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Brent Stinski

Speaker

Stories Project: Let’s Make Iowa a Global Capital of Storytelling

Session Category:
Branding, Storytelling & Marketing

Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Flannery O’Connor – all, at some point, called Iowa City home. Writers with Iowa ties have helped create modern classics like “Field of Dreams” and contemporary hits such as “The Avengers” and “Game of Thrones.” Iowa City, truly, is America’s capital of storytelling.

In this session, Stories Project Executive Director Brent Stinski will outline one great way to capitalize on this legacy: building the Stories Project museum, a vibrant, interactive destination to celebrate storytelling and encourage all Americans to read. Stories Project also offers great opportunities for the state as a whole. Let’s embrace our legacy – and make Iowa one of the great capitals of storytelling.

About

Brent Stinski

Brent Stinski grew up in Iowa City and returned in recent years to develop Stories Project, an interactive museum to celebrate storytelling and promote literacy. After graduating from Grinnell College he completed a PhD at Cambridge University before starting a market research company, Media Predict, which was acquired in 2017.