2011 Elevator Pitch Winners

The inaugural Springboard Elevator Pitch Competition welcomed a packed room during its live final round, during which ten business ideas were pitched to a panel of judges in the presence of the audience. Six prizes were awarded to individual and team contestants, with the top team taking home $1500 for their winning pitch.

Congratulations to these winners of the 2011 Springboard Elevator Pitch competition:

Grand Prize ($1,500)
Campuzon
Karsten Goodman & Courtney Martin

Second Place ($750)
Double Impact Socks
Eldad Campbell & EJ Johnson 

Third Place ($250)
Nascent
Nigel Bosch 

Best Presentation Award ($250)
Misfortune Cookies
Robby Wiginton 

Social Entrepreneurship Award ($250)
Red Thread Movement
Brittany Partridge & Samantha Sutherland

Audience Choice Award ($250)
Double Impact Socks
Eldad Campbell & EJ Johnson

Finalists

• Campuzon (Karston Goodman and Courtney Martin)
• Decked Out (Brionna Sherer and Marcy Thorn)
• Double Impact Socks (Eldad Campbell and EJ Johnson)
• Heaven Inspired Hands (Laura Kaminsky)
• M.Y.O.P. Restaurant (Carlee Finkelstein)
• Nascent (Nigel Bosch)
• Race Track Tarp (Brian Patterson and Jeremy Harrington)
• Red Thread Movement (Brittany Partridge and Samantha Sutherland)
• Rock and Trail (Asa Kusuma and Tim Johnston)
• Virtual Exchange Accelerator (Levi Ritchie and Evan Whyte)