Why is storytelling important for Product and Engineering Leaders?

Storytelling helps Product and Engineering Leaders inspire teams, influence management, and translate technical solutions into business value. Without it, leaders risk low engagement, missed funding, and lost clients.

What will participants learn in the Sell-fie storytelling workshop?

Participants will learn to craft signature leadership stories, sell ideas with storytelling, apply Sudip’s proprietary S.U.D.I.P. framework, and build story-banks to use across teams, management, and clients.

How does storytelling impact clients and stakeholders?

When leaders tell stories that connect features to outcomes, clients move from 'maybe' to 'yes,' stakeholders align faster and product adoption increases significantly.

Storytelling for Product & Engineering Leaders

Your story matters as much as your product.

Cost of a Weak Story

Weak stories bleed value in silent ways.

Low Team Engagement → Vision lost, high attrition.
Stakeholder Friction → Decisions challenged, execution slowed.
Lost Clients → Features misunderstood, deals missed.
Career Stagnation → Leaders overlooked for strategic roles.

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The StoryPlace Solution

Product & Engineering Leaders learn to

Craft vision driven stories → Rally team and executives with purpose.
Translate Tech into Business Value → Make complexity simple and persuasive.
Win Client Trust → Position features as outcomes, not specs.
Accelerate Leadership Growth → Be seen as a strategic storyteller-leader.

In the age of AI, Story is Your Superpower.

Today, information is everywhere. Data is abundant. AI can generate reports and pitches.

But here’s the truth: AI can’t replace a story well told.

Great products fail not because they’re weak, but because their story is!

The Vision Gap

Problem: An Engineering Head presented a new architecture upgrade. The deck had 20 slides of diagrams, acronyms and benchmarks. Leadership nodded politely… and then diverted funding to another initiative.

Why it matters: The team lost 6 months of momentum, morale dipped and the company delayed a core modernization that could have reduced downtime by 30%. All because the pitch didn’t connect tech investment to business growth.

Solution: Learn how to reframe it as a story, that sticks.

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The Team Disconnect

Problem: A Product Manager rolled out a roadmap update with clear dates and deliverables. The team delivered, but morale and energy were flat. Engineers felt like they were coding “for deadlines.”

Why it matters: Engagement scores dropped by 18% in the next pulse survey. Two senior engineers left within a quarter, costing the team over $100K in rehiring and training expenses.

Solution: Learn how to reframe it as a story, that sticks.

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The GTM Breakdown

Problem: A Product Leader built a brilliant AI workflow tool with pilots running successfully. But scaling stalled because of weak GTM strategy, unclear TAM and no commercialization plan.

Why it matters: After 12 months of work and $2M in costs, adoption plateaued, sales cycles dragged and leadership questioned market potential not because of the tech, but because the story of “why this matters” was missing.

Solution: Learn how to reframe it as a story, that sticks.

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Business First

Participants from the past sessions find the session on Business Storytelling useful.

Storytelling for Product Teams Business Insights

96%

Participants found the content relevant to their career goals

96.2%

Participants rated Sell-fie (Storytelling Workshop) 8 or above on a scale of 10

Business Insights for Storytelling for Product Teams

100%

Participants said they would like to attend future sessions by Sudip

Arushi Singh

"Sudip's StoryPlace workshop allowed us to think about the actual issue and how we could tackle it. S.U.D.I.P and S.T.A.R. frameworks are hard to forget and the workshop helped generate some great practical ideas that I can start using immediately."

Rithi Varsha

"Sudip's personal story around selling a startup product against a billion-dollar competitor was relatable to me. It highlights how, despite having a great sales pitch by the competitor, you can still manage to bag the deal by being authentic and with pure effort."

Yash Kohle

"Sudip's storytelling StoryPlace Workshop helped me understand how to move away from boring intros and use storytelling to bring out an interesting version of me"

StoryPlace Key Takeaways

Participants will leave this programme with the capability to construct and deliver compelling stories that resonate with their audiences. They will enhance their executive presence, perfect their delivery techniques and harness the persuasive power of narratives to lead with authenticity and influence.

Craft your own Signature story
- Walk away with a clear, powerful personal story that communicates who you are, what you stand for and why it matters.
Stakeholder Management with Storytelling
- Learn practical, repeatable systems to pitch roadmaps, defend decisions and sell bold ideas to the board, leadership, clients and cross-functional peers.
Storytelling Frameworks
- Understand the S.T.A.R. framework.
- Apply Sudip’s proprietary S.U.D.I.P. framework (taught only in this programme) to craft stories that inspire belief and drive action.
Your Product and Vision story:
- Build a narrative that elevates a roadmap or architecture from a list of deliverables into a compelling vision that wins support and funding.
Your Client Story:
- Create repeatable story frameworks that translate complex technology into business outcomes, moving clients from “maybe” to “yes.”
Story-bank Creation:
- Unearth, curate and refine your own set of personal and professional stories. Learn to repurpose the same story for different audiences, situations and goals.
Win trust and influence faster
- Replace dry status updates with engaging narratives that build trust and emotional connection instantly, whether with engineers, execs or clients.
Boost Your Visibility & Personal Brand
- Apply storytelling directly to presentations, LinkedIn presence, and leadership forums, positioning yourself as more than a technical lead, as a strategic leader.
Practical & Immediate Impact
- Role-plays, live coaching and peer feedback ensure you leave the session with stories ready to use the very next day.
Confidence in Delivery:
- Develop the presence to speak with clarity, confidence, and authenticity in high-stakes situations, from executive reviews to industry conferences.

StoryPlace Session Details

Audience:

Product & Engineering Professionals: Build a narrative to sell your vision and get budgets allocation and convince team, clients and stakeholders.

Duration:(10 hours)

4 days (2-weekend program)
4 live sessions x 2.5 hours

2 days (1-weekend program)
2 live sessions x 5 hours

Structure:

Online / Offline/ Hybrid
Cohort based learning
Assignments
Workshops
Roleplays
Exercises
Practical-at-home practice
Feedback loops

Custom Sessions:

Custom sessions are also designed to address specific corporate needs.

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Why Sudip Dutta?

My unique experience of Engineer → Product Leader → Sales Leader → CEO, helps me relate to every role and speak their language. Teams are able to relate to me and I’m able influence them through stories I’ve accumulated over 25+ years working across 4 continents.

25+ years of global experience leading sales, GTM, SaaS and AI product owner and leadership roles across startups and enterprises, bringing a balance of strategy and hands-on execution.
2X Founder & CEO, who has built, scaled and sold with storytelling at the core of business growth.
Trusted advisor & speaker. A TEDx speaker, invited speaker at business schools and mentor to entrepreneurs and professionals across industries.
Storytelling practitioner, not just a coach. A proven track record of using stories to close deals, inspire teams and influence stakeholders in high-stakes situations.

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