Lead with Confidence: Executive Presence & Influence in the Age of AI

Join us for a dynamic 90-minute workshop designed to elevate your leadership, refine your communication skills, and help you command the room with confidence.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the ability to project authority, inspire trust, and communicate with clarity is a game-changer. Whether you're pitching investors, leading a team, or stepping into the C-suite, your executive presence shapes how others perceive you and determines your ability to influence key decisions.

This interactive session will equip you with proven strategies to enhance your leadership presence, structure compelling messages, and project confidence in high-stakes conversations.

Bonus: Selected participants will have the opportunity to present and receive direct, personalized feedback to sharpen their skills in real time.

The Art of Executive Presence – Learn how to project confidence, credibility, and authenticity in any professional setting, from boardrooms to high-stakes negotiations.

Mastering Investor & Leadership Conversations – Discover how to communicate with clarity and precision, ensuring your message resonates with stakeholders, investors, and executive teams.

Building Connection & Influence – Effective leaders don’t just speak; they connect. Learn techniques to foster trust, engage your audience, and leave a lasting impact.

High-Stakes Communication Strategies – Navigate difficult conversations, answer tough questions with poise, and handle pressure like a seasoned executive.

Practical Post-Workshop Exercises – Continue honing your skills with targeted exercises designed to reinforce your learning and boost your leadership presence.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, or team leader, this workshop will empower you with the skills to step up, own the room, and inspire action.

Secure your spot today!

• ​5:30 - 6:00 PM – Welcome
• 6:00 - 6:30 PM - Networking / Startup Showcase
• ​6:30 - 8:00 PM – Design Workshop
• ​​​8:00 - 8:30 – Networking / Audience Feedback

TEAMCAL AI: TEAMCAL AI is an AI-powered team scheduling platform, built to simplify coordination with third parties, across companies, teams across time zones, and applications—effortlessly. Learn about Digital Assistants.

Scheduling Challenges? Book a demo

​​: VC Nest is an exclusive hub centrally located in downtown Palo Alto, designed for venture capitalists and portfolio startups to thrive. Our state-of-the-art space provides the perfect environment for innovation, collaboration, and growth

Gina Grahame is an award-winning speaker and executive communication coach.  

Gina teaches Executive Presence & Influence to Google and is a communication coach  and adjunct lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In her business, she  has helped thousands of high-performing professionals of different titles, disciplines,  genders, and cultural backgrounds to develop their own unique executive presence,  voice, and leadership style – supercharging the potential of individuals, teams, and  organizations. 

Gina’s UVP as a communication coach is rooted in her unique history; in B2B sales, from auto manufacturing in the Midwest to industry leading organizations in Silicon Valley and  New York. Gina also worked as an actor, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. 

More about Gina

Gina’s extraordinary insight into the role of gender in communication is rooted in having  been male for the first 29 years of her life, and then as her authentic female self for the  25+ years since. Along the way, Gina won national and international awards for  persuasive speaking; first when she was male, and then again when female. 

Her clients include The Google School of Leadership, Stanford Graduate School of  Business, Kirkland & Ellis, Bank of America, Pacific Gas & Electric, and industry leading  organizations across verticals. Gina is a member of the National Speakers Association,  the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the GGBA - San Francisco’s  LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and MENSA. 

-------------------------

Event Photographer - Iryna Novosyolova Learn more here capturedbyiryna

Join us as a Volunteer.

Host or Publisher Igniter: Stanford Entrepreneurs & Silicon Valley Founders