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ideablitz!

The next ideablitz! competition will be during Fall 2013.

ideablitz! 2012

At the fourth annual ideablitz! competition on November 8, 2012, eleven innovative ideas were pitched by students from across the college to a panel of outside judges. Each student or team had five minutes to present followed by two minutes... of Q&A. Ideas were judged on concept, market need, technological and competitive attributes, pricing, uniqueness, and presentation.
 
The top three winners were:  
 
  • 1st Place ($500.00) – Spencer Birney ’13 with Common Cents
  • 2nd Place ($300.00) – Richie Webb ’16 with Webb’s Warning Brakes
  • 3rd Place ($200.00)– Jacob Vaughan ’16 with AA Ponics

Judges: Scott Altman, Senior Vice President, Raymond James; Dar Caldwell, Founder and Managing Partner of Launchhouse; Daniel Moss, Owner of UnSwing; and Joe Bica, Mayor, City of Ravenna; and Harriet Rubin, author, consultant, and Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.

  ideablitz! 2011

  • 1st place - "Worry Free D.D." - Harrison Dickerhoof '15, Oliver Dickerhoof '12, Christian Dowdy '15, Isaiah Gwynn '14 and Tiffany Shields '12
  • 2nd place - "The Weighted Cleat" - Dario Pelemis '15, Jeff Schofield '15, Jayveer Sodiwal '15 and Kamron Patterson '15
  • 3rd place - "Mifi Menu Software" - Claudia Allen '15, Maryann Frank '14, Elidia Hernandez '15, Kyle Meggas '15 and Curtis Webster '15

Judges: Scott Altman, Managing Director of Wells Fargo Bank Investments; Dar Caldwell, Founder and Managing Partner of Launchhouse; Matt Minarik, President of Hi-Q Group; Daniel Moss, Owner of UnSwing; and Chris Romeo, Owner of Attention to Detail

Read more about the most recent ideablitz! competition.

ideablitz! 2010

  • 1st place - Lisa Bartlette
  • 2nd Place - John Jordan & Karen Ising
  • 3rd place - Allison Steele, Artel Moreira (partnering with Simone Gabriela) & Caitlyn Ruese
  • Honorable Mentions- John Kesegich, Jessica Fross, Michelle Rosenbaum, Corey Trusso & Nana Kwamena Takyi-Micah

Judges: Jennifer (Godwin) McCarty, Senior Account Executive at JWT Action; George Rose, Accounting & Economics Instructor, Retired; Brad Myers, CEO PeopleKeys®

ideablitz! 2009

  • 1st Place – Tiffany Peake
  • 2nd place – Alex Dellas & Jennifer Godwin
  • 3rd Place – Jennifer Warren, Teri Bradshaw & Anthony Morgan
  • Honorable Mentions – Bonnie Brentar, Marc Parker, Tim Isaac& Stephen Dunn

Judges: Stephen Behm, University Hospitals of Cleveland; Barry Conway, Conway Greene; John Dearborn, Jumpstart, Inc.; Robin Harbage, EMB America LLC; Mary Holmes, MKH Consulting

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