About

Life’s a pitch.

The ability to communicate and connect is critical in securing support for an idea or project.

(Toronto Screenwriting Conference)

What if there was a way to understand the Decision Maker’s process to build the best pitch possible?

(IDM/WIFT-T workshop – photo courtesy L. Januska)

The Optimal Pitch is unique in providing insights from the Decision Maker’s perspective.  Kevin provides practical tips & techniques on how to build and deliver a concise and persuasive pitch.

(Banff World Media Festival)
  • What exactly goes into an effective pitch?

  • What are the components of a killer elevator pitch?

  • How do you make your pitch strong, polished & concise?

Courtesy Denise Oliver
(Women Drawn Together)

One-on-One Coaching (via Zoom) is also available if you have an important pitch that you need to crush.  Clients have successfully pitched Apple, Amazon, Hulu, Netflix & YouTube.

(Banff World Media Festival)

Recent engagements:

  • Whistler Film Festival – “Power Pitch” workshop

  • Western Accelerator – Western University – masterclass

  • Yellowknife International Film Festival – masterclass

  • Women in Film & Television – Toronto – webinar, masterclass & workshop

  • Youth Media Alliance – webinar

  • Edmonton Screen Industries Office – workshop

  • Directors Guild of Canada – workshop

  • Ontario Creates/WIFT-T Interactive Digital Media Fund Futures – workshop

  • Screen Nova Scotia – workshop

  • Women in Film & Television – Toronto – masterclass

  • The Banff World Media Festival – masterclass

  • The Toronto Screenwriting Conference – masterclass

(Women in Film & Television)

Webinars, workshops and one-on-one coaching can be conducted remotely with online tools (e.g. Zoom, Cisco Webex).

“The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.”  (Aristotle)