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Key Points for Michael Margolis

  • Michael Margolis is the CEO of Storied, Inc - a storytelling advisory and training firm for influence
  • He has been a long-time advisor to Silicon Valley execs at Meta, Google, Dolby, Uber, Salesforce
  • He frequently is a  keynoter for leadership summits, sales kick-offs, and user conferences
  • Michael has conducted 500+ top rated talks for Microsoft, Visa, SAP, Bloomberg, Moody's, Zappos, others…
  • His impressive track record has influenced $13+ billion dollars in investments thru executive buy-in
  • Michael is a renowned expert on strategic narrative: how to tell the story of innovation/disruption
  • He has trained as a cultural anthropologist, an expert on change management/scaling growth

Topics for Michael Margolis

  • Storytelling ROI: Influence at scale
    In a world of complexity, your narrative is a strategic asset. Michael Margolis, advisor to Google, Meta, and Salesforce, shares proven storytelling frameworks to convert complex ideas into executive-ready narratives that drive buy-in and fast-track results. Learn to simplify  technical concepts, position disruption as a competitive advantage, and gain alignment on high-stakes decisions. This session equips you with the tools to turn ambiguity into clarity and influence stakeholders across the organization to maximize ROI on strategy initiatives and move your business forward with measurable impact.
  • Story 10x: From the impossible to the inevitable
    The future is unwritten—make your story the force that drives it. Michael Margolis, advisor to Google, Meta, and Salesforce, shares the Story 10x method for influencing at scale. Learn how to simplify the complex, inspire belief in ambitious goals, and win buy-in for even the
    most disruptive ideas. As rapid change reshapes every industry, you’ll gain the tools to convert resistance into momentum and uncertainty into clear vision. With the right narrative, you’ll turn the impossible into the inevitable. 
  • Leading change: Building buy-in that lasts 
    Change is hard, but telling the right story can make it easier. Michael Margolis, advisor to Google, Meta, and Salesforce, shows you how to reduce resistance by tapping into the power of belonging. Beyond logic and data, effective change hinges on oxytocin—the brain “belonging molecule.” Learn how to reframe fear into possibility and turn uncertainty into shared commitment. Discover the narrative strategies that transform resistance into engagement, making people feel invested in the journey, not opposed to it. When you lead with storytelling, you lead change that sticks.
  • Enterprise sales: Turn complexity into opportunity
    People don’t buy a product; they buy the story that’s attached to it. Michael Margolis, advisor to Google, Meta, and Salesforce, will show you narrative techniques to demystify complex business solutions and inspire customer confidence. Learn to reframe technical features as opportunities that resonate in today’s shifting landscape. Leverage storytelling to turn resistance into curiosity—especially when challenging entrenched competitors and habits. When you sell with a story, you make the complex clear and inspire people to invest in new possibilities.
  • Great product leaders are great storytellers
    Data alone doesn’t sell a vision—storytelling does. As a product leader, transforming complex insights into a cohesive business story is essential for executive influence. Michael Margolis, advisor to Google, Meta, and Salesforce, shares product-specific storytelling techniques for clarity, alignment, and stakeholder buy-in. Learn how to turn data into a persuasive story, structure your thinking, and manage influence up, down, and across. This session equips PMs with the essential narrative tools for impactful influence, where “getting your story straight” becomes your #1 tool for influence.

Testimonials for Michael Margolis

An absolute hit. Highest ratings amongst 40 speakers. The kind of keynote conference organizers dream about. Full of storytelling, specific advice and models our attende could apply immediately.
CEO and founder
CMX Summit

Best session on influence I’ve ever attended
Quality Engineering
Fidelity Investments

My team can now communicate our vision in language the C-suite understands.
Hulu

Very valuable investment. Incredibly insightful.
Squarespace

Your keynote crushed it! Impeccable job. Really really well done. 
Anthem/Elevance Heath

Knocks you off your normal in a good way
SVP Solution Network
OneStream Software

An ‘aha’ moment for every attendee! Our senior sales leaders gave it top ratings.
Bloomber

Surprisingly practical, yet thought-provokingly philosophical
Atlassian

If storytelling were an Olympic sport, you’d take home the gold. A true masterclass.
UX Value Stream Leader
OutSystems

Our senior team loved the session. Everyone got inspired and left with practical tools for working on innovation. Storied is teaching next-level leadership.
Genentech

I’m blown away by how much I learned in a few hours. A masterful approach.
Senior Director of Product Design
Zillow

Michael Margolis was one of the top-rated keynotes at our conference! He made a big impression with our audience and got rave reviews for his Masterclass and panel discussion. He has a provocative message that really resonated with all the product managers, design thinkers, and digital innovators who attend our events.
CEO
Productized Conference 

An amazing day! The programme was insightful, practical and pragmatic. Michael Margolis has a great way of focusing your attention on what is important to refine your story. This is an art, that he makes accessible to all. I got great insight into how story grounds us, connects us and gives us faith in the future. The man is genius.
Chief People Officer
The Warehouse Group

A best-in-class story sherpa. Through coaching with Michael Margolis I’ve experienced immediate results as co-founder of a maverick venture in the music business. We quickly got the story of our value prop, and how to speak about it in an intriguing way.
Gary W. Goldstein
Former Hollywood Film Producer, Pretty Woman