In Season 1 of The Story, you'll discover the unknown backstories of 12 women who changed the world!

You’ll learn fascinating stories and actionable insights about notable women from the past and the present. They overcame adversity to achieve success and forever altered the course of history.

Each season will include exclusive aftershows and hangouts with special guests. This is where we’ll do a deeper dive into the most recent stories, including an extended cut of what we wanted to include, but couldn’t fit in. The Mission is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, so you never know what surprise guests might drop by.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

This is the story of one woman who was laughed at, made people laugh, and then had the final laugh.

“To protect her idea, she didn’t discuss it with anyone for an entire year — not even her friends and family.” (click to tweet)

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

This is the story of what one woman did when an evil dictator attacked her family and threatened her home.

“I would rather die a meaningful death than live a meaningless life.” (click to tweet)

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

This is the story of a woman who lost her family, her husband, and even her hair. She hit rock bottom, but she didn’t stay there. She clawed her way up and out, and built an empire in the process.

"Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them." (click to tweet)

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

This is the story of a woman who lost her father, and in the grieving process, stumbled onto something horrible. She could have kept it a secret, but she decided to spread a message that inspired millions.

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

Welcome to The Story after show! This is where we’ll do a deeper dive into the most recent episodes.

In this week's after show, the host of The Story, Chad Grills, interviews special guests Stephanie Postles and Ian Faison. They highlight:

• their favorite stories and insights from this week's episodes
• pieces of these women's stories that we wanted to cover in the episodes, but didn't get to
• the importance of historical biographies, and keeping the character's identity hidden until the end

"...Everyone from Elon Musk to Oprah to Steve Jobs cite historical fiction as being crucial to their success.” (click to tweet!)

There might even be some teasers toward the end of the after show that hint at who we're highlighting in next week's episodes!

Stay tuned for next week as we continue to bring on fun surprise guests! The Mission is based in the heart of Silicon Valley, so you never know who might stop by.

Show Timestamps

• 3:10 Madam C.J. Walker
• 7:45 Corazon Aquino
• 11:32 Suzanne Collins
• 15:05 Sara Blakely
• 19:45 Q&A with Chad

This is the story of a woman who was faced with a terrifying choice. She left the safe confines of her family’s home to enter the unknown, and embarked on the greatest challenge of her life.

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.

This is the story of how one woman became famous for what she tried to quit. Along the way, she inspired millions of people to learn more about science, space, technology, and time. It's also how she got a vital message to millions of children and adults.

Season 1 of The Story features 12 women trailblazers who changed the world. The Story is brought to you exclusively by Salesforce, who strives to create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Thank you again to our presenting sponsor Salesforce, for helping promote equal opportunity and sharing these stories of trailblazers.

If you like stories, storytelling, historical fiction, and the unknown backstories of famous entrepreneurs and celebrities… subscribe to The Story podcast today!

The Story is created by our team at The Mission. The Mission is your #1 source for accelerated learning.