A little more info on Kasten Spethmann

Areas of Expertise:

•High level Connector

•Marketing Specialist

•Business Strategy

•Investor Relations

•Business Development

Kasten Spethmann is a high-level business strategist who provides clients with a variety of business planning services. She has extensive experience advising growing companies how to refine their business plans and become well-positioned to attract investors. Kasten enjoys a large network of market contacts and has secured entry into various markets for many of her clients. Tongue in cheek, Kasten observes that she gets paid not for what she knows, but for who she knows.

“Some people like to keep all their different circles separate, but to Connectors, such a feeling of connectedness is what the makes the world go round.” –Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point

Background:

Kasten Spethmann established DAOTA Connecting in 2003, bringing together her entrepreneurial background and her native abilities to connect ideas with action, start-ups with investors and above all, creative people with those of like mind.

Kasten’s networking extends beyond the usual outposts of business. Along with her role as consultant to a diverse client base, which ranges from telecommunications to the food industry to franchise holders, Kasten acted as a mentor for students at the University of Portland’s Center for Entrepreneurship. In that role she provided advice, contacts and support while guiding students through the challenges of starting businesses.

Kasten, a a resident of Phoenix Arizona, holds a Psychology degree from University of Portland. A minor in Business—and the highly practical lessons learned while supporting herself during four years of global traveling and windsurfing—further fueled Kasten’s conviction that her calling is the guiding of successful business ventures; delivering creative, original work for clients with the highest of expectations.

Clients rely on Kasten for a comprehensive set of services, including the coaching on cogent business plans; development of marketing strategies; feasibility studies, partnership guidance and networking support. From the set-up of financial statements for a new business to thoughtful exit strategies, Kasten Spethmann offers her clients the energetic, forward-thinking support they should expect from a business development specialist.

Check out Kasten's other sites:

www.kasteva.com

www.perfectyourpitch.com