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Melinda Colaizzi - Pitch Consulting, Women Who Rock

1/31/2018

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Pitch Consulting: Event sponsorship that works for the sponsor.
Women Who Rock: A benefit concert for the Magee-Womens Research Institute

Have you wondered how to attract real sponsors? Melinda Colaizzi knows that business. She’s the principal at Pitch Consulting, the founder of the Women Who Rock benefit concert, and she’s an accomplished musician herself. This week, Scot attempts to make the most of all the expertise Melinda brings into the studio. Their conversation includes strategies for selling sponsorships, the hard shift toward buying local, and the reputation the Magee-Womens Research Institute has built that makes it the perfect beneficiary of the proceeds from the Women Who Rock event.

Women Who Rock Benefit Concert:
May 10, 2018 at Pittsburgh’s Hard Rock Cafe, benefiting Magee-Womens Research Institute.
More information at womenwhorockpgh.com

Don Taylor, Alyssa Lypson - SciVelo - Pitchwerks #68

1/24/2018

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SciVelo - Science Velocity - Making Science Happen!

This week’s show proves that no matter what field you’re in, it has a lot of parallels with other fields. Our guests for this episode are Alyssa and Don from SciVelo, a unique organization affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh. SciVelo calls their work “commercial translation” - and it’s not what you think. Rather than translating between spoken languages, SciVelo translates the work of one set of professionals for use by others, specializing in the research work done at Pitt. Pitchwerks listeners should hear a number of interesting things, especially how the SciVelo team organizes its inventory, its prospects and its opportunities like any other business.

John Quayle: StartNOW Pittsburgh, Quayle Creative, Active X-IT Fund - Pitchwerks #67

1/17/2018

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Not sure how to start doing what you want to do? John's formula worked for him.

We never seem to have any lazy people on the show, do we? This week, it’s John Quayle, one of two partners behind the StartNOW Pittsburgh newsletter, the principal consultant behind Quayle Creative, and a very busy member of the Active X-It fund. He’s a good friend of our host Scot MacTaggart, and kindly accepted our request to come into the studio to help to decode what is happening in Western PA’s startup scene. The insights he offers are useful anywhere though, laying out some very useful insights for everyone who isn’t in San Francisco, Boston, or some other fully matured startup hotbed.

Tanner, Grant & Aakash - CleanRobotics - Pitchwerks #66

1/10/2018

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A truly informative and unpredictable episode. Watch. This. Company.

This week on The Pitchwerks Podcast we’ve got three young men who have made it their business to help save the world - Tanner Cook, Grant Halleran and Aakash Pathak from CleanRobotics. Together with host Scot MacTaggart, the team analyzes buyer motivations, end user education, and a two-tiered demonstration strategy for their product, Trashbot. Trashbot is a combination recycling bin / trash can with a bit of AI / machine learning built in. It solves the hidden problem of recycling - unexpected complexity - by analyzing what you dispose of, and sending it to the landfill or the recycling plant based on a number of factors, including your local regulations.

Priya Amin - Flexable Childcare - Pitchwerks #65

1/3/2018

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Flexable: One part business, one part mission. #ChildcareEverywhere

AMAZINGLY sharp conversationalist Priya Amin comes into the studio this week, prepping for an investor pitch competition and talking about Flexable, the startup that she and cofounder Jessica Strong have grown into a common presence at major employers and events in Pittsburgh. This episode was recorded just before Priya left for the New England Venture Fair, so she and Scot work on her NEVF investor pitch a little bit, while also making time to discuss cofounder relationships and expansion strategy.

Melinda Colaizzi - Pitch Consulting, Women Who Rock

Pitch Consulting: Event sponsorship that works for the sponsor. Women Who Rock: A benefit concert for the Magee-Womens Research Institute

Don Taylor, Alyssa Lypson - SciVelo - Pitchwerks #68

SciVelo - Science Velocity - Making Science Happen!

John Quayle: StartNOW Pittsburgh, Quayle Creative, Active X-IT Fund - Pitchwerks #67

Not sure how to start doing what you want to do? John's formula worked for him.

Tanner, Grant & Aakash - CleanRobotics - Pitchwerks #66

A truly informative and unpredictable episode. Watch. This. Company.

Priya Amin - Flexable Childcare - Pitchwerks #65

Flexable: One part business, one part mission. #ChildcareEverywhere

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Pitch Consulting: Event sponsorship that works for the sponsor.
Women Who Rock: A benefit concert for the Magee-Womens Research Institute