Episode 38 - 2018 Selma Business Pitch Contest Recap

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In this episode, I provide a year end wrap of the Selma Business Pitch Contest and Conference. Ceyero Consulting and the Guerrillapreneur Podcast sponsored the Selma Business Contest and Conference. The Selma Business Contest and Conference is an opportunity for Black Belt entrepreneurs and small businesses to pitch their business plans, concepts and actual businesses to compete for prizes and business support. On December 8, 2018, we held the Fifth Annual Selma Business Pitch Contest and Conference. The theme of the conference was "Entrepreneurship, Robotics, and Aviation Technology: The Keys To Revitalizing The Black Belt South." The Keynote speaker at the event was Mr. Sam Ortega, a deputy director with NASA in charge of partnerships. The conference also featured a Real Estate Entrepreneurship panel with several successful property owners including Clyde Richardson, Joe Peterson and Shirley Dawson, broker at Divine Realty LLC (https://www.divinerealtyselma.com). The Pitch contest featured teams from Birmingham, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, Selma, Alabama, Auburn, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia.
The teams that placed at the Selma Business Pitch Contest are listed below.
Second Runner-Up – Jrenee Hair Company based in Birmingham, Alabama. The founder is Natalie Sanders Jones. Jrenee provides unprocessed virgin hair extensions and lace wigs to African American women aged 25-55. Learn more about Jrenee Hair Company at https://www.facebook.com/JReneeHairCompany/
First Runner-Up – Cyber Clipboard based in Atlanta, Georgia. The founder is Bryan Hobbs. Cyber Clipboard is a SaaS company which provides the most efficient way to verify credentials. Helping HR Departments improve on processes by speeding up the verifying of credentials. Learn more about Cyber Clipboard at https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cyber-clipboard
Winner of the 2018 Selma Business Pitch Contest - Snippety Snap, LLC based in Auburn, Georgia. Cofounders are Courtney Haun and Olivia Cook. Snippety Snap is a publicly available camera phone stand and integrated mobile application. Learn more about at https://www.snippetysnap.co/
Thank you to the judges of the 2018 Selma Business Pitch Contest. Mr. Randy Williams is the host of the weekday talk show "Viewpoint" on WHBB. Mr. Williams is also the founder and Managing Editor of the Selma Post Herald and the Selma Post Herald Media Production company. Mrs. Jackie Smith, owner of the Coffee Shoppe and Ms. Chanel Mohone, founder of the Founder/Creator of Your Chicness. Your Chicness is a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blog where the modern woman on the go can get the latest information about fashion, beauty, and more! Learn more about the judges at https://www.ceyero.com/pitch-judges
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