As an experienced business coach, I empower entrepreneurs and growth-phase companies with strategic advice, network access, and guidance in innovative development and securing external financing.
Assuming the role of an advisory panelist for a corporation with global expansion objectives carries significant responsibility, particularly in anticipation of an imminent funding round. My expertise and experience serve as valuable assets as I navigate the organization through the intricate processes required to secure investment capital.
In my most recent engagement, I distilled the following critical actions into a strategic “Action List” that the corporation should consider prior to initiating conversations regarding the funding round:
Investment Pitch: A Three-Tiered Approach.
My initial counsel was to architect the investment pitch in three discrete segments: informational content, value-creation opportunities, and the go-to-market strategy. This ensures a cohesively structured presentation designed to engage prospective investors.
Investor Presentation: Mastering Narrative Technique.
Subsequently, I advised on the enhancement of the investor presentation by underscoring the necessity for compelling storytelling, clear valuation metrics, judicious capital allocation plans, and delineated future milestones tied to the business roadmap.
Information Memorandum: The Quintessential Document.
As the culminating step, I advocated for the development of an information memorandum. This document is not only instrumental in satisfying the formal prerequisites of the investment round but is also pivotal in fortifying investor trust. It serves as a comprehensive repository of essential data for both potential investors and the organization’s leadership.
I believe, or rather know, that art significantly influences how successful business operations develop and continue. Ending a strategy day with marks of art is just the beginning of a creative end for that particular strategy day. It’s primarily the start of innovative business development for shareholder value within the management team and board work. Powered by art
-If you look around, the world is lovely, reflected by the art of David Hockney, one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.
My favourite work by Hockney is from Los Angeles, where he was inspired to create a series of paintings of swimming pools in the relatively new acrylic medium. It’s incredible scenarios from a perspective of colours with a thought-provoking set-up in the pop art style.
David Hockney takes us on a personal journey in London through sixty years of his art using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space. The walls of Lightroom and its revolutionary sound system allow us to see the world through Hockney’s eyes, with commentary by the artist himself.
