Dr. Rod Berger Signs First Publishing Deal with Wiley
Dr. Rod Berger
New York - October 2024
Wiley, founded in 1807 and regarded as the second-largest publisher of business books worldwide, has signed Dr. Rod Berger to a publishing deal. Berger’s vast storytelling adventures and global network appealed to Wiley as they recognized the market’s desire for next-gen books about the power and application of storytelling across generations and cultures.
“It is an honor to be collaborating with Wiley on my first book. I have contributed to published chapters, book forewords, and blurbs in addition to hundreds of articles for global publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur Mag, and Los Angeles Magazine. This is the next step in my storytelling journey,” says Berger.
Berger’s international travels have dropped him behind the scenes with Formula 1, inside a Ugandan refugee camp capturing colonial impact stories, and within the hallowed halls of Saint Peter's Basilica within Vatican City for an audience with Pope Francis to discuss the global refugee crisis.
The yet-to-be-titled book about storytelling looks to weave personal and professional stories through the over 4,000 interviews Berger has conducted worldwide creating a storytelling matrix readers can apply to their own lives.
“I live and breathe storytelling and my aim is to invite readers into my world where dreamers dream and heroes walk among us,” emotes Berger.
Berger’s book will hit bookstores later this fall.
About Dr. Rod Berger
Conducting over 4,000 interviews for the likes of Forbes, Entrepreneur Mag, global podcasts, corporate leaders, agencies, and world-renowned universities, Dr. Rod Berger is a globally recognized expert in the art of strategic storytelling through dynamic interview techniques. Berger’s storytelling travels have gained him an audience with the Pope and UN officials, placed him in a refugee camp in eastern Uganda, in the garage of Formula 1, and on the TEDx stage.
Berger served as a guest lecturer for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management for nearly two decades on the power of storytelling in business. Berger offers key insights into the currency of storytelling for leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide. Berger’s first book, The Currency of Storytelling, published by Wiley, comes out in the Fall of 2025.