{"id":32555,"date":"2019-03-13T12:36:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T16:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/creator\/?p=32555"},"modified":"2020-03-30T17:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T21:51:02","slug":"the-power-of-a-spontaneous-business-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/business-solutions\/the-power-of-a-spontaneous-business-pitch","title":{"rendered":"The power of a spontaneous business pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like most entrepreneurs, Sarah Martin McConnell is determined. It was determination that led her to start <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicforseniors.org\/\">Music for Seniors<\/a>\u2014a nonprofit that helps fight cognitive decline by bringing live music concerts and classes to the elderly\u2014in 2007 while caring for her mother, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mom was the inspiration for this,\u201d says Martin McConnell, who is a singer-songwriter and as well as a social worker. \u201cI asked if I could bring music and do a sing-along at my mom\u2019s daycare center. I ended up going monthly, and the transformation that happened was amazing. There was such a connection between the seniors and the caregivers and the musicians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the years since, it\u2019s taken determination to build her organization. Martin McConnell convinced other senior centers, one by one, that performances by local musicians could help the elderly connect with their community, improve memory function, and reduce depression. She also had to raise the funds to make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, Martin McConnell applied for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creatorawards.wework.com\/events\/nashville-2018\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WeWork Creator Awards<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;in Nashville, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certain that would lead to the capital needed to expand her small Tennessee nonprofit. When Music for Seniors wasn\u2019t selected, she was undaunted, and determined to at least learn all she could from competitors by attending the event last September.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had my pen and my notebook,\u201d she remembers. \u201cI wanted to be front and center so I could soak it all up.\u201d When WeWork co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann and host Ashton&nbsp;Kutcher invited volunteers from the audience to make an unplanned elevator pitch on stage before the main event, Martin McConnell\u2019s arm shot up before they even finished asking. \u201cThis is my chance!\u201d she thought.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, it was. On the spot, she was awarded $50,000 to fund her goal to triple the organization\u2019s size within a year. At the time, she was thinking Chicago would be Music for Seniors\u2019 next city; the two-person organization had already gotten requests for expansion there. With more research, however, they decided Knoxville, Tennessee, was the better pilot for their expansion. Its proximity to Nashville\u2014180 miles east\u2014will make it easier to train staff and musicians to replicate the successful programs and to build a template for expansion in other cities. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Knoxville Music for Seniors concert will take place in summer 2019, and after that, the pilot will move to Chicago. Beyond that, Music for Seniors has had requests to expand to Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, and San Diego. More than 10,000 people turn 65 every day in the U.S., so there\u2019s a growing population that can benefit from its services. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While other organizations offer music to the elderly\u2014loading Big Band sounds onto an iPod, for example\u2014Music for Seniors is different. Its live music is played by musicians who are compensated for their time. In the last few years, programming has expanded to include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicforseniors.org\/home\/learninglabs\">Learning Labs<\/a>, where seniors can dance or try to play an instrument. To make the program accessible to as many senior communities as possible, Music for Seniors&#8217; program fees are on a sliding scale. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This isn&#8217;t just a shotgun thing,&#8221; Martin McConnell says. &#8220;We&#8217;re in our 12th year because we have taken time and done things strategically. We started with one program, then we added another. And another.&#8221; To date, the group has connected with more than 30,000 seniors at 106 different locations in middle Tennessee. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interaction between clients and musician is a key part of what Martin McConnell believes sets Music for Seniors apart. The organization has formed a research partnership with Vanderbilt University to determine evidence-based outcomes of its work. Such studies would aid the organization in applying for grants as it expands, Martin McConnell says. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having the WeWork name support has been as important as the $50,000 she now refers to as \u201cseed money.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It has shined a national spotlight on us and our potential,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd it\u2019s the reason that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetnamedicare.com\/\">Aetna Medicare Solutions<\/a> is on board as a sponsor.&#8221; The health-care company is now underwriting some of the group\u2019s concerts. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osherfoundation.org\/index.php?olli\">Osher Lifelong Learning Institute<\/a>&nbsp;is another new partner for the organization, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin McConnell is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in talks with <a 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