4.7
(48 ratings)
7 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Proven narrative methods to up-level your executive influence whether you're an introvert, maverick, or technical expert
4.7
(48 ratings)
7 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Proven narrative methods to up-level your executive influence whether you're an introvert, maverick, or technical expert
These methods are in use by 350+ orgs
Course overview
Influence at Scale unlocks your ability to get investment, buy-in, and alignment.
This is a highly-immersive, learn-by-doing storytelling sprint. First, you'll select a high-value project: a strategic priority or OKR for practical application and measurable ROI. Next, you’ll shape and refine a compelling narrative to accelerate the project's velocity. Finally, you’ll enhance your power, people, and persuasion skills to execute and drive the narrative forward.
The more complex and technical your work the better. Including AI, DeFi, healthtech, product growth, agile, data governance, or any other disruptive technology or transformation. Designed to get you immediate traction, this exclusive community accelerates your career into an executive role, positioning you as a leader people respect, listen to, and put trust in your decisions.
COHORT 10 STARTS OCT 22 / 7 OF 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE / APPLY TODAY
6-week sprint (with a 1 week holiday break). Weekly working sessions via Zoom, with individualized real-time feedback from Michael and your cohort peers. You'll also get private 1-on-1 coaching with a Storied coach, plus extended Office Hours thru Q1 to ensure your successful implementation. You'll join an elite group of leaders with alumni from companies like Meta, Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Salesforce, Cruise, Yelp, Nielsen, Discovery+, Accenture, Genentech, Bain Capital, and venture-backed startups.
While storytelling tips and tricks are helpful, they’re not enough to navigate the rapid pace of change and complexity. This program is different. Develop the mindset, skillsets, and capabilities for serious growth in your role and impact. If you put in the reps, we guarantee results or your money back.
WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE ⛰️
1. Build and ship a narrative that gets you investment, buy-in, and agreement with executives
2. Leave with a playbook of 20+ narrative methods & tools that you've learned and will use on the daily
3. Unlock the self-limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviors that stand in your way
4. Build a peer community that offers quality non-judgmental feedback unlike anywhere else
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
– How to get instant buy-in for your ideas
– How to demonstrate rigorous thinking
– How to turn complex data into a story
– How to reduce friction in rapid communications
– How to manage up, down, and across
– How to stand out and have your voice heard
– How to build trust with difficult stakeholders
– How to prepare for an executive presentation
– How to win at the game of “memo culture”
– How to overcome imposter syndrome
WHY NARRATIVE ✨
– We live in the era of data and information overload
– But the data never speaks for itself
– Those who can make sense of the story influence and drive complex decisions
– Narrative is not just ‘a soft-skill’ or a ‘nice to have
– It's a core capability of leadership
– It’s what you need if you’re trying to get buy-in, investment, or shared action on anything
– It’s #1 competency required to advance to a C-suite, VP, or Director role
ABOUT THE METHODS
You’ll benefit from more than 20,000 hours of testing and validating these narrative methods inside 350+ leading organizations. I've been a long-time advisor to executives and teams in Silicon Valley, influencing more than $13B in strategic investments inside Meta, Google, Salesforce, Genentech, Uber, and venture-backed startups. This includes more than a dozen product teams at Meta like Newsfeed, Monetization, Messenger on executive H1/H2 reviews with Mark Zuckerberg. I also deliver 30-40 storytelling training sessions a year to product builders and GTM teams across the worlds of tech, finance, healthcare, etc. If you work in a "highly-matrixed" environment, you'll find this to be a high-value approach for unlocking the intangibles that get you executive buy-in, investment, and agreement.
COHORT 10 STARTS OCT 22 / 7 OF 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE / APPLY TODAY
01
You have a new role or strategy to deliver on
Yet the value and complexity of what you're working on isn't properly understood by execs
02
You feel caught in the messy middle
You've been told to work on your influencing skills but you're not sure what to do to "level-up"
03
You have responsibility, without authority
You need to drive velocity/results but it requires buy-in from unaligned stakeholders
How to Win with Your CEO, Win in the Board Room, Win with XFN
How to Get Instant Buy-in for Your Ideas
How to Turn Complex Data Into a Story
How to Built Trust with Difficult Stakeholders
How to Overcome the Inner Blockers That Stand in Your Way
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
In-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Influence at Scale for VP & Dir-Level Leaders
4.7
(48 ratings)
Irina Malkova
Shubhang Vishwamitra
Anne Goodrich
Sholomi Farrell
Dori Gurwitz
Rich Pirrotta
Courtney Hohne
Paco Farias
Trusted advisor, global keynoter, best-selling author
The son of a mad-scientist and teacher, I'm obsessed with how to translate new ideas into cultural acceptance.
I've always been good with words and ideas. Except in front of a skeptical audience. Cynicism was my kryptonite. It didn't help: I was an awkward nerd growing up, often bullied. I know what it feels like to be misunderstood or lost in translation. To struggle with communicating your vision, to get your point across, and to be taken seriously.
In my early twenties, I suffered a panic attack during a pitch for my startup. It was triggered by my boss's skepticism and dismissiveness who at the time I thought had my back. I decided after that moment to do something about it.
Long before "storytelling" was a buzz word, I devoted myself to advancing the field and practice. It's now 22 years later, having quietly built a reputation advising many of the most iconic companies in Silicon Valley and beyond. I've influenced $13B+ of investments inside Meta, Google, Genentech, and others. I've also given more than 500 talks to corporate audiences and events like TED, and SXSW. I'm an original thinker, philosopher, and empirical scientist, having tested and proven my methods over 20,000 hours.
Trained as a cultural anthropologist, I'm an expert in language systems and the meaning-making process. I'm also student of the Buddhist tradition and have pioneered a discipline of business storytelling rooted in non-dual, non-oppositional narratives. I call it Narrative Intelligence ™, an adaptive leadership capacity that allows anyone to take charge of their story no matter the circumstances.
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3-4 hours per week
High Touch, Learn by Doing
1:00pm - 3:00pm PST
Power Skills, Persuasion Skills, People Skills
Personalized, Individualized Attention
Office Hours: Deep Dive Presentations
A Place to Practice, Iterate, Validate
Why "narrative" is a growth hack to go "fast and far" with Morgan Brown - VP of Product/Growth, Dropbox AI; Ex-Meta, Ex-Shopify.
Enjoy the replay of our recent roundtable with VP & Director level leaders in tech. Explore our thesis: Narrative Intelligence™ and why so many executives say storytelling is the #1 most important skill for you to take charge of your career in an AI-driven future.
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Active hands-on learning
High-touch, peer to peer, learn by doing
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with others through breakout rooms and home pod teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
Maria Chanley
Stephane Giraudie
Alex Deve
John Couch
Tim Minihan
Morgan Brown
Join an upcoming cohort
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$3,500
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