Story2 empowers people to expand their capacity
to communicate and take action.
I was coming into the office earlier and earlier, arriving when it was still dark.
It’s 10:15am, bright morning light streaming in the windows, and in an instant it was as if the glass shattered and shards of glass started whirling around the room.
I caught my breath, walked outside and called a friend who is a psychiatrist. When I saw him later that day, he said, “Carol, that was a panic attack. I can give you medicine for anxiety, but what is this trying to show you…
Story2 has taught more than 100,000 people--of all ages and around the world--how to tap into the brain’s love of storytelling to tell the stories only they can tell and to win competitive college admissions and scholarships; to secure transformative jobs and funding for their big ideas; and to connect with people across geographic, linguistic and cultural seams.
Story2 is a socially responsible business, a community of storytellers and a movement to empower people around the world through the art and science of storytelling.
We look forward to hearing your story.
—Carol Barash, PhD, Founder and CEO
We're an earnest and creative group, committed to storytelling as one of our most effective tools for communication and connection.
CEO & FOUNDER
3 SENTENCE STORY | "My freshman English teacher said, ‘You’ll never be able to write well enough to major in English.” “If I want to write better,” I asked, “what should I do?” I’ve been conquering writing ever since.“
EDUCATION | B.A., English, Yale University, Scholar of the House summa cum laude; M.A., English, University of Virginia; PhD, Princeton.
EXPERIENCE | Award-winning author, English + Women’s Studies prof at Princeton, Michigan, Rutgers. Started building “Digital Humanities” online communities in 1994 to get women writers into classrooms. 10 years in online marketing + community building. Goldman Sachs 10KSB. Techstars.
FUN FACT | I stayed up all night one Saturday in Jerusalem and Sunday AM walked down the Mount of Olives and prayed in 8 different churches.
CTO
3 SENTENCE STORY | “I came to the New York from Australia many years ago and stayed. I have worked as CTO for many organizations, aligning technology planning to business strategy. I enjoy telling my technology stories and having fun along the way.”
EDUCATION | B.Sc., Comp Sci, University of Melbourne, Australia
EXPERIENCE | Began career as a C programmer for Newspaper systems. CTO at Kaplan Test Prep, iVillage/NBC, Experian CheetahMail and Grey Healthcare. Co-founder of the New York CTO Club. Mentor in Columbia University Masters in Technology Management.
FUN FACT | I am a volunteer firefighter.
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
3 SENTENCE STORY | “I left NYC and Story2 in 2011. 5 years worth of stories from my students, colleagues, and trainees later, I’m back home to spread the gospel of tale-telling. Here to stay.”
EDUCATION | B.A., Philosophy, Macaulay Honors College @ CUNY; M.S.Ed., Teaching and Learning, The Johns Hopkins School of Education
EXPERIENCE | Taught 5th grade reading and social studies with TFA in Houston, Texas. Worked as a district-level literacy coach & curriculum writer in the Houston Independent School District’s Department of Secondary Curriculum and Development.
FUN FACT | Amateur cheesemaker.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
3 SENTENCE STORY | “'The neuroscience of storytelling.' The moment I heard Carol say those four words, I was certain I belonged at Story2. One day, I’m going to help those with mental illness tell their stories on the little couch of my private practice.”
EDUCATION | B.A., Neuroscience, Biology, Smith College.
EXPERIENCE | Worked as a research assistant in a molecular biology laboratory for a year and as an administrative assistant at a jewelry company for two.
FUN FACT | I’ve hiked the Norwegian fjords and spend my free time rock climbing.
ENGINEER
3 SENTENCE STORY | It took me 24 years to figure out that I wanted to be a Software Engineer. I gave up three times before I finally understood recursion. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.
EDUCATION | Children’s Garden Pre-School
EXPERIENCE | Self-Taught JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Worked as a Contractor for Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FUN FACT | I am in the Top 1% of Hearthstone players in The Americas, and used to be a Twitch / YouTube Broadcaster.
DESIGNER
3 SENTENCE STORY | I moved to New York to study fashion. The sunset on the Andes prompted me to scrap architecture aspirations. 2018 will be the 14th year running my art/design studio and my 10th year collaborating with Story2.
EDUCATION | B.F.A. Brooklyn College, Parsons School of Design
EXPERIENCE | Regular guest critic in the arch and art departments at Parsons, Pratt, Brooklyn College; exclusively work with supporting the vision of innovative clients; work has been published in the NYT and regularly published by Broadsided Press in collaboration with poets; prints of Colombian paintings are permanently installed at Princeton University.
FUN FACT | Growing up in Minnesota, everyone would drink milk with dinner.
COACHING COORDINATOR
3 SENTENCE STORY | "I live in a secluded forest by the Brooklyn Bridge. I am writing a book about the way humans share space with other animals. Three of my students were admitted to their reach colleges this year and credit their essays with their success.”
EDUCATION | B.A., Philosophy, Reed College; M.A., PhD (in progress) Modern European Intellectual History, Cornell University.
EXPERIENCE | Taught for eight years as a full time faculty member of the Writing Program at Rutgers University, and for two years at the Knight Writing Institute at Cornell University.
FUN FACT | I lived for a year on a trawler in the Bering Sea between the Aleutian Islands and Siberia.
We've been honored to work with innovative schools, businesses and community organizations, including:
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The Story2 Moments Method® is designed around the latest neuroscience on optimal connection.
We've cracked the code and created the simplest way to find, shape and tell your stories--because, it turns out, the process matters!
Why is story structure so powerful?
Contact us today, and let us know the best way to reach you.
GETSTARTED@STORY2.COM
800-206-5530
