Virtual Masterclass: Engaging Your Audience as Founder/CEO

​In this hands-on masterclass, executive coach Mark Dannenberg will share the frameworks he's used in 15+ years of helping founders show up with authentic presence, calm confidence, and genuine authority — whether they're pitching investors, leading all-hands meetings, or closing a key partnership.

​About the session:

​Startup storytelling isn’t just about slides, it’s about connection. In this workshop, Mark Dannenberg will share practical tools and techniques rooted in background as a stage actor. You’ll explore what habits serve (or sabotage) your message, and how to instantly sharpen your ability to engage investors, teams, and partners.

​What You'll Walk Away With:

​✔ A sharper understanding of how to prioritize your audience's needs and communicate in direct alignment with them
✔ Tools to enhance your presence through authentic, expressive delivery
✔ Techniques to craft messages that don't just inform — they inspire
✔ The ability to show up as an expert: confident, calm, and commanding the room

​About Mark:

​Mark Dannenberg is the founder of Mark Dannenberg Coaching.  A former stage actor turned executive coach, Mark has spent two decades exploring why the skills learned in theatre translate so powerfully into business leadership.He has led storytelling and communication workshops at Harvard, MIT, Duke CE, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and has coached leaders at companies all over the world to transform their communication and storytelling skills.