How to Answer the Time You Had to Persuade a Skeptical Stakeholder

In this episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a tricky behavioral question: 'Tell me about a time you had to persuade a skeptical stakeholder.' Lucas breaks down the structure recruiters want to hear—what he calls the 'stakeholder storyline'—and walks through a concrete example from his own past, where he convinced a VP to fund a data tool by shifting from features to cost-per-use. Luna pushes back on common traps, like how not to sound manipulative or steamroll the skeptic. They discuss using a 'pre-mortem' and a 'pilot vs. full rollout' framing to lower risk perception. Plus, a listener question about handling multiple skeptical stakeholders at once. This is episode 49, fresh for June 2026, and it gives you a repeatable template you can adapt to almost any persuasion scenario. #InterviewPrep #BehavioralQuestions #StakeholderPersuasion #Careers #JobInterviewTips #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InfluenceSkills #CommunicationStrategy #StakeholderManagement #BuyIn #SoftSkills #Leadership #CaseStudy #PreMortem #PilotProgram #RiskReduction #JobSearch Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo