Communication coaching for founders & C-suite

Raise with authenticity.Lead with calm confidence.

Over 15 years coaching founders and C-suite leaders to tell the story of their company in a way that moves investors, boards, and teams to listen and act.

Mark Dannenberg, Executive Communication Coach

What I do

Storytelling that moves capital.

I help my clients access authenticity and calm confidence in their storytelling — enhancing their ability to engage and influence others, resulting in higher valuations and faster fundraising cycles.

Mark harnesses lessons from over 20 years as a professional actor, plus over 3,000 hours of coaching founders and executives across 5 continents. Those learnings are put to work for your next board meeting, investor pitch, all hands, or keynote.

About Mark

Who it's for

Who is this coaching for?

Founders raising capital

Seed to Series B founders who need to turn traction into a story investors trust — and remember.

  • Pitch decks that land
  • Every data point also has a story.
  • The Q&A is part of the pitch too. Be prepared.

C-Suite executives

C-suite leaders who shape perception every time they speak to boards, teams or buyers.

  • Board & all-hands delivery
  • Keynotes & town halls
  • Crisis & change communication

Executive Team off-sites

Small group half day and full day sessions.

  • Build communication and/or storytelling skills for the whole Executive team
  • Build relationships and trust internally

the outcomes

Outcome 01

HIGHER

valuations from investors who trust the story

Outcome 02

FASTER

fundraising cycles and cleaner board rooms

Outcome 03

STRONGER

alignment across your team and stakeholders

“Who you are being when you are saying what you are saying says more about what you are saying than what you are saying.”
— Mike Lipkin

Over 15 years coaching you on who you are being when you're saying what you're saying.

Clients

AppleGoogleMcKinseyHarvard Business SchoolCapital OneHSBCAbbVieProcter & GambleKaiser PermanenteOliver WymanUChicago BoothCrux OCMAdden EnergyAptior CapitalGenAlphaTrace.SpaceCuvrisEisaiFidelityCritter

Partnered with

Root VenturesBullpen CapitalSidecut VenturesFuture Communities CapitalAngular VenturesThe Pitch ShowC10 LabsFounder's InstituteGolden Ventures

Ready to raise, lead, and be heard?

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