BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//YES Employment and Entrepreneurship - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://yesmontreal.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for YES Employment and Entrepreneurship
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260206T202658Z
CREATED:20260120T205803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T202658Z
UID:92480-1771353000-1771360200@yesmontreal.ca
SUMMARY:Beyond Pitch Theatre: Becoming Better Humans While Building Better Ventures
DESCRIPTION:Master Human-Centered Pitching to Grow Your Venture with Clarity and Purpose\nThis session focuses on the human side of pitching and venture building. You’ll learn how communication\, self-awareness\, and empathy influence how your venture grows—and how others connect with your mission. \nLed by Fora Fereydouni\, Founder and CEO of Cognitai\, this workshop draws on real-world experiences with investors\, mentors\, and incubators across Montréal’s startup ecosystem. You’ll learn how to pitch with purpose\, connect your mission to what matters for investors and partners\, and stay clear and authentic in every interaction. \nBuild Trust and Communicate with Authenticity\nThis workshop introduces practical\, human-centered strategies to help you build trust and create meaningful connections. \nYou’ll learn how to rethink your pitch using a framework built around clarity\, empathy\, and authenticity—going beyond traditional pitch decks and formulas. It will help to ensure your message resonates with your audience and stays aligned with your values. \nNavigate Startup Supports and Pitch With Confidence\nThe session also covers practical tips for navigating Montréal’s incubators and startup programs. You’ll learn how to refine your message\, present confidently\, and engage stakeholders more effectively. \nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will walk away with:\n\nA human-centered framework to rethink their pitch\nStrategies for navigating Montréal’s startup supports\nPractical tips to communicate with authenticity\, clarity\, and confidence\n\nSpeaker: Fora Fereydouni\, Founder and CEO of Cognitai \n\n\n\nRegister Today!\n\n🔗 Register now and take your business to the next level! 🚀 \nAbout the speaker:\nA HealthTech leader and entrepreneur\, Fora Fereydouni is a responsible innovation enabler in mental healthcare\, working at the intersection of behavioral science\, technology\, and clinical practice.  \nGrounded in a multidisciplinary background spanning engineering\, journalism\, and psychology\, she is the co-founder and CEO of Cognitai\, a Canada-based clinical decision support system for psychologists that enables continuous\, precise\, and personalized care and helps solve persistent\, real-world problems in clinical psychology.  \nLearn more about our ELLEvate Women Entrepreneurs program!\nThis workshop is made accessible to you at no cost\, thanks to generous funding from the Government of Canada and Yspace: York University. \n*Please Note: Pre-registration is required. This workshop is presented in English (with French subtitles) and is available as an online\, live streaming webinar only. \nOnce you have registered\, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop. Please check your Spam/Junk folder if you have not received your email with instructions one hour prior to the start time of the workshop.
URL:https://yesmontreal.ca/event/grow-your-venture-with-clarity-and-purpose/
LOCATION:Online / Remote\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ELLEvate Women Entrepreneurs,Entrepreneurship,Virtual,Women Entrepreneurship
ORGANIZER;CN="YES Employment + Entrepreneurship":MAILTO:info@yesmontreal.ca
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR