Congratulations to the winners of the Elevator Pitch Competition and Business Plan Competition held today! The competitions, organized by the Center for Entrepreneurship as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, were open to all Boise State University students. Awards were $250 for First Place, $100 for Second, and $50 for Third in the Undergraduate and Graduate divisions of both competitions.
Elevator Pitch Competition
Undergraduate Winners:
- First Place: Trevor Shepard for Green Light Scheduling
- Second Place: Tyler Casperson and Tim Smith for Mouth Brush
- Third Place: Mariel Donoso, Kent Ownings, Lupe Gonzales, and Dustin Atkins for Instint
Graduate Winners:
- First Place: David Rush for WAW Green Ammonia
- Second Place: Kristin Bierle for Alzar School
- Third Place: Siddarth Dhanasekaran for Palmistry
Business Plan Competition
Undergraduate Winners:
- First Place: Shawn Phillips, Brittany Reed, Steven Schrader, and Alisher Siddikov for MyRoadTrip.com
- Second Place: Rachael Garner, Tyler Casperson, Ryan Underdahl, Timothy Smith, and Paul Greenfield for The Ledge
- Third Place: Jennifer Orr, Matt Jost, and Chase Lowther for BBL Built-in Bike Light
Graduate Winners:
- First Place: Michelle Sabick, Lisa Laajala, Mike Mercil, and Sara Gomez for Innovative Cardiology
- Second Place: Tim Perry, Jane Reed, Elizabeth Pearson, and Igor Zagorskiy for Accumulus
- Third Place: Andrew Smyth, Dean Hahn, Ellie Reese, and Thomas Shoeck for Scratch X
The Competitions and prizes were made possible through the generous sponsorship of Key Bank and United Heritage Insurance.