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storytelling MASTERCLASS for founders

With Iquo B. Essien

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These days, every founder needs to embody main character energy to have a shot at garnering the attention and spending dollars of prospective customers.

That means you’ve got to learn how to tell your founder story like a main character—also known as a hero—putting yourself first, as the protagonist of an epic story in which you’re transforming the world through your business. 

The Hero’s Journey is a narrative framework that illustrates a character’s path from an everyday person to a hero. It’s used in writing everything from books (like Harry Potter), to movies (like The Matrix), and even your founder story.

But the problem many founders have is: how do I write a powerful and memorable founder story?

Maybe you’ve been wondering:

  • What story framework can I use to write a founder story that stands out from the crowd?
  • How is my founder story the key to connecting with customers and converting leads to sales?
  • How can my founder story be applied to the web, emails, social media, video, and more?
  • How can I yield a greater impact with my business by sharing my personal narrative?

Join writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur Iquo B. Essien for this creative and engaging masterclass that will help you write and shape your founder story to spark an emotional connection with customers, small-money donors and funders.

Telling powerful founder stories has helped her clients book 5-figure corporate contracts, raise $300K+, and garner coverage in Tier 1 media outlets.

You’ll leave this masterclass with a founder story template and narrative framework—plus guidance on adapting your story for the web, emails, fundraising, and more.

It’s time to share your personal narrative in a more powerful way than ever before!

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What You'll Learn in This Masterclass

Stop burying the magic of your epic transformation story! Learn how to craft a richer, more evocative founder story and brand narrative – the story you tell about your brand via characters, settings, and themes – increasing the effectiveness of your brand communications, energizing your connections with customers, and heating up your sales. In this masterclass with Iquo, you’ll gain valuable insight on how to tell your founder story with main character energy, positioning yourself as a powerful leader in your business and the world.

Meet Your Host

With a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford, I got my start in global communications and marketing at nonprofits, startups, and Fortune 500 companies.

Driven to combine my passion for social change and the arts, I earned my MFA in film and parlayed my work experience into a consulting career providing expertise in storytelling, marketing, content development, and creative strategy.

I’ve worked in a variety of roles as a writer, editor, content strategist, and content producer for a range of startup, nonprofit, and corporate clients.

But when I enrolled in NYU graduate film school, I launched my first fundraiser that raised $15K in 4 weeks for my short film. Drawing on 15+ years of experience, I founded Crowdfund Your Dream, a course and consultancy that teaches diverse founders how to tell their stories, market their work, and raise up to $500K to fund their businesses.

I’ve learned that when you craft a powerful story, package it up for consumption, and share it with people with a call to action, you can turn a crowd into an engine powering your dream. And this new workshop will help you do just that—starting with your founder story.

Iquo B. Essien

Iquo B. Essien

- writer, filmmaker & entrepreneur

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Write Your Main Character Founder Story masterclass is for founders who want to learn how to tell their story effectively and evocatively, and make an emotional connection to potential customers and investors that inpires them to give. This information can be useful no matter what phase of business development you’re in, from development to launch and growth. Learn how to share your personal narrative for greater impact. 

For $39.99, you get instant access to the on-demand masterclass, plus a founder story writing guide!

When you complete your purchase, you’ll receive an email with a link to the on-demand masterclass. (Please check your email and add iquo@crowdfunddream.com to your safe senders list.)

There are no refunds for the masterclass.

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No more putting your business first and hiding in the background. It’s time to put yourself out there. Tell your founder story boldly and proudly. Main character energy only!