Turning Fundraising from Fearful to Fearless

New York City, NY

$1500 - $8,000

Travels up to 200 miles

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On stage with 1400 women - "inspiring them"

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Great Moderator!

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Emcee - Conference in Brussels, May 2025

Overview

Emcee or Moderator - Keynote:
Is raising financing for your business a mystery? For most entrepreneurs, fundraising is the roadblock standing between their vision and the business they want to build — the hires, the product, the launch, the growth. I make that road clear. I help founders understand what investors actually look for, build the tools that speak their language, and show them how to confidently own the room when the moment comes.


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Booking information

Price range: $1500 - $8,000

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 500 minutes

What to expect

I go for two things when I speak to audiences: Tell the audience something they may not know - make them laugh.
I love entertaining audiences and delivering insights and this can include.a variety of audiences - high tech, science based, agricultural, especially entrepreneurial audiences seeking to build a business and get funding.

If I am moderating I have one goal: Showcase the Thought Leader on the stage with me.

About

Jeanne M. Sullivan – Experienced Fund Manager and long time institutional Investor - Sharing stories of success and challenges as a moderator, speaker, Emcee.

Based in NYC, Jeanne is a long-time venture capital GP with a successful track record investing in dynamic companies and establishing "best-practices" funds. She learned the investing "ropes" as an MD with Olivetti Ventures, a European entity in NYC that understood the value of US-based tech investing. She was a co-founder of a $400M AUM venture capital firm and then co-founded an early-stage fund in the cannabis and agri-business industry. With a foundation and technical marketing and product management from AT&T and Bell Labs, Sullivan was early to understand and invest in cloud-based computing, tech and e-Commerce businesses and early as a cannabis investor and thought leader. She has invested in more than 160 early and mid-stage companies and serves on more than 20 boards of directors.

Ms. Sullivan is a sought-after industry speaker – how to build and seek funding. Sullivan sees the opportunities for today's entrepreneur making connections and opening doors.

Sullivan was honored by the New York Hall of Science for her interest and encouragement for STEM learning and professional opportunities and served on its (link hidden)e has served as a Board of Trustee for Astia, investing in women founded companies; honored as an Athena Fellow for Barnard College and served many years on the Harvard Women's Leadership Board.

Sullivan lives in NYC.

Additional booking notes

Prefer Lavalier Mike vs hand-held microphone

I like seeing a "shot clock" so I am timely.

Influences and inspiration

Steven Jobs
Guy Kawasaki
Scott Galloway
Warren Buffet

Setup requirements

If I have to stand at a podium, I usually need a step as I am 5' tall! I prefer to stand on the stage instead with a lavalier microphone.

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