Congratulations 2024 Pitch Winners
The winners of our 2024 Pitch Competition stood out for their innovative ideas, compelling presentation skills, and clear market potential. The first-place winner Taylor King Procaffeinated CoffeeHouse impressed the judges with her disruptive solution to a long standing problem, demonstrating a deep understanding of her target audience and a scalable business model. The second-place winner Lecretia Akines DDC Wraps captivated the judges with her passion, creativity, and feasibility of her concept, showing great potential for future growth and impact. The third place winner Rabecca Gaspard Rabecca Ann Artistry showcased a well-research product with a strong value proposition, backed by a solid go-to market strategy. Overall, these three winners embody the essence of entrepreneurship: vision, execution, and impact.
For more information about all ten finalists, please visit our webpage: www.sunshineenterprises.com/2024-pitch-competition
1st Place - Taylor King with
Procaffeinated CoffeeHouse
2nd Place - Lecretia Akines with
DDC Wraps
3rd Place - Rabecca Gaspard with
Rabecca Ann Artistry
we would like to Thank BMO U.S. for hosting our event at their beautiful building on Canal Street.
And... thank you to the following people who graciously lended their expertice to judge our competition:
- Ronald Milsap, Director of Zero Barriers to Business Banking, BMO
- Eleonora Gatta, Sr Associate Director, New Program Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Chicago Biomedical Consortium
- Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward Alderwoman
- Carlas Gilbert, Founder of The Prince Realty Group and Executive Director of Woodlawn Diversity in Austin Peoples Action Center
- Vincent Williams, CEO JV Williams Consulting Group