Networking & relationships
Ashley Owens
Curiosity is a business skill.
Understanding people and connecting them with the right opportunities.
Story, conversation & lessonsOUR GUESTS ARE OUR JOKERS
Everyone brings a different card.
A Joker is your unique ability, natural or learned. Our guest Jokers bring theirs to the table so you can recognize, develop, and use your own.
Featured Joker stories
YOUR HOST’S JOKER
Ed Parcaut
The advantage you may already be using.
Explore the storyNETWORKING & RELATIONSHIPS
Ashley Owens
Curiosity opens doors.
Explore the story
STORYTELLING & SALES
Coach Jimmy
Your story helps people understand your value.
Explore the story
CAMERA CONFIDENCE & MEDIA
Sarah Strackhouse
Be ready to be seen and heard.
Explore the storyTHE JOKER COLLECTION
Whose ability can help you grow?
Find a person, explore a skill, then put one lesson to work.
20 of 20 Joker profiles
Branding & consistency
Larry Roberts
Recognition starts with showing up.
Bringing podcasting experience and a recognizable personal brand to the conversation.
Story, conversation & lessons
Speaking & expertise
Christa Haberstock
A speaking skill needs a business behind it.
Experience connecting speakers with the people who book them.
Story, conversation & lessonsCamera confidence & media
Sarah Strackhouse
Be ready to be seen. Give people a reason to listen.
Applying newsroom and production experience to on-camera communication and media preparation.
Story, conversation & lessons
Branding & credibility
Adele Gambardella
Your experience is the story no one else can tell.
Using journalism and crisis-communications experience to build personal credibility.
Story, conversation & lessons
Marketing & relationships
Atiba De Souza
A good idea needs people who can help it grow.
Combining marketing and technology experience with intentional relationship-building.
Story, conversation & lessons
Storytelling & relationships
Chip Hopper
The story matters. So does the company you keep.
Helping people shape their stories and make meaningful connections.
Story, conversation & lessons
Practice & business growth
Chris Casamassa
A lifetime of practice can open unexpected doors.
Applying martial-arts discipline to performance, teaching, and business development.
Story, conversation & lessons
Personal branding
Christene Marie
Your brand begins with the person behind the work.
Helping people and organizations connect identity, messaging, and personal branding.
Story, conversation & lessons
Wellbeing & boundaries
Dr. Sean Drake
Knowing your limits is part of showing up.
Bringing a personal perspective on support, clarity, and boundaries.
Story, conversation & lessons
Brand strategy
Elaina Mitchell
A recognizable business starts with a coherent identity.
Connecting design, audience understanding, and brand personality.
Story, conversation & lessons
Community & relationships
Henry Sims
Build the relationship between the meetings.
Creating continuity and connection inside a business community.
Story, conversation & lessonsStorytelling & sales
Jimmy Hays Nelson
The skill you overlook may be the one people need.
Turning acting and performance experience into practical storytelling.
Story, conversation & lessons
Sales & communication
Joe Ingram
Be memorable. Be useful. Know whose interests you serve.
Combining humor, relationships, and sales experience to teach.
Story, conversation & lessons
Consistency & delegation
Karen Gray
You do not have to carry every part of the business.
Recognizing where support turns ideas into consistent action.
Story, conversation & lessons
Talent & delegation
Kasim Aslam
Recognize the ability someone else brings.
Finding talent and building businesses around complementary strengths.
Story, conversation & lessons
Customer experience
Mark Stern
Make the next step impossible to miss.
Designing a customer journey that connects physical tools with digital experiences.
Story, conversation & lessons
Performance & storytelling
Pat Hilton
Your ability may have more than one stage.
Turning live performance and personal storytelling into media work.
Story, conversation & lessons
Speaking & community
Renee Vee
If the room is missing, help create it.
Bringing people together around shared learning and personal development.
Story, conversation & lessons
Community & business growth
Ronda Vaughn
Give people a reason to come together.
Building a business community through recurring events and shared audiences.
Story, conversation & lessonsTHE NEXT JOKER COULD BE YOU
What ability do you bring to the table?
Share how you discovered it, what helped you develop it, and what others can learn from your experience.
Book your ACES53 appearanceThe unique ability you bring to the table.
Natural. Or learned.
Sometimes your greatest advantage is so familiar that you do not even recognize it.
“For me, my natural ability was my voice. I had no idea I had a deep voice, and I sold by the phone for 18 years. It wasn’t until I put headphones on that I knew.”
ED PARCAUT CO-HOST, ACES53
Ed’s Joker was there all along. Yours might be something that comes naturally, or a skill you have spent years developing. ACES53 is about recognizing it and learning how to bring it to the table.
PLAY YOUR OWN HAND
What do people turn to you for?
Write down one thing that comes naturally to you and one ability you worked hard to learn. Pick a conversation above, then choose one lesson to try this week.
Find a learning path