"How I Built This" – How Well Can You Pitch? - Athena Racing' s Drive to Success podcast episode 8

<p>A pitch is the concise and interesting way of describing your company, your product or yourself. It does take preparation and practice to become skilled, so take the time to perfect what you say. Imagine that you are in an elevator and have 7 floors to capture the attention of the one person that you have wanted to meet. Know your pitch, know your ask, and know your deliverable. That magic combination with your contagious enthusiasm will open doors!</p> <p>Her Key Take-Aways:</p> <ul> <li>Arouse curiosity in the message you pitch</li> <li>Practice! Speak out loud in front of a mirror</li> <li>First impressions are important, be prepared!</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>"How I Built This" - the Story of Entrepreneurship, Determination &amp; Athena Racing – is a special series on the Drive to Success Podcast. Q&amp;A with Athena Racing's Founder &amp; CEO, Loxley Browne, along with members of the Student Advisory Board, Volunteers &amp; Board Members.</p> <p>Two years ago, a spark ignited that has grown into an award-winning STEM education program. Using a racecar, we teach essential life skills and career development with interactive and creative methods to stimulate curiosity and expose STEM career opportunities.</p> <p>Athena Racing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides free training for young girls in middle school and high school who are interested in discovering career paths in engineering, design, robotics, driving or business in the automotive, motorsport and transportation industries. This is a girls-only program that provides a safe space for young girls to be surrounded by like-minded female students. Additionally, they learn to apply design thinking (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to all aspects of life in an environment where they experience how to learn, to fail, and to persevere.</p> <p>Your Support Fuels Athena Racing</p> <p>DRIVE change</p> <p>DRIVE education</p> <p>DRIVE success</p> <p>Visit AthenaRacing.org to discover more!</p> <p>startup, nonprofit, entrepreneurship, athena racing,