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The WatchPitch Podcast for start-ups and investors is the inside track to best practices, insights and candid conversations from successful entrepreneurs and investors. We talk about what investors are looking for in a pitch, what entrepreneurs need to avoid and what they need to turn the volume up on when meeting with investors. The show is about empowering decision-making and creating huge efficiencies in deal flow by the way we communicate.
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Angel Investors are a major source of start-up capital and one of the premier thought leaders in this arena is Canadian, Ross Finaly. I caught up with him after his Keynote presentation at the annual Venture South Conference in Greenville, South Carolina
Juan Garzon is the Co-Founder of Pitch Breakfast where entrepreneurs pitch investors over coffee while everyone is listening. I had the honor of pitching at a Pitch Breakfast here in Asheville last week and carved out a little time afterwards to talk about Juan's passion for connecting entrepreneurs with a good story for investors. His roots come from the world of comic books where his father was an illustrator for some of the first Star Wars stories.
Gary Ross is a business leader, author and entrepreneur who is passionate about helping others get it right. His new book, The Growth Cube, is founded on time-tested practices for successful leadership. He coaches entrepreneurs and evaluates new businesses as a consultant and runs his own, up and coming App enterprise called Wound-Wise. Wound Wise helps to evaluate serious wounds in order to prioritize wound care for the millions who struggle with easy access to medical care.
Douglas Johnson is the Founder of ScaleUpOnDemand. They have teams, metrics and what interests us the most - SYSTEMS for Scaling Businesses that appeal to Investors. He discusses the power of these metrics as they scale for sales and take the next steps towards engaging investor partners.
Tom Ryan considers himself a working class entrepreneur as Founder of Talent Jam. He is also leading the Start 100 Investor group out of Charlotte, NC and is an operations coach and mentor with Supportedly.. This is a lot of hats but most impressively is his perspective from both sides of the deal flow table. Let’s discover how he does it !
Marcie Anthone is a marketing expert from Coca Cola and other strategic global brands... We recorded this podcast from the Bridge headquarters in Tel Aviv. Marcie has extensive experience with helping to shape the value propositions and most importantly the crafting of story when it comes to marketing investor pitches and to innovative programs underway now with Coca Cola, Turner and Mercedes Benz.
My guest today is Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor from Berlin...Germany. He just returned from South-by-SouthWest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas delivering a stellar pitch for the Berlin start-up community. He works with Start-Up’s and Accelerator programs around the world helping Founders and CEO's with their pitches applying some easy and inspired practices for engaging the hearts, and brains, of investors. Whether you are pitching in a mankini or sharing a personal story his global experiences will offer you inspired tools for you next WatchPitch.
Gregg Levoy, is author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life as well as his recent collection of research and explorations, entitled Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion. And when Vital Signs came out in paperback they actually edited the title to include, Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion. You can tell Gregg offers a valuable conversation for us as every entrepreneur and investor is fueled by their passion. Keeping it burning for their business and investments to succeed requires skill and reflection as we get tested by the marketplace. You’re going to LOVE this podcast...
Melody Isis Herman is a force as Asheville, North Carolina's Ambassador for the 1 Million Cups national organization. She is also a leader of her own, women-owned business. We explore what ambition and grit is all about as a woman entrepreneur and the importance of balance and personal practices that empower. She is a go-to small business source for insurance needs at scale and fills the role as a Benefits Shaman, leading solutions for Entrepreneurs and Businesses. Let's get started !
Josh Dorfman is former CEO of the most dynamic angel investor groups here in the Southeast - Venture South - and currently, the CEO of the Collider, a entrepreneurial climate enterprise center just blocks away from the N.O.A.A. - the largest depositry of climate data in the world. Josh and the many members and partners of the Collider are keenly focused on how to support businesses enterprising this climate data to help shape policy and business development. We talked about the alchemy of dreamers and how to move ideas forward, his own journey as an entrepreneur and as a gate keeper for investors accessing these deals. This is hugely relevant to our listeners for both entrepreneurs and investors.
My guest today is Bill Treasurer. His leadership training company is Giant Leap Consulting. He is a national speaker and author of several popular management and leadership books..and just returned from the International Conference & Exposition for the Association of Talent Development in San Diego where former president Barack Obama was a keynote. Our focus is on leadership development, decision-making skills and taking that courageous leap which for both entrepreneurs and investors can make all the difference in making their business a success. You will be inspired - let’s get started !
My guest today is Barrie Barton, a Story Choreographer, dance educator and Founder of Stand & Deliver Asheville. We caught up with one another at The Collider, a co-working site that was abuzz that day. Barrie offers some presentation tips for every entrepreneur by inviting us all to acknowledge our past as we look to shape the future ahead of us...and do it with this knowledge... in our bones - Let’s discover how she does this for her clients who use to be dancers and who are now, business leaders.
Peter Krull who has been out in front since 2004 of what is now a $8 trillion dollar market of assets in responsible investing with values focused on social responsibility, people and the planet. We explore the role of B-Corps and acknowledge that when building any business, it’s a slog but when there are values at the core we can find investors who care about that. We learn from Pete the inspired growth of values entering the marketplace and the investment community, the importance of alignment and how every business can actively engage practices that support good stewardship, healthy community and the planet.
My guest today is Porter Bayne - Founder of Antenna.is where he has had multiple rounds of successful capital raising with Accelerator programs, Angels and Venture Capitalists. How has he done it and what are his secrets to these pivotal discussions with his business launch and growth. We are going to find out - together !
We learned from Porter the importance of a 24-7 ready-to-pitch story to deliver on a moments notice, the role of tenacity and timing as well as being honest as a Founder and CEO about where exactly you are right now, and your next step. The rest of that massive future ahead can just wait.
My guest is Kevin Sandlin, author and founder of Pitch Practice located in one of the country’s fourth largest entrepreneurial tech centers in Atlanta, Georgia. I caught up with Kevin during his regular Friday pitch practice sessions that he offers for free to entrepreneurs. His invitation sparked our follow-up conversation that make for an inspired lesson in the craft of a pitch after hosting neary 3000 of them over the last 5-years!
We learned from Kevin the fundamental building blocks of the pitch, the importance of pitching early to get feedback and the understanding that a start-up is actually not a business but an opportunity to build a machine with a repeatable process and predictable results with your customers
My guest is Cecily Mak, a Silicon Valley confessed bootcamp learner with Listen.com’s Rhapsody Music and Real Networks acquisition of the company before joining Flipboard, a personalized news service voted Apple’s iPad App of the Year. Cecily also teaches Digital Media Law at Hastings Law University in San Francisco. Her approach to helping start-ups and her own company is an evolving answer but at the core is her focus on valuing time and recognizing passion that is not about fireworks but about clarity and resolve. Powerful insights for your next pitch or investment.
We learned from Cecily the importance of chemistry from a Founder and their passion... to a team and how they work well together, or not. Admittedly, there are shades of gray but key healthy dynamics in a team will evolve and your success is counting on it.
My guest today is Dr. Erin Stefanacci...and we met during a 1-Million Cups Pitch event while we had our WatchPitch, Pitch Booth set up. She pitched at the event and won the June Competition with most reviews and the highest score. Every month we include for each of the winners a WatchPitch podcast opportunity to talk about more about their business and of course, what’s working and what needs to change about how they are growing their business. We had an inspired discussion with lots to learn and share.
We learned from Dr. Erin Stefannaci what functional medicine is and how great it is to look at our health not only when we are not feeling so great but also, when we are, the importance of tenacity and courage and putting yourself out there, even when you are an introvert and when building your business, the importance of taking a break, a day off, a good walk in nature and perhaps even, a glass of Malbec.
My guest is Tom Lamar, Co-Founder of LaunchSail...an international consulting group based in San Francisco whose primary role is empowering Founders, their team and perhaps even more important, their operating system by applying the piloting principles of OODA - Observe, Orient, Decide and Act. This is an inspired conversation for any entrepreneur or investor keen on results in the face of headwinds.
We learn from Tom about the piloting principles of OODA when inventorying business strategies, saw tooth analytics for capital raising as well as the larger picture of culture as it relates to place and the climate and comfort with change and finally, the importance of shifting our perspective from seeing problems as actual, opportunities.
My guest today is Sharon Kleitsch, a seasoned change agent well versed in transformation and facilitating change in organizations large and small for the good. For decades, her affiliation with the Institute of Noetic Sciences and other global and regional groups acknowledge a certain wisdom that lies under the surface of our thinking and how that relates to what we do in the world and our experience. For entrepreneurs and investors, this the inside landscape of who we are and how that shows up on the outside. This is a fascinating exploration and conversation.
We learned from Sharon the importance of structure in how we create the conditions for being open to and willing to change and transform...ourselves and the group and groups we are focused on. This could be our customers, our employees or even our community whether that is in our own backyard or part of our larger global community.
My guest today on our now 20th WatchPitch podcast episode is Emily Breedlove, a leader whose DNA compels her to establish eco-systems of innovation. Particularly important is her commitment to women as leaders and fostering cultures for women and girls that establish a culture of trust...because, Ideas are fragile. This is a great episode for every entrepreneur committed to their own innovation practices including discovering the right fit of investors who will join them in the journey!
We learned from Emily’s work as Executive Director of HATCH AVL, her Presidential role with Femmcity and her leadership and passion for launching Camp Girl Boss that business can indeed, shape a community of innovators when the culture fosters the voice of women, vulnerability and trust...and sometimes, that might mean, leaving the guys outside for a spell.
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