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BRAVE NEW ENTREPRENEUR · NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATOR

The way you tell your story will either open doors — or keep them closed.

Everything you want — the partnerships, the press, the team that believes, the customers who stay, the next chapter that’s bigger than you imagined — lies on the other side of better communication, better storytelling, better connection. The cohort is forming now.

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Applications close May 30 · Small Group · Live Teaching

The Uncomfortable Truth

You became the most important storyteller in your company — and nobody trained you for the job.

More often than not, the market rewards the best storyteller. Question is: can you cut it?

A lone figure standing on a rocky peak above a mist-covered mountain landscape

You can’t afford to be mediocre at storytelling anymore.

Every board meeting, every investor call, every all-hands — you are the narrator. If you tell the story well, capital moves and talent stays. If you tell it poorly, you pay the price.

The story that built this company no longer fits the person leading it.

You’ve repeated the same song-and-dance “this is why I started it” a thousand times. Meanwhile, your team and customers feel the gap, even if they can’t name it.

The inner voice that’s actively editing you? Fire them now.

Long before this company existed, that voice was calling the shots — fed by your inherited stories. Rewrite the voice, or it’ll cost you deals, hires, and moments that matter.

You sound forgettable when you yearn to sound like yourself.

Do you cringe when you hear yourself recycle the same LinkedIn bumper-sticker phrases? You want your story to travel into rooms you’re not in.

Authenticity > Performance.

A Different Approach

What's Beyond “Storytelling Tips”

Narrative Intelligence — as I teach it — is the convergence of relational, emotional, and linguistic intelligence. It’s the operating system underneath every entrepreneur who closes the deal others can’t, every leader who walks into a room and rearranges the energy, and every business that commands loyalty that defies logic.

MEET YOUR TEACHER

ViKA Victoria

ViKA trains you to become a force of nature in your communication. She teaches you how to think about your own story so clearly that serious progress becomes inevitable.

From closing multi-million-dollar deals powered by the art of story, to keynoting on global stages, to founding BRAVE NEW STORY — her advisory practice for executives and entrepreneurs ready to command attention and connection — ViKA’s work lives at the intersection of narrative strategy, emotional intelligence, and real-world persuasion.

Her approach is about excavating the right stories and delivering them authentically. Just as all human civilization hinges upon story, so does your vision.

THE THESIS:When you recognize that narratives are the operating systems running you and your business, both will transform.
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The Framework

Three Intelligences. One Astronomical Advantage.

Narrative Intelligence isn’t one skill. It’s the convergence of three — and when they click together, you become a fundamentally different communicator.

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Relational Intelligence

The ability to read a room, build trust in seconds, and make the person across from you feel like the only person in the world. This is what turns negotiations into partnerships and stakeholders into champions.

Emotional Intelligence

Understanding the inner stories that run you — the inherited narratives from family, culture, and society that are subconsciously holding you back. You can’t tell a powerful story to others until you’ve rewritten the ones you tell yourself.

Linguistic Intelligence

The craft of language, timing, structure, and delivery. Knowing how to articulate what you do authentically and simply. Knowing which story to tell, to which audience, at which moment — and delivering it with presence that commands attention.

The Curriculum

Two Games. One Transformation.

The accelerator is built constantly playing between two worlds — because mastering how you speak to the world requires first mastering how you speak to yourself. Anything less is a bandaid on a bullet wound.

Part 1

The Inner Game

How you speak to yourself. The stories you inherited. The beliefs that are running the show without your permission. We excavate before we build.

How do I navigate imposter syndrome instead of being paralyzed by it?

Why do I keep undermining my own conviction at the exact moments that matter most?

How do I rewrite the stories I inherited from my family, culture, and society — the ones subconsciously holding me back?

Part 2

The Outer Game

How you speak to the world. Public speaking, leading teams, addressing boards, activating community — all flowing from one authentic, coherent narrative.

How do I articulate what I do in a way that is authentic and easy to understand?

How do I tell the right story at the right time to the right audience — whether that’s a board, a buyer, or a hire I’m trying to close?

How do I craft a coherent personal and professional narrative that connects the different chapters of my career?

How do I become a more persuasive, compelling communicator — on stage, on camera, in the room?

The Shift

What changes when your narrative clicks.

This isn’t about “better marketing.” It’s about becoming undeniable.

Before

You sound like everyone else at your altitude.

You repeat the same phrases blending into a sea of sameness. You leave rooms wondering if anyone heard you, or will remember you.

After

People retell your story when you’re not in the room.

You’ve built a narrative so clear, so magnetic, so unmistakably yours that it spreads without you. Your story becomes leverage to open new doors and close bigger deals.

Before

The voice in your head edits you in real time.

You play smaller than you should. You walk out of high-stakes rooms knowing you undersold yourself, again.

After

You speak with the conviction the moment requires.

You’ve rewritten the inner narratives that kept you small. You walk in, say the real thing, and leave knowing you said exactly what was yours to say. People walk out thinking “what a force of nature.”

Before

You’re still telling the story that got you here.

The same answer to “so what do you do?” you’ve given for years. You’ve changed — the story hasn’t. It all feels so stale.

After

You’re telling the story that takes you next.

You’ve excavated a narrative that holds your scale, your evolution, and what’s coming. When you tell it, your team leans in, your customers stay, and your next chapter is bigger than you even imagined.

Everything You Get

Built for depth, not volume.

Individual Prep Work Survey

Before we start, we identify your unique needs, desires, and desired outcomes — so the curriculum is shaped around you, not a generic syllabus.

Customized Weekly Curriculum

Shaped by your individual prep work surveys to address the universal threads emerging from the cohort — not a one-size-fits-all deck.

Curated Community + Private Skool Access

A carefully selected group of audacious, creative, big-hearted entrepreneurs on a mission. Real friendships, practiced live and continued in our private community.

Weekly Pep Talks by ViKA

Custom audio designed to support your mindset at each stage of the curriculum. Because the inner game needs daily reinforcement.

Weekly Truthwork

15-minute homework: a practice, a story free flow, and a piece of media to savor. Small investments that compound into massive shifts.

Social Impact Component

Depending on your level, your investment funds private strategy sessions for minority entrepreneurs. Your growth creates growth.

From the Field

The Company You’ll Keep

Culture is a story and ViKA is a master storyteller. Her work is a testament to the power of story to redefine what’s possible, for leaders, teams and company cultures.

ESTHER PEREL, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PSYCHOLOGIST

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ViKA has a gift. She can help anyone rewrite their story in new and powerful ways. She transforms self doubt into actionable progress. I’ve seen her in action — she’s the real thing.

STEVEN KOTLER, 3X PULITZER NOMINATED, 10X NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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What makes ViKA uniquely effective is that she doesn’t stop at helping you craft the right message. She gets to the root cause of your hesitation and helps you step boldly into your own narrative. Now, when I’m speaking on behalf of my organization, I’m no longer filled with doubt — instead I am able to allow my inner wisdom to shine bright.

KERRY RODGERS, CHIEF OF STAFF, KICKSTART

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What’s special about ViKA is that she helps you find the right questions, to reflect, and to better understand yourself. ViKA’s energy, optimism, and love are contagious and will help unlock their talent and more of the good that is within them.

EYAL BAUMEL, CEO FLYWHEEL & INVESTOR

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The Schedule

Six Wednesdays. One Transformation.

90-minute live sessions. Small group. Big moves.

TIMING: 9:00 AM PST · 12:00 PM EST · 6:00 PM CET

Session 1

Wednesday, June 3

Off Week

Wednesday, June 10

Session 2

Wednesday, June 17

Session 3

Wednesday, June 24

Session 4

Wednesday, July 1

Off Week

Wednesday, July 8

Session 5

Wednesday, July 15

Session 6 · Finale

Wednesday, July 22

Investment

Choose your level of transformation.

BRAVE NEW ENTREPRENEUR: NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATOR

The Accelerator

$2,950

  • 6-Week Accelerator
  • 1x Private Strategy Session with ViKA
  • Prep work survey + customized curriculum
  • Private Skool community access
  • Weekly Pep Talks + Truthwork
  • You fund 1 strategy session for a minority entrepreneur
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BRAVE NEW ENTREPRENEUR: NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE ACCELERATOR

The Deeper Dive

$4,950

  • 6-Week Accelerator
  • 5x Private Strategy Sessions with ViKA ( to be used within 90 days)
  • Prep work survey + customized curriculum
  • Private Skool community access
  • Weekly Pep Talks + Truthwork
  • You fund 2 sessions for minority entrepreneurs
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ONLY 4 SPOTS AVAILABLE

Your Move

You’ve outgrown the way you’ve been telling your story.
What comes next is yours to write.

If you’re ready to retire the old pitch, rewrite the inner voice, and build your narrative intelligence skills to meet the moment, join us. The next chapter is yours to write.

Apply Now — Takes Less Than 10 Minutes

Applications close May 30 · Small Group · Live Teaching

If accepted, your spot is held for 48 hours. After that, it goes to the next entrepreneur on the waitlist.

You will always fall to the level of your communication. Always.