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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 20 MIN

How to Drive Action Using Data Storytelling with Mike Cisneros

from Simple Wins · host Adam O'Leary

Are you a B2B founder struggling to get your team or clients to actually act on the data you present? It's a common pain point: you've done the analysis, but your insights fall flat. In this episode of Simple Wins, data storytelling and visualization specialist Mike Cisneros shares simple, high-impact tactics to transform your raw numbers into compelling narratives. We dive into how you can stop being a "data analysis cog" and become a true strategic partner by mastering the art of communicating with data. Mike reveals the biggest mistakes business owners make when presenting data and offers immediately actionable "simple wins" to boost your comprehension and impact. You'll learn: Driving Action: The one simple sentence that can ensure your message is clear and gets people to take the next step. Data Visualization Secrets: How to use less color and more words to make your charts and graphs instantly more impactful and easier to understand. Data Storytelling Structure: Mike’s low-tech method for organizing disparate data points into a coherent, suspenseful narrative, just like telling a great story at a cookout. Audience Focus: How to frame your data presentation to be about your audience's challenges, fears, and desires, rather than just what you found. Mike Cisneros, co-author of the bestselling book Storytelling with Data Before and After, is here to help you unlock the power in your numbers. Make sure to go visit Mike at storytellingwithdata.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a 5-star rating.

Are you a B2B founder struggling to get your team or clients to actually act on the data you present? It's a common pain point: you've done the analysis, but your insights fall flat. In this episode of Simple Wins, data storytelling and visualization specialist Mike Cisneros shares simple, high-impact tactics to transform your raw numbers into compelling narratives. We dive into how you can stop being a "data analysis cog" and become a true strategic partner by mastering the art of communicating with data. Mike reveals the biggest mistakes business owners make when presenting data and offers immediately actionable "simple wins" to boost your comprehension and impact. You'll learn: Driving Action: The one simple sentence that can ensure your message is clear and gets people to take the next step. Data Visualization Secrets: How to use less color and more words to make your charts and graphs instantly more impactful and easier to understand. Data Storytelling Structure: Mike’s low-tech method for organizing disparate data points into a coherent, suspenseful narrative, just like telling a great story at a cookout. Audience Focus: How to frame your data presentation to be about your audience's challenges, fears, and desires, rather than just what you found. Mike Cisneros, co-author of the bestselling book Storytelling with Data Before and After, is here to help you unlock the power in your numbers. Make sure to go visit Mike at storytellingwithdata.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a 5-star rating.

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