Providing classes, workshops, and seminars for educational or entertainment purposes in the field of communication and persuasion skills in general and, in particular, in connection with the value of startup businesses for the purpose of obtaining funding, support and other resources; designing, organizing, and producing workshops, seminars, lectures, conferences and academic courses of study for the general public at the undergraduate and graduate levels; designing, organizing, and producing workshops, courses, lectures, tutorials, and training and mentoring programs in the field of persuasive communication, including specifically corporate workshops on persuasion and pitches intended to raise funding for startup businesses; providing interviews and live appearances by business communications experts in the field of persuasive communication skills for radio, television and internet media for educational and entertainment purposes; organizing and producing programs such as lectures, workshops, debates, and panel discussions in the field of persuasive communication skills, including specifically pitches intended to raise funding for startup businesses