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The Kelly Roach Show

1114. How to Leverage Storytelling for Increased Sales and Business Growth with Matthew Dicks

The Kelly Roach Show

Kelly Roach

Smallbusiness, Selfdevelopment, Confidence, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Personaldevelopment, Buildyourbusiness, Salessuccess, Improvementcourses, Business, Financialfreedom, Marketing, Personalgrowth, Salesgrowth, Wealth, Entrepreneurialsuccess, Sales

5928 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What if you could effortlessly stand out in a crowded market, connect deeply with your audience, and drive sales on a daily basis?

 

Storytelling expert Matthew Dicks joins us on today’s episode to break down why mastering storytelling is one of the most powerful skills for business leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs – and how you can start using it today.

 

Matthew shares the science behind why stories captivate people, how storytelling influences decision-making, and why people remember stories far more than facts, features, or statistics. He also reveals a simple yet powerful method for discovering, refining, and delivering compelling stories that drive engagement and sales.

 

If you’re looking to build trust with your audience online and multiply your sales – this episode is for you!

 

Key Takeaways:

  • The hidden power of storytelling in leadership and business—and why most people overlook it.

  • How to use personal storytelling to make your brand unforgettable.

  • Why stories influence buying decisions more than product features.

  • A real-world example of how a scientist used storytelling to generate more leads than his entire team combined.

  • Why AI-generated content is making authentic storytelling more valuable than ever.

  • How to become a better storyteller—even if you don’t think you have any good stories to tell.

 

Timestamps:

[07:30] Why storytelling is more persuasive than data
[12:45] The 5-minute daily habit that will improve your storytelling skills
[17:30] A biotech scientist’s storytelling success story
[22:00] Why storytelling is becoming a competitive advantage in the AI era
[25:00] Where to learn more from Matthew

 

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The Kelly Roach Show is your business podcast that gives you quick, actionable trainings for business growth, sales growth, and leadership. Kelly teaches about the entrepreneurial mindset and how to leverage building an unstoppable team with high performance strategies for rapid and sustainable business growth.

 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Kelly Roach Show, the place for no fluff, easy to implement 20 minute or less

0:11.4

business and leadership lessons to help you build a sustainable business that scales.

0:17.2

Lead with integrity and create a lasting legacy.

0:21.6

I'm Kelly Roach, former NFL cheerleader and Fortune 500 executive turned eight-figure entrepreneur.

0:27.8

Let's get started.

0:29.0

Imagine if you could incorporate the power of story into your brand and move more people in a feel-good way to taking action on the great transformation that you have

0:39.5

to offer. Well, today I have with me, Matthew Dix, the author of Storyworthy, which is how I

0:44.7

discovered him with his amazing book, one of six bestsellers that he has. And Matthew, I'm so

0:49.9

excited to have you on the show today. Thank you very much. I'm happy to be here. Yeah.

0:55.7

Well, so I got probably about a chapter into the book and I immediately emailed my PR team and I said, get him on the show.

1:00.5

We need everyone to know this guy because we all know that facts tell stories sell. And, you know, I think for a lot of

1:08.5

entrepreneurs, sometimes it can feel intimidating to try and figure out how to be a storyteller, right?

1:16.5

And so maybe you can give us a little bit of how I read the book, but they maybe haven't read the book yet, how you ventured into the world of storytelling.

1:25.8

I know you have a crazy story about the competitions

1:28.5

and everything that you did.

1:29.8

It's wild.

1:30.8

But why don't you give everybody just a little bit of backstory

1:33.1

on how you even got into this work?

1:35.0

And then maybe today we can help them

1:37.0

with how they could start to incorporate story into their brand.

1:40.1

Yeah, sure.

1:41.1

You know, I started telling stories, you know,

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