The Elevator Pitch: Personal Branding for Sustainability Influence
Net Impact ’17 is just around the corner. Are you ready to show off your networking chops?
When you first meet someone to network, pitch a project, or secure funding, your ability to explain what you do in that first minute is crucial. Taking the time to create a strategic, punchy, and compelling verbal introduction or elevator pitch can help you land a job, win contracts, build your credibility, and gain support. Think of it as your brand statement. This webinar will teach you how to design your own personal marketing and pitch statements and to develop your perfect 30-second elevator pitch, which you can use at the Net Impact Conference this year.
Shannon Houde has more than two decades mentoring, coaching and training more than 1000 professionals and Masters graduates in the impact sector across 30+ countries and over 3000 hours.
As an ICF certified executive coach and selected member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Shannon pushes the boundaries of personal growth through designing innovative learning frameworks and collaborating across her global network.
Previously she had a portfolio career herself, changing jobs every 1.5 years - as a hiring manager, a business strategist, and accountant and a CR management consultant for Deloitte, Corporate Citizenship, Barclays Global Investors, GE Capital, Adobe and WWF.
Shannon spent five years managing cross-cultural teams and CR projects globally for FTSE 250 clients including Altria, Argos/Homebase, Cadbury Schweppes, EMI, L’Oreal, Nokia, Reuters, UNICEF, Vodafone Group, and Yell.
She speaks French and Spanish and holds an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird in Arizona and Switzerland as well as a BS in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Shannon has served in leadership roles for Net Impact since 2003 and is currently an Advisor to the CEO on careers strategies for their members.