Dustin Lucien is the Chief Operating Officer of Betterment and has been with the company since 2013. Prior to becoming COO, Dustin served as Betterment's Chief Technology Officer, as well as the VP of Engineering. Dustin received his Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, as well as his Master’s degree in Biomedical Imaging & Computing.
As entrepreneurs we have to frequently pitch, give presentations, sell, and communicate with investors, teams, partners, customers and vendors. It’s not always easy, and many times it’s stressful and overwhelming!
According to McKinsey & Co. presentation skills & interpersonal communication skills are critical for the success of any team and organization and are the backbone of excellence and productivity. Communication is a skill that needs to be developed but most of the time we are left on our own to sink or swim! The more strategic and effective we get at communication, the higher the probability of achieving the desired outcomes.
In this workshop you will learn the following to make a massive impact with "online and in-person" presentations and meetings:
1) Pro tips to communicating your message effectively
2) Critical but often ignored tips to influencing your audience
3) Effective mindset shifts that immensely boost your confidence
Jyoti Singhvi has been speaking in public for 30+ years. She is the CEO of The Ace Groupe, an Ed-tech firm, which trains professionals and entrepreneurs in presentation and communication skills. She has interviewed & hosted many Executives, CEOs & Chairmen of Fortune 500 companies. Jyoti also founded a luxury goods company, which sells in Neiman Marcus. Jyoti has extensive corporate experience at Cartier, IBM, & KPMG Consulting. Jyoti has earned degrees from Harvard and MIT.
As a child, Jyoti was very quiet and shy. It was a nudge from her principal which made a huge difference in her life and got her on the trajectory to becoming a speaker. With her work, Jyoti wants to do the same for professionals i.e. help them find their voice so that they can share their work, knowledge, and expertise for a greater impact in their organizations and in their communities while getting the recognition and financial rewards they deserve.
The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City has for forty years supported entrepreneurs in their efforts to start and run technology-driven business ventures.
We do this by delivering world-class business learning events along with opportunities to build relationships with business people who share an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship related to technology, with focus on digital media, information technology, cleantech and bioscience/healthcare.
Topics for these events included monetizing digital offerings, raising capital, cleantech, success stories of founders whose companies now generate $100 million or more, biotech, web advertising, business plan writing and pitching, wireless broadband, intellectual property and hyperlocal news.