About the Class
"Design Your Pitch Deck" is the ninth and final class of Startup Virginia's Entrepreneur Certificate Course, which is designed to help you start a business or grow your startup.
In this class, you will learn how to present your business plan to potential partners, investors, and customers.
Course Curriculum
Meet the Instructor
John Polk, President, John Polk & Associates
John is the President of John Polk & Associates. In 2000, John designed the “Creating Effective Presentations” workshop for Capital One that has since been attended by over 10,000 associates. John’s mix of real-world experience, practical focus, and sense of humor made “Creating Effective Presentations” one of the highest-rated and most-requested workshops. John now teaches workshops and consults on how to design and deliver presentations in ways that drive action. He is on a mission to rid the world of poor presentations while giving leaders the tools to communicate their story in a way that makes their data sing.
John has over 15 years of experience in Strategy and Analysis roles across Operations and Marketing. In those roles, he wrote thousands of presentations and coached associates, from college hires to MVPs, on effective presentation design. John also teaches Data Visualization at the University of Richmond.
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About Startup Virginia
Startup Virginia (SVA) is a nonprofit high-growth business incubator dedicated to advancing businesses that build a long-term, sustainable economy for Virginia. We currently serve 50+ startup companies, more than 200 mentors, and a regional investors network. SVA also provides entrepreneurial guidance and education that is open to all. With support from our partners, mentors, investors, and donors, we help entrepreneurs reach their full potential. Learn more on our website.
Special thanks to our Corporate Partners for their support and making this course possible!