Selected entrepreneurs will each give a four-minute pitch of their business plan to a panel of investor judges in a “Shark Tank” format.  PowerPoint slides are not permitted. Think of it as the proverbial “elevator speech.”

After each pitch, the judges will give detailed feedback and score the business. At the end of the evening, the person with the highest score will receive a $250 cash prize.as well as the opportunity to receive a free Business Readiness Assessment from NEF.

Contestants

• Dan Champoux of GEKOT, providing Comprehensive Alerting Technology for Scooters.
• Austin Chrzanowski of Mind Sprout Box,  providing subscription boxes of creative activities that drive memorable playtime.
• Ayishwariya

 Many entrepreneurial CEOs/ Founders start with a great idea, full of passion and possibility, but as the company grows in people and revenue the chaos begins and what once was passion can become a burden. Our panel of experts will discuss strategies for helping early stage companies manage the chaos, focus on what’s important, and avoid burnout.

Moderator

Lynne Matallana is Founder/President of Community Health Focus, Inc. ™ & CEO of its interactive digital health program for guided self-care, PAIN TOOLS®. As the only personalized, guided bi-directional communication, digital health and human touch chronic pain platform for women, ages 40-75, PAIN TOOLS®, provides the assistance, resources & tools needed to ensure better health outcomes.

Mark Russell is Co-Founder & CEO of CatalystXL, a Michigan company offering 
Cardware, an all-in-one platform that brings together communications, content, and data into a single, intuitive, custom-branded experience. Cardware addresses a fundamental problem that organizations are increasingly facing – the inefficiency of using multiple channels, platforms, tools, and applications, to communicate, interact, and share with colleagues, customers, partners, and suppliers. Cardware creates engaging and easy-to-use experiences, scalable to your company and your industry using a powerful flashcard format to deliver dynamic,

Our first in-person Forum in two years features an engaging speaker and great networking opportunities.

Derrick Redding, CEO. Betterfrost’s solution defrosts and defogs Electric Vehicles’ windshields with 20 times less power than current technology and extends the range of an EV by 38 km in winter.  The system provides high-voltage, pulsed power to the conductive layer inside of windshields. and is based on decades of research at the Dartmouth Ice lab. Betterfrost’s patented system provides only the minimal amount of heat necessary to reach the correct penetration depth to melt the boundary layer of ice for easy removal.

Join our members and celebrate the accomplishments of the startup entrepreneurs being recognized by New Enterprise Forum.

An entrepreneur who has perfected a ten-minute investor pitch with the help of NEF coaches will present their company and take questions from the audience.