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S2 E103: Sandeep Gupta on How Storytelling Builds Crorepatis & Hacks the Brain
Can a story make you rich?
Sandeep Gupta says yes, and he’s got 2 lakh+ GMAT scorers, entrepreneurs, and high-performers to prove it. In this mind-shifting episode of xMonks Drive, India’s top GMAT trainer reveals how storytelling goes way beyond interviews and presentations. This is how you hack memory, sell without selling, and build wealth using nothing but your words.
🔹 Why the brain listens to stories not facts
🔹 How to make people feel your message, not just hear it
🔹 The difference between boring data… and closing the deal
🔹 Why Steve Jobs, Krishna, and even Hitler were master storytellers
🔹 And what Sandeep teaches in his legendary 99-hour sessions. No slides, no scripts, just results
If you’ve ever wanted to influence, earn more, or learn how to speak so people can’t look away, this episode is for you.
Subscribe now and unlock the power of story.
Timestamps
00:00:00 Can’t Remember a Number? Try a Story
00:05:25 The Slap That Changed Everything
00:11:30 Learning to Speak. Fighting to Be Heard
00:17:05 The Book That Taught Me to Think
00:22:50 Charts Fade. Stories Stick.
00:28:25 The Brain on Story: All 16 Regions Fire
00:33:50 Bill Gates’s Secret: Influence Over Information
00:39:05 How to Win Anyone in 10 Minutes
00:44:30 Storytelling That Hijacks the Brain
00:49:15 Relate or Be Ignored
00:54:20 Would You Work Sundays for a Mission?
00:59:35 Storytelling Isn’t Entertainment. It’s Everything.
01:04:50 The Dangerous Power of Story
01:09:55 Why Fake Stories Hit Like Truth
01:14:50 Why You Can’t Look Away Ever
01:20:05 Happiness: Hut vs Billionaire
01:25:50 Story = Wealth: Sandeep’s Final Word
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