Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic (K4MA) is pleased to announce a special arrangement with Courage International Business Advisors -- so entrepreneurs are equipped to deliver high-impact, engaging investor presentations when they showcase their ventures to angel investors. Dr Louise (Yochee) Klein, a Principal with Courage International Business Advisors, will offer this service to Keiretsu Forum presenters. This is the latest in a full range of services that Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic provides to bring the highest quality deal-flow to the attention of accredited angel investors in their Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore/Washington DC Chapters.
Dr Klein will work work the CEOs of companies who pass the Keiretsu Forum screening. She will coach them to showcase their companies to angel investors who are members of Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic in Philadelphia, Washington DC and Pittsburgh. In three one-hour coaching and rehearsal sessions, live or by video-conference, Dr Klein will equip the CEOs to sharpen their pitch, refine their presentations, inspire confidence, anticipate and respond to Q&A -- and give investors a sense of "who they are" as well as the opportunity and assets they represent.
Dr Louise (Yochee) Klein has 15+ years of experience coaching corporate executives, entrepreneurs, business owners and technology/medical professionals to sharpen their presentation skills and leadership impact. She earned her PsyD at Widener University, Chester PA USA and has a background that includes vocal coaching, video production, performing arts and business management as well as leadership psychology and family dynamics. Dr Klein is a Principal of Courage International Business Advisors (www.courageadvisors.com) and an affiliate of Human Capital Consulting Partners (www.hccpartners.com). Her clients have included ARAMARK, Johnson and Johnson, Quintiles, Solvay, Abbott, Merck, Quaker Chemical, Fonterra, IBM Israel, GE/IRI as well as entrepreneurial ventures like Arqule, Alnylam, Medgenics, Predix, Bradmer, Veloxis, ITI, the MRC-T and Brainsgate -- in North America, Europe, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. She taught leadership in Temple University's Executive MBA program, she taught communications at Haifa University and specialized in equipping Israeli executives and business owners to make high-impact sales presentations in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. Louise is co-author of the new book, The Courage to Lead: 5 Activators to Ignite Brilliance and Power Innovation, which will be released in 1st Quarter 2013.
About Keiretsu Forum Mid Atlantic
Founded in March 2011 by Howard Lubert and Vince Leusner, K4MA
includes 3 chapters, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington,
DC. It's members have invested $3.5 million into Angel
investments since inception. Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic
(www.KeiretsuForum-MidAtlantic.com)
is part of the largest North American angel investment network.
Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of
$250,000 to $2 million (or more) to high-quality, diverse
investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence, but
make individual investment decisions.