Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. In this episode, we talk with Global Media Personality, Author, and Speaker Dr. Rod Berger — a master storyteller and interviewer with over 4,000 interviews under his belt for outlets like Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Los Angeles Magazine.

Dr. Berger’s upcoming book, The Narrative Edge: Authentic Storytelling That Meets The Moment (Wiley, Nov 2025), dives deep into the power of meaningful narratives in today's media-driven world. He has chronicled stories from NBA legends Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley, rock icon Sammy Hagar, global leaders from the UN, the Pope, and the Crown Princess of Sweden, even reporting from refugee camps in Africa with WaterAid.

With over 350,000 social media followers, a TV development deal with The Jim Henson Company, and a major publishing deal with Wiley, Dr. Berger stands as a leading voice in the evolution of authentic media and public discourse.

🎙️ We discuss his fascinating career, unique interview moments, storytelling philosophy, and what it takes to create lasting impact through media. Don’t miss this powerful conversation.

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Dr. Rod Berger is a keynote speaker, moderator, producer, author, and expert in strategic storytelling. Berger’s book, The Narrative Edge: Authentic Storytelling That Meets The Moment (Wiley), hits bookstores in late 2025. He draws on more than 4,000 interviews conducted worldwide for Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Fair Observer, including a cover story about former Virgin Entertainment co-founder Jason Felts, for Los Angeles Magazine, as well as various podcasts. He has captured the narratives of investors, CEOs, renowned entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, scholars, and cultural icons such as NBA legends Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley, as well as United Nations officials and Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar, while also exploring the behind-the-scenes world of Formula 1.

Berger has met with the Crown Princess of Sweden, Pope Francis, United Nations officials, and NGO leaders, covering stories of water insecurity with WaterAid, the intergenerational refugee crisis faced by displaced Sudanese in Uganda, and the impacts of child marriage in Western Africa with the Le Korsa Foundation.

Berger served as a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management for nearly two decades, focusing on the power of storytelling in business.

He has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to create a television show, The Ultimate GOAT, that combines his passion for distant lands and storytelling with culture, sports, and puppetry for family programming.

Berger conducts moderated keynote events that blend storytelling with live, on-stage narratives featuring cultural icons such as Opal Lee, the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and recognized as the “Grandmother” of Juneteenth. In 2023, Berger received the inaugural Pangea International Literacy Prize and delivered his TEDx Talk, “Story is Our Currency.” He lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with his wife and two children.

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