Podcast Junkies - Storytelling Interviews & Conversations with Podcasters Podcasting Passionately · Harry Duran

364: The Power of Personal Narratives: April Adams Pertuis on Storytelling

February 28, 2025·1 hr 8 min·5 clips

Harry opens by welcoming listeners back and framing Podcast Junkies as a place for interesting voices in podcasting. April comes into the conversation with a background shaped by media, performance, and a willingness to keep moving when the path is not obvious. She describes living near Charlotte, where production was especially active back then. From there, she talks about going out and meeting people at production companies. She also mentions hiring an agent and auditioning. The search comes across as a series of experiments. She was, in her words, throwing a bunch of spaghetti at the wall to see what would stick. What mattered was that she already knew she could be on camera and could talk. Those skills pointed her toward work in the same general world, even if the exact lane was still unclear. Eventually she found a mentor who became a strong guide for her. That thread leads naturally into the larger topic of influence and example. April reflects on growing up around women who spoke with conviction and kept pushing forward. She says the experience was powerful because it was filled with women speakers and women doing those things, not just abstract encouragement. She notes that the message around her was not about waiting for permission. It was about seeing what was possible through example. Harry picks up on that and connects it to the kind of work April does now. She explains that clients may think they are only getting help with storytelling or a book project. What they actually get is someone who can also spot the cracks and push them to keep going. Her role is practical, but it also keeps people moving. She talks like someone who believes people need cheerleaders, including herself. The conversation closes with a direct and familiar podcasting question about where listeners can find her. April points people to LinkedIn first. She also names Lightbeamers as the brand they use across platforms. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and lightbeamers.com all come up as ways to connect.

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A grounded conversation about turning lived experience into something useful, with enough honesty to feel earned.

April Adams Pertuis reads as someone who has earned her footing through practical work rather than polish alone. The conversation stays close to what she describes: knocking on doors, hiring an agent, auditioning, and trying to turn camera experience and a gift for speaking into…

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