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

Interview Prep with Fexingo: Behavioral Questions, Case Studies, and Hiring Manager Insights · Jun 13, 2026 · 7m · transcript

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…