About Marc Fest

Marc Fest
Clients consistently praise Marc Fest’s Elevator Speech Training with comments such as “total game-changing work” and “seriously one of the best trainings I have ever received” (browse the over 500 similar testimonials below). Marc helps professionals excel in fundraising, partnership building, idea pitching, and other goals. He is the founder of ElevatorSpeechTraining.com, a communications consultancy, MessageHouse.org, a messaging toolkit, and Elvay, an AI-powered Elevator Speech Training tool. He is a former vice president of communications for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the New World Symphony. He is the author of several books, including “Elevator Speech Training,” and “The Message House Method.” When not coaching clients, he enjoys posting occasional short stories about his Everglades farm life at www.mf.ly.