Warren Gayle Turner

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ABOUT WARREN GAYLE TURNER

At The Storytellers Channel, we help leaders solve a problem that quietly limits performance in many organizations:unclear or inconsistently lived values.When values aren’t clear, people hesitate. Decisions slow. Leaders struggle to develop successors. Culture becomes fragile, and performance suffers—not because people don’t care, but because they don’t know what behaviors truly matter.That’s where our work begins.I’m Gayle Turner, co-founder of The Storytellers Channel. Across a varied and sometimes improbable career—on stage, behind the bar, in classrooms, boardrooms, studios, and community spaces—I’ve learned that leadership always starts the same way: with listening. Real listening. The kind that helps people name what they care about, clarify how they want to behave, and align around a shared way forward.Our clients use two core tools to do that work:The Culture Compass helps leaders clearly define and prioritize the values they actually use to make decisions—not aspirational words on a wall, but observable behaviors people can practice, measure, and trust.The Culture Chart then turns that clarity into action. It helps leaders consistently apply those values across decisions, leadership development, and day-to-day behavior—and use intentional stories to reinforce them so they take root in the culture.The result?Clearer decisionsStronger alignmentGreater trustA deeper leadership benchCultures that perform because people know what “right” looks like hereI’ve worn many hats over the years—Actor, Entrepreneur, Bartender, Carpenter, CEO, Educator, Copywriter, Community Builder (and yes, once The XL-102 Kissing Phantom). The common thread has always been service: helping people do meaningful work with clarity, integrity, and confidence.At The Storytellers Channel, we don’t believe stories are the point.Stories are the tool.Clarity is the goal.Consistency builds trust.And shared stories embed the behaviors that allow organizations—and people—to thrive.If you’re a leader sensing that performance is being limited by something harder to name than strategy or talent, I’d welcome the conversation.After all, we live into the stories we tell ourselves.Let’s make sure yours are worth living into.Specialties: Helping People Craft & Tell Their Stories, So Others Will ListenHelping Strengthen Corporate Cultures to Improve PerformanceClarifying and Crafting Brand PromisesGuiding Sustainable Change InitiativesLeading Strategic Planning Processes