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True Story.

(TSC) For leaders who care deeply about their work

Trust isthe whole point.

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Hold still, or scroll. The noise settles into a signal.

You'll find the words that are true to you, and a distinct way to carry them through your brand.

(01)The source

With AI, so many of our conversations are automated, diluted and dispensable. We help leaders clarify what they really mean and why it matters.

We start with a conversation, use heart-focusing practices to pinpoint clarity, and turn what we learn into your organization's brand and messages.

Everything you do and don't do is part of your brand. A leader's clarity shapes what an organization can ask for and build.

Linda SeebantzFounder of True Story Communications

(02)Why we're different

Coherence before content.

(The True Story way) Start at the source

AI can help carry a clear voice. It can't decide what's true for you.

In a world flooded with fast content, most communications work starts with the tool and hopes a voice emerges. We do the opposite. We locate the core of your brand first, then translate your heart-led truth into a strategic foundation, so your people can speak with consistent, trust-building resonance. Coherence before content. Then technology can help carry the message, while people stay responsible for the meaning and judgment behind it.

The missing balance

That's the balance the moment is missing:

  • head&heart
  • care&clarity
  • source&scale

When your communication is coherent, the people you serve can feel it. Heart-centered work can be tangible, strategic and rigorous.

It's how trust is built, and trust is the whole point.

(03)The method

Locate, articulate, amplify

Locate.

Articulate.

Amplify.

Step 01Make room for your heart-led clarity and find the truth beneath the familiar talking points.

Step 02Shape that truth into clear positioning, messages and brand direction.

Step 03Build the communications, website and tools that carry the message consistently.

(04)Who we work with

Leaders who care deeply about their work, and want its public voice to reflect it.

You value marketing, but you don't have the in-house skill set or bandwidth to do it well. Your message may feel scattered, overworked, or too much like everyone else's.

You're not looking for an order-taker or a quick fix. You want a strategic partner who can translate your heart-led work into clear strategy and honest communications: someone who listens closely, asks useful questions, and tells you what isn't working. And you're willing to slow down and get clear on what you stand for before asking for more content.

(Likely not a fit)

If you need rushed production, or a logo or tagline without the discovery behind it, we're probably not the right partner. The foundational work is the point.

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Who
Founders, executive directors and other senior leaders who shape the organization's direction and communications.
Organizations
Nonprofits and associations
Private and community foundations
Purpose-driven businesses and founder-led practices
Often at a threshold
A campaign, a new leader, a merger, a site rebuild, or a strategic plan just adopted.
Where
A nimble, fully remote partner, with hands-on market experience across New Mexico, Colorado, the Carolinas, Wisconsin and the Chicago metro area.
Linda Seebantz laughing against a warm stucco wall beneath a pierced tin lantern
Linda SeebantzNorthern New Mexico

(06)Your brand partner

Seasoned creative.
Strategic thinker.

30+

Years of branding, marketing and communications experience

Linda Seebantz helps mission-driven leaders find the heart of what they mean and build a brand that can carry it. Her search for the source of her own best work led her to HeartMath, where she trained as a certified coach and mentor.

Meet Linda and the team

(07)Kind words

“What began as a logo and website update led me to Linda, after two years of other frustrating attempts. I am astounded by the breadth of her unique methods using Heart Math and Power + Purpose. She has shed light on why my search was non-eventful, illuminating aspects of myself and what I want in a brand plus so much more!”

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