On Saturday November 23, 2013, the College hosted its third annual undergraduate pitch competition and graduate business plan competition. This year’s entries represented the best collection of student business post or at launch we have had, in addition to the usual outstanding ideas. Participants were treated to an inspiring talk by Dr. Asif Naseem, vice president of Oracle. The winners are listed in this article. Go to the Institute for Entrepreneurship web page to view these winning elevator pitches.
GRADUATES:
$5,000 1st place winners: North Coast Medical
Robin Hannum and Jonathan Delauter
$2,500 2nd place winners: FloorZero
Joseph Ajao and Holly Miller
$1,000 3rd place winners: Actus College
Joseph Patag and Brandon Pilzner
UNDERGRADUATES:
$5,000 1st place winners: Carbon Cash
Patrick Schmitz, Bernie Eisbrenner, Patrick McCarthy, and Jon Bauer
$2,500 2nd place winner: Snap Script
Brian Ingle
$1,000 3rd place winner: York Apparel
Joshua York
OTHER FINALISTS
Eightfold Marketing and Creative LLC
Nicholas Stachurski, Brooke Weatherford, Ryan Sundberg, and Steven Van Maele
TurtleCell LLC
Jeremy Lindlbauer, Paul Schrems, Dan Sorgen, and Nick Turnbull
ToU
Garrett Robinson
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNERS ($500)
Pet Spot
Brandon Heins, Dan Etter, Mitch Goodrich, and Fletcher Smith
Move In – Move Out
Kevin Ye and Boon Yau Ooi
Join us in congratulating all our participants this year.