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AI-Powered Stakeholder Management

Hosted by Yue Zhao

Wed, Oct 22, 2025

7:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Master Executive Presence & Communication with AI
Yue Zhao
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What you'll learn

Well-tested framework for pitching your ideas

Pitching an idea is not about writing a doc. Learn how to get buy-in for your ideas every time.

Prep for your conversations with AI

Difficult stakeholder? Tricky group meeting? Use AI to run scenarios and help you prep.

Practice your emotional responses

Sometimes, it's not about logic. It's about managing your emotions and fears.

Why this topic matters

When getting buy-in for a project or idea, most people start with writing a doc and sending it out. That’s how you get defensiveness and the Not Made Here bias. Instead, learn how to build support for your idea through strategic relationship building and winning people over.

You'll learn from

Yue Zhao

Chief Product Officer, Executive Coach, Author, Ex-Meta, Thumbtack, McKinsey

In just 10 years, Yue ascended the ranks from Product Manager to Chief Product Officer at top Silicon Valley companies like Thumbtack, Meta, and Instagram. Since 2016, Yue has coached hundreds of senior leaders to gain visibility, influence executive decisions, and drive impact in ambiguous, high-stakes environments. She is the author of The Uncommon Executive: Breakthrough to the C-suite as a Minority.

Her biggest learning? It's a skill to get noticed and gain influence, not hope and luck. Enroll today to transform your leadership potential from a “workhorse” to a “racehorse” in your organization. 

Yue has taught at Reforge and Maven. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Previously at

Instagram
Thumbtack
McKinsey & Company
Harvard University
Meta

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