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The following workshop facilitators will be at our upcoming 2010 Pitching Day on March 16th 2010 in London. See the agenda and book your tickets via Eventbrite.
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Natalie Turner, Founder and CEO of Entheo
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Natalie is founder of Entheo, a consultancy that assists companies with innovation and the implementation of strategies for change.
Entheo and Natalie specialise in organisational innovation, marketing and business strategy and people development. She has more than fifteen years’ experience in innovation strategy and design and implementation, gained within blue chip companies, corporate incubators, start-ups and consultancies.
With a degree in Politics, an MSC in Economics & Social Psychology and an MBA, Natalie’s intellectual interests include neuroscience and its application to the development of leaders, and social network theory and how it can help us build new forms of people-centred organisations.
Natalie will lead the ‘Pitching to Customers and Partners’ workshop.
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Paul Grant of The Funding Game
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Paul Grant is an experienced entrepreneur who founded and ran a London-wide catering business for corporate and retail markets for seven years and knows what it’s like to be on both sides of the funding fence. As an entrepreneur he raised funds for his own business, securing capital from business angels, bankers, family and friends, and even a government grant.
After seven years of trading he exited his business in 2003 and was invited to join a private equity company, Capital Partners, eventually heading up the business angel division. Here he had access to nearly 5,000 angel investors and reviewed more than 1,000 business plans every year.
An associate director of BA Capital Ltd. and Bergstrom Capital, Paul is also the founder of The Funding Game workshop initiative, currently sponsored by HSBC, which aims to offer entrepreneurs a clear understanding of how to get their businesses funded.
Throughout his career Paul has been a passionate advocate for the small business owner and is a frequent speaker on the subject of business funding.
Paul will lead the ‘Pitching to Investors’ workshop.
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Simone Brummelhuis, Founder and CEO of The NextWomen
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Simone Brummelhuis is the founder and CEO of The NextWomen, the First Women’s Internet Business Magazine and Community.
Simone initially worked for 10 years as a successful lawyer before becoming an entrepreneur when she set up her own B2B publishing company, Brummsbooks. Later, as co-owner and managing director, she developed start-up, IENS, into the no. 1 user generated content database publisher of restaurant guides in The Netherlands. With the Europeanmuseumguide.com, she intends to do the same.
Simone is in the jury of the yearly Accenture Media Innovation Awards; previously presented the internet program SHE (interviews with business women) on Blueshotstv; is on the UK Advisory Board of Astia.org, supporting women led high-growth companies; sits on the Dutch City Luncheon Committee, and is a frequent speaker through Women.Inc and TheNextSpeaker.
For more information see her linkedin profile
Simone will be an expert advisor during the 1:1 business clinic.
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Joana Picq, Founder of Brazilian Frog and COO of The NextWomen
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Joana Picq joined the NextWomen in November 2009 to run operations and further develop the business through new partnerships. She earned a degree in Civil Engineering but worked for 8 years as an International Business Manager for IBM in Rio, Microsoft in Paris and Munich (incubating acquired software companies across Europe), then VMware in London (running the IBM Alliance at EMEA level), before moving to the web industry and becoming a multiple entrepreneur. After the successful launch of Zilok.com in the UK, Joana founded Brazilian Frog (business development services), Fluxer UK (Security Software representation) and Achala.com.br in Brazil.
See her LinkedIn for more information about Jo.
Jo will be an expert advisor during the 1:1 business clinic.
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