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Pitch Elevator

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -

Go inside the world of pitch coaching and preparing for high-stakes speaking opportunities when you can’t afford to miss.

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Episodes

Episode 14: Savitude revisited

March 31, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

If you have not listened to episode 5, Savitude, go back and listen now. A lot has happened since we last spoke to Camilla. 

Episode 13 (pitch session): Ecosteer

March 24, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.52 MB

Giada is pitching a security and privacy software startup. In this episode of the Pitch Elevator, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coach session.

Episode 12 (pitch session): LinkedIn Solution

March 24, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 8.99 MB

Casey is practicing his sales pitch for a company designed to get you more leads. In this episode of the Pitch Elevator, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coach session.

Episode 11 (pitch session): Ernesto

March 17, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.93 MB

Ernesto is changing the way people hire quality service professionals. In this episode of the Pitch Elevator, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coaching session. 

Episode 10: Locable

March 10, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Brian has been working on his community engagement platform for years. Our listeners feel like they've heard pitches similar to Brian's over the years. How will he stand out?

Episode 9 (pitch session): ConciergeBot

March 03, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

James is building an AI virtual concierge. In this episode of the Pitch Elevator, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coaching session.

Episode 8 (pitch session): Biolumen

February 29, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.91 MB

Gabriel wants to change the way the world eats. In this episode of the Pitch Elevator, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coach session.

Episode 7 (pitch session): Kelly Thorne pitches Launchpad to the Limelight

February 25, 2020 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.95 MB

Kelly Thorne is pitching a television show. In this episode, we take you behind the closed door of a pitch coaching session. Follow Kelly and the show's progress at @iamkellythorne

Episode 6 - Backr Revisited

February 18, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MB

If you have not listened to Season 1 episode 1, go back and listen. Denise Duffy built Backr to support women's athletes around the world. In this revisit episode, we speak to Denise about how the launch of her app went. 

Episode 5 - Savitude

February 11, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Camilla Olson was a scientist turned successful biomedical serial entrepreneur with two large exits. She founded a new company, Savitude, to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve the fashion industry. She stumbles her pitch due to anxiety, a feeling most entrepreneurs have shared from time to time. 

Episode 3 - Sandcage

February 04, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MB

Evan K., CEO of Sandcage, built an image compression software startup. In this episode of Pitch Elevator, Evan pitches to Matt Marshall of Venture Beat and Steve Götz of Silicon Foundry before he meets pitch coach Nathan Gold to discuss how he did. The show analyzes the art of the pitch from every angle to give you, the audience, insights into what listeners are thinking as they hear your pitch.

Episode 4 - Art of Hospitality

February 04, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Emillio Mesa is a special events/hospitality producer who lives in San Francisco and has built a successful dinner party business. He is ready to scale that business outside of SF. In this episode, we listen to his pitch for a nation-wide company focused on making dinner important again. 

Episode 2 - Endo Industries

February 04, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Nancy Do, CEO of Endo Industries, has seen the California cannabis industry transition from beyond the margins to mainstream. In this episode of Pitch Elevator, Nancy pitches to Matt Marshall of Venture Beat and Steve Götz of Silicon Foundry before she meets pitch coach Nathan Gold to discuss how she did. The show analyzes the art of the pitch from every angle to give you, the audience, insights into what listeners are thinking as they hear your pitch.

Episode 1 - Backr

January 28, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

Denise Duffy is building a platform to help support female athletes. In this inaugural episode of Pitch Elevator, Denise pitches to Jimmy Ku of Atrium and Megan Raimies of Plug and Play before she meets pitch coach Nathan Gold to discuss how she did. The show analyzes the pitch from every angle to give you the audience insights into what listeners are thinking as they hear your pitch.