through her analysis of what works and what doesn't work on media platforms. We've already begun to incorporate her feedback in the new videos that we've created.
Julee Allen, Education Director, Save The Children Nepal
Crystaline helped me create a beautiful video that tells the story behind the sustainable products we make at Resa Living. Crystaline was so patient and made everyone feel comfortable through each part of the process. We love the film she created. Since we've posted the video we've seen increased traffic on our website and our social media channels. The storytelling behind how we do our business has helped build awareness and created pride for the partners that we work with.
Theresa Bastrup Hasman, Founder & Designer of Resa Living
Crystaline created videos, photographs, and wrote several narrative blog posts for our projects at BlinkNow Foundation in Nepal. The two videos are designed to be the mainstay of our nonprofit organization. They will both live on our website as ways for people to learn more about our programs. We expect to see mileage from them for years to come. As a resident of Nepal, Crystaline required much less assistance than a typical foreigner would visiting our project. Her work is beautiful and she is able to capture the spirit of a place. We've already recommended her to another nonprofit.
Patty Breech, Chief of Staff of BlinkNow Foundation