ABF4: Pre-Banff Venture Forum Speed Networking Lunch
ABF4: Pre-BVF Investor Speed Networking Lunch
✨ Featured Session ✨
Train like an athlete, build like a founder: sport-science tools for resilient, high-performance startups
Elite athletes train mind and body with deliberate systems and periodized plans—most founders wing it. In this interactive session, executive coach Carolynn Winterhalt translates core sport-science principles into practical founder performance practices. You’ll get the latest research distilled for startups and an opportunity for peer exchange to turn ideas into language you’ll actually use. Practical, research-grounded, and inclusive—designed to spark ideas, create space, and raise the bar for ambitious work.
About Carolynn
Carolynn Winterhalt is a Certified Executive Coach who loves working with technology founders and leaders. Trained in sport psychology and kinesiology with a professional background in the Alberta startup community, she brings an athlete’s toolkit to entrepreneurial performance. Through her practice, Carolynn translates elite mental skills—focus routines, energy management, and confident decision-making—and sport-science principles like periodization, tapering, and planned recovery into practical personal systems that equip founders to peak on purpose.
Why ABF4 is hosting this?
Conference season means packed schedules and brief conversations between sessions. We're creating space for the deeper connections that matter.
What we're building:
Thoughtful pitch practice with constructive investor feedback
Genuine relationship building beyond quick exchanges
Quality connections when you can actually focus
Who this serves:
Founders seeking meaningful investor relationships
Investors committed to diverse deal flow
Ecosystem partners supporting inclusive entrepreneurship
An environment where authentic connections form naturally, without typical networking pressure. Because meaningful relationships need the right setting.
Thanks to our partners for their support!
ABF4 is dedicated to supporting women in tech through networking events and informative panel discussions. Our network includes founders, executives, service providers, investors, and community supporters.