The Presentation Company was founded by Janine Kurnoff and Lee Lazarus, two sisters with a passion for helping people learn to become world-class presenters

Our Story

Janine Kurnoff has always had a passion for helping people tell their stories through a medium they use all the time – presentations. In fact, when Janine was pursuing her MBA, she quickly noticed that her classmates struggled to communicate their ideas using PowerPoint. Her classmates and professors noticed her presentations as well, as they were clear, visually engaging and always told a story. Everyone wanted in – and soon she was asked to develop a class to share her approach. It happened again when Janine joined Yahoo! Inc. in global sales training. Her impromptu “Lunch and Learn” sessions were an instant success among the sales and marketing teams, and word was spreading fast. She founded The Presentation Company (TPC) in 2001.

Janine’s sister, Lee Lazarus, joined her at The Presentation Company in 2002 after being convinced that together they could change the way business presentations are created. Lee had spent years developing the branding, marketing communication, and PR strategy for two of the fastest-growing Internet and telecommunications market-research firms in Silicon Valley. As head of media relations, she understood the importance of translating mounds of data and information into clear and concise messages.

The World Takes Notice

With Janine in charge of global training and Lee overseeing sales and marketing, The Presentation Company, along with its top-notch staff, train and consult with some of the world’s top corporations, including Nestle, T-Mobile, Marriott, Facebook, Accenture, McDonald's and Boston Scientific.

Its mission is to help people – regardless of their roles – create captivating and results-oriented presentations. TPC’s workshops provide innovative visual storytelling and data visualization solutions that address the top presentation challenges: clearly communicating the value of your message and inspiring business conversations that drive people to action.

A Unique Culture

As self-avowed “sister-preneurs,” Lee Lazarus and Janine Kurnoff have invested nearly 20 years in developing a company culture that cherishes personal life as seriously as it values business life. In this vein, they have recruited the best talent who, like them, choose to live, not just preach, their core values. Through these values, they have become the trusted advisors whom their clients rely on today. 

Our Approach

We transform teams at the world’s top brands from data collectors into strategic communicators, and we understand that people learn best by doing – not by being lectured to. TPC’s workshops are hands on and highly experiential, with interactive exercises, coaching, and instant feedback. Participants learn and reinforce new skills in the moment, either by transforming existing presentations or creating new visual stories during the workshop.

The result? Talented businesspeople are able to move their careers forward and gain recognition as confident, persuasive, and memorable presenters – ones executives and key stakeholders want to make time for. 

Our Promise

• Simple Visual Storytelling: Going beyond theory with practical, easy-to-apply methods
• Presentation Toolkits: Jumpstarting visual thinking with "grab-and-go" pre-made layouts and resources that provide inspiration
• Flexible Delivery Models: Offering training that’s face to face, virtual, or digital on-demand 
• Customized Workshops: Infusing your voice and brand into your business narrative
• Technological Expertise: Understanding today’s presentation technologies to speed up development