Storytelling Expert | Narrative Designer | Podcast Strategist
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Aaron Calafato is a storytelling expert and narrative strategist who helps brands like Indeed, Glassdoor, and CyberArk (now part of Palo Alto Networks) build story-driven content that creates community, strengthens trust, and fuels growth.
He is the creator and host of 7 Minute Stories, the leading short-form autobiographical storytelling podcast in the world, reaching over 30 million listeners through weekly unscripted personal narratives.
Each episode delivers a true story from Aaron’s extremely normal yet deeply relatable life in Ohio, told in about seven minutes with no script. The show is quick, immersive, and tinged with nostalgia. Each story feels personal, fits into your day, and leaves you better than it found you. 7 Minute Stories sounds like a Millennial swapping stories with Jean Shepherd, Spalding Gray, and Paul Harvey at a Midwestern diner.
Aaron served as the Co-Creator, Executive Producer, and Co-Host of The Lonely Office, Glassdoor’s flagship podcast, which he helped grow into a Top 50 career podcast. He now serves as Executive Producer of Inside Job, a new Top 50 career podcast that explores how modern work really functions through real stories from the workforce.
He's also the audio growth strategist for Emmy winner and New York Times bestselling author Maurice Benard’s State of Mind, one of Apple’s leading mental health podcasts.
When Aaron's not telling stories or consulting, he lives in Northeast Ohio with his wife and three kids, continuing to draw inspiration from an extremely normal life.
He is the creator and host of 7 Minute Stories, the leading short-form autobiographical storytelling podcast in the world, reaching over 30 million listeners through weekly unscripted personal narratives.
Each episode delivers a true story from Aaron’s extremely normal yet deeply relatable life in Ohio, told in about seven minutes with no script. The show is quick, immersive, and tinged with nostalgia. Each story feels personal, fits into your day, and leaves you better than it found you. 7 Minute Stories sounds like a Millennial swapping stories with Jean Shepherd, Spalding Gray, and Paul Harvey at a Midwestern diner.
Aaron served as the Co-Creator, Executive Producer, and Co-Host of The Lonely Office, Glassdoor’s flagship podcast, which he helped grow into a Top 50 career podcast. He now serves as Executive Producer of Inside Job, a new Top 50 career podcast that explores how modern work really functions through real stories from the workforce.
He's also the audio growth strategist for Emmy winner and New York Times bestselling author Maurice Benard’s State of Mind, one of Apple’s leading mental health podcasts.
When Aaron's not telling stories or consulting, he lives in Northeast Ohio with his wife and three kids, continuing to draw inspiration from an extremely normal life.