MICHael quinn, founder
Today’s B2B pitch teams and leaders have to work smarter, often collaborating remotely and with people from diverse backgrounds. We help them to win more often by updating their behavior together in a limited timeframe.
After 20 years of pitching for new business, on-staff and as an agency founder, Michael brings practical skills, true stories and in-depth research to help teams project the chemistry and trustworthiness top decision-makers require.
Michael co-founded cYclops, a commercial production company with photographer, Albert Watson. He learned the ropes of pitching digital marketing services and product innovation at MVBMS, Reuters.com and TBWA in Hong Kong where he was Interactive Director. Most recently with CreativeFeed, Michael built the agency by training employees from disparate backgrounds to win new business pitches together in PR, social media, digital marketing and production.
Michael is also the faculty facilitator of pitch training for the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and its membership of over 600 companies and 25,000 brands. He hosts the podcast “Own The Room”, a series of interviews with top executives about what they wish people would do more often (or avoid altogether) in pitches to them, and is a 2020 contributor to the Harvard Business Review.
Owen Horsley, director, royal shakespeare company
Owen rivets audiences around the world by staging and mentoring a diverse range of talent, from local students and non-professionals to globally famous celebrities. His remarkable success as an international theatre director is a result of the supportive environments he creates and his skill staging winning narratives by teams with different skill levels, experience and cultural backgrounds.
Kirsty Woodward
Kirsty has worked extensively within British theatre, performing with companies such as Kneehigh Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is an associate teaching artist of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and Bard City, New York.
TOM COSTELLO, DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY, THE FLEA, PIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY
Tom is a director/writer who also teaches acting, working with students from all walks of life. He has a background in performance and has studied at NYU and at the FAMU film school in Prague. His mission in his work is to broaden our understanding of humanity through immediate and arresting stories and performances.