About Stories Rule!
Doug Keeley and Tim Magwood are both experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders who have built successful businesses and worked with hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies over the past 30 years. See the proof.
Doug Keeley
CEO & Chief Storyteller
Doug Keeley started a marketing/communications agency just days after graduating from university with a Fine Arts/ Music degree. He spent the next few decades producing large events, pioneering in the world of multimedia, and using every tool available to help his Fortune 500 clients communicate more effectively. His passion and mission are to stop the “blah blah” and make communicating in the workplace more effective and engaging by using the power of stories. See samples here.
Tim Magwood
Storyteller & Culture Catalyst
Tim Magwood has the mind of an entrepreneur, the heart of a coach, and the soul of a singer/songwriter. After a stage career in shows like Les Miserables, Tim joined Doug in the communications industry. He left to start Fusion Learning, Canada’s fastest growing sales effectiveness company. He reunited with Doug in 2014 and has been on the story journey since. Tim loves using stories to inspire and equip leaders to build meaningful, healthy and creative cultures.
Testimonials
Tony Cassetta
Nokia
“Doug Keeley, from The Mark of a Leader, and his storytelling capability created the best conference we’ve ever had!”
Deepa Hammond
IBM
“Turning a case study into a story is something we’re not so good at, and Tim showed us and the IBM team how to do that, and it was fabulous!”
Jed Ayres
IGEL
“We have worked with Doug for 4 years and have created a culture of Storytelling. It’s what’s driving this outrageous growth.”
Keith Barnett
Microsoft
“It was amazing! Was one of the best hosts that we’ve had, and this is our 13th year at the event, so I definitely recommend Doug and Mark of a Leader at your event.”
Ryan Sequeira
SOTI
Every single year they keep asking – “What is Doug going to do next?”
Joseph Khoja
Goodlife Fitness
“This is the second time we’ve worked with Tim, and we have plans to do so again. Would highly recommend him, tremendous talent, great content, everybody loved him!”
Jeff Doan
Stanley Park
“The feedback we had from the physicians that attended these events, were that they were some of the best events they had and the workshops were great.”
Bernie Koth
Wynford
“The Mark of a Leader is a guarantee for your meeting.”
Kevin Prins
BMO
“We’re all quite excited about going forward, sharing stories with our clients and helping improve our business and helping our clients also improve their businesses.”
