VentureWalk

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Welcome 2015 GDTB-New Orleans!

Sign up here to gain access to announcements and other info for pitch preparation assistance. 







 


Congratulations!  As part of Capital One Bank’s Getting Down to Business program, you also receive coaching and preparation assistance for your business pitch. Sign up here to receive key info including announcements, login information and access to lessons and assignments.

WHAT: VentureWalk’s Pitch-to-Win™ Course will run simultaneously with the existing Capital One Bank GDTB course. You will walk through several steps that include lessons, information, assignments and one-on-one personalized assistance from a business consultant and skilled prep and presentation coach in the development and delivery of your business pitch.

WHEN: Sign up to get the full schedule of when assignments are due and meetings scheduled.

WHERE: Lessons will be online (as either a written or video courses) and on-demand (you watch or read based on your schedule). One-on-one meetings will held via phone conference and in-person at a location that will be announced. 

WHO: For the businesses participating in the 2015 Getting Down to Business Program. 

COST: FREE, as part of your scholarship to the GDTB program.

WHY:  To enable business owners that struggle to communicate their ideas gain proficiency in the development and delivery of a business pitch that’s clear, concise and compelling.  The end goal is to get a positive response from potential funders, clients and/or partners  regarding business opportunities during the program and beyond AND to ensure that you are 100% ready for the business pitch competition!

You’ll learn:

  • how to structure your pitch to single you out from the competition (whether it’s for a contest or a sales conversation)
  • why simply explaining your service or product is the quickest way to KILL the deal
  • the smartest way to handle Q&A (and use it to save your meeting or presentation)

 

Your Coach:

AboutUsPicI’m Désirée H. Young, your pitch and presentation coach. I started my company VentureWalk in 2004 to develop people and businesses by helping them connect their model, their message and their mission to the money. I’ve consulted businesses in over 27 different industries from winning pitch contestants to entrepreneurs that got their ideas fully funded to career professionals that successfully got their projects (and consequent move-up) approved. My clients have boasted increases in sales (sometimes as much as triple X’s), pitch contest wins and concepts being funded. As a pitch coach and facilitator for clients such as Capital One Bank and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, I help people who struggle to say what they do gain confidence and clarity in communicating why their ideas matter. But you don’t have to take my word for it, check out these videos from happy clients here.

After more than 10 years of experience, I’ve heard and seen the best of the best and the worst of the worst pitches. I’ve found that there is a formula to pitch like the pros and fund your idea, gain support and get people to buy (or buy-in). My goal is to help you be prepared for your next pitch opportunity and pitch to win, whether it’s a networking social, a sales meeting or an investment opportunity.

 

Questions? Call 504-298-9255 or email grow[at]venturewalk[dot]com.