A better understanding of your own unique preferences enables you to better express your needs to the people in your life, understand how you might be perceived, develop strategies to enhance your style, build support mechanisms, especially with people who would complement your style, and most importantly enable you to seek (or create) an environment where your unique qualities serve as your superpowers.
Read MoreHow do you define success? We are so immersed in the information from the outside world on what society praises, celebrates, and admires that we tend to forget if those accomplishments are even what we truly aspire to achieve. I believe that we all have the potential to create and lead deeply fulfilling and purposeful lives if we can disconnect from the outside noise for a moment and (re)connect with our inner world.
Read MoreA recent study shows that investors spend an average of 3:44 minutes viewing a pitch deck. As you can imagine they spend a bit more time on important slides such as your financials (23 seconds) and team slide (22 seconds). So, with about 10 seconds per slide you really need to do a good job communicating the key takeaways clearly on each slide.
Read MoreHaving a great business idea is just the beginning! It's the way that idea is presented that makes a difference, attracts and intrigues people and gets that idea funded! Check out my insights and exercises to help you communicate your ideas through engaging and memorable pitches and in a visually appealing; making them more powerful! These are based on my experience from helping over 250+ startups perfect their pitches and design their decks in New York, San Francisco, Toronto and Istanbul.
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Gokce Gizer
gg@mercurychange.com
