StoryBrand × The Loyalty Handbook

Meeting Notes

Donald Miller

June 2, 2026

Purpose

We met to establish a shared understanding of where StoryBrand's current audience journey stalls — specifically between the moment someone discovers the content and the moment they feel ready to invest in the course or certification.

Notes

  • Existing email list engagement is inconsistent — open rates are healthy but click-through to course pages drops off significantly.
  • The podcast audience and the YouTube audience are largely distinct — no unified path brings them to the same destination.
  • Trial users of the on-demand course report feeling overwhelmed by the volume of material without a recommended starting point.
  • Certification candidates are often discovered late — after months of self-study — rather than being guided toward it earlier in the journey.
  • No current mechanism exists to distinguish between a business owner looking to apply the framework and a marketer looking to become certified.
  • The opportunity is in segmentation — routing each audience to a tailored arc rather than a single general funnel.

Next Step

Review the Proposal

Based on what we covered today, a recommendation has been prepared. It outlines a single system designed to segment and guide both audiences from discovery to conversion. You'll find it in the next tab.