The Pitch Factor

How do you own the room when no one in it looks or sounds like you? Diversity and Inclusion expert and workplace game changer Daisy Auger-Dominguez talks about speaking up, making yourself heard, and the power of allyship when it feels like no one is listening.

Kate Bradley Chernis founded Lately, a martech company, but it is her experience as a radio DJ, broadcasting daily to millions of listeners, that helped her perfect the art of the pitch. She shares her entrepreneur’s journey, the secrets she learned as a DJ,  and how it relates to pitching.  

Fran Hauser, media exec, angel investor, and author of The Myth of the Nice Girl, talks about what she looks for in a pitch (a story), the human element of investing, and why timing is everything in business. 

What is it like to get in front of a room full of strangers and deliver a winning pitch? Justin Smithline, partner of Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, one of NY’s largest tech accelerators for founders, talks to The Pitch Factor about their infamous Demo Day, when hundreds of investors come together to hear entrepreneurs pitch and what needs to go into the first 30 seconds of your 5-minute pitch.

Cate Luzio is the founder and CEO of Luminary, a new community and collaboration space for women in New York City. Cate talks to The Pitch Factor about starting her business, taking risks, and how to pitch yourself to colleagues, friends, and coworking space mates.