Over 15 years of coaching and facilitating in corporate environments, Dr. Senem Donatan Mohan offers an experiential approach to business storytelling that moves beyond formulas, helping individuals and teams connect with their inner Storyteller, communicate with authenticity, and develop key transversal skills through collective learning.
What makes a story truly land in a business setting? What if compelling business storytelling has less to do with technique or strategy and more to do with presence? What if the very search for the “best tip” or the ”right formula” is what disconnects us from authenticity?
When it comes to Business Storytelling, there is no single formula. Frameworks and guidelines can offer useful pointers, but truly engaging storytelling begins elsewhere. To connect with others in a convincing and authentic way, leaders, teams, and change-makers first need to connect with their inner Storyteller and learn how to express it within a professional environment. This inner process is unique to each individual.
At the same time, this work is most powerful when done in a group. Shared storytelling creates trust, playfulness, and connection, turning learning into a collective experience where insight, confidence, and creativity can flourish.
In Senem’s Business Storytelling sessions, leaders, teams, and change-makers not only learn how to craft and deliver compelling stories, but also strengthen key transversal skills essential for navigating complexity and change. These include clear and confident oral communication, active listening, embodied creativity, innovative thinking, problem-solving, sense-making, empathy, imagination, presence, self-awareness, and narrative intelligence.
Senem tailors her business offerings to meet the specific needs of her clients. If you would like to learn more about her unique and diverse approach, please fill out the contact form on this website.
After working with Senem, leaders, teams, and change-makers report the following:
’What strikes me the most about Senem’s work is how well she can facilitate groups of people into processes that take one on a deep internal journey. Senem creates a safe atmosphere to explore even the most difficult questions, knots and seemingly impossible problems in order to achieve a sense of collective empowerment and compassion.’’
Ipek Özdem – Consumer & Market Insight Director, Unilever Turkey
‘’Senem has a great talent for understanding our business and learning needs and she turned it into a great story. She is so innovative and fun to work with. I strongly recommend her to cooperate in learning & development solutions as she is so successful in storytelling.’’
Esra Eseroglu – Learning and Career Management Manager, Boyner Retail
‘’With Senem taking the wheel, two days of storytelling was like an emotional roller coaster for each one of us. We all learned the patterns and the pulse of excitement while telling a proper story.’’
Nihan Ugun – Change Management Manager, Anatolian Insurance
‘’We had the pleasure of participating in a storytelling workshop led by the amazing Senem, and it was truly inspiring. With warmth, energy, and a great sense of humor, she instantly connected with everyone in the team and created a space where creativity flowed naturally.
The workshop struck a perfect balance between fun and depth. Through clever exercises and insightful guidance, Senem helped us see how storytelling techniques can bring clarity, structure, and emotion to even the most complex ideas. It was a powerful reminder that a strong story lies at the heart of every compelling proposal—or any message, really.
We left the session energized, with new tools and fresh perspectives. Highly recommended for any team looking to sharpen their communication skills and have a great time doing it.’’
Dr. Beril Karabetyan – University of Amsterdam
”Senem’s easy manner and smile made everyone feel comfortable from the start. Her technique brought the best out of everyone and allowed us to enter a creative child-like state without ego or pretence. This is not an easy task to carry out a group of homeless people who have pressing, non-fictional issues waiting for them outside the classroom door!’’
Austin Campbell – My Streets Ireland Project
