Perfect Your Pitch

The Perfect Your Pitch workshop equips anyone looking to pitch their business with the skills to create and deliver compelling 10-slide pitch decks. This interactive session provides the tools to articulate business ideas clearly and persuasively to investors, partners, and customers. With expert guidance, practical exercises, and peer feedback, attendees will refine their pitches and enhance their presentation skills, boosting their chances of securing funding and support.

This is an in-person event and there is no charge to attend.

Space is limited. Please register.

Light refreshments will be provided.

To attend this session, you should have a basic understanding of:

• What a pitch deck is;
• What your business or idea is; and
• Who your target audience is.

• What needs to be in a pitch deck
• Best practices for pitching your startup
• How to present your business in front of others

Delaney Keating, Director of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, leads startup services programming at 20Fathoms. In this role she oversees our business incubation and acceleration initiatives, access to capital program, and technology transfer.

Delaney has spent her career in entrepreneurship, startups, and technology. She has built small companies, launched university-based innovation labs, and developed a statewide startup support hub for rural founders, all from a remote location at 7700’ at her previous home base in southwest Colorado.

Prior to moving to Michigan and joining 20Fathoms, Delaney was Managing Director of Pando Telecom where she led the company to 10x growth over 12 months. She was also the Executive Director of Startup Colorado where she developed the organization from the ground up, establishing a first-of-its-kind statewide rural startup network. Additionally she served as Co-founder of Catapult Outdoor Industry Accelerator, Founder and Creative Director of RoShamBo: Marketing + Creative, and Director and Small Business Consultant for the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literatures/Letters from Western Colorado University.

Away from the desk, Delaney can generally be found in nature or making up a soup recipe on the fly. She also enjoys writing, dancing, cycling, and other “-ing” things.

20Fathoms is the home of technology and entrepreneurship in Northern Michigan. We catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship through startup incubation services, business workshops, community partnership, and a vibrant coworking space. We also remove barriers and accelerate career growth through tech career training, talent acquisition, and the advancement of regional strategic initiatives.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

20Fathoms, 10850 East Traverse Highway, Traverse City, United States