Denise Griffitts interviews funding strategist John Livesay.

As a funding strategist, John Livesay helps CEOs craft a compelling pitch that engages investors in a way that inspires them to join a startup’s team. He hosts The Successful Pitch podcast with investors from around the world. He is the Pitch Mentor at Startfast.net, the number one accelerator in Upstate New York.  After a successful 20 year career in media sales with Conde Nast where he worked across all 22 brands in their corporate division [GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, W and Vogue] and created integrated programs for clients such as Lexus, Hyundai and Guess, John won salesperson of the year in 2012 across the entire company. John’s book, The 7 Most Powerful Selling Secrets has been translated into Spanish and Russian.

John is going to share:
How to pitch with confidenceHow to become a storytellerHow to get people to say yes fastHow to go from invisible to irresistible 
Please join us in the chat room as we broadcast live. You will also be able to download the podcast here or in iTunes.

Show Notes

Denise Griffitts interviews funding strategist John Livesay.


As a funding strategist, John Livesay helps CEOs craft a compelling pitch that engages investors in a way that inspires them to join a startup’s team. He hosts The Successful Pitch podcast with investors from around the world. He is the Pitch Mentor at Startfast.net, the number one accelerator in Upstate New York.  After a successful 20 year career in media sales with Conde Nast where he worked across all 22 brands in their corporate division [GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, W and Vogue] and created integrated programs for clients such as Lexus, Hyundai and Guess, John won salesperson of the year in 2012 across the entire company. John’s book, The 7 Most Powerful Selling Secrets has been translated into Spanish and Russian.


John is going to share:

How to pitch with confidenceHow to become a storytellerHow to get people to say yes fastHow to go from invisible to irresistible 

Please join us in the chat room as we broadcast live. You will also be able to download the podcast here or in iTunes.


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