{"id":206893,"date":"2018-05-07T10:53:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T14:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/entrepreneur\/?p=206893"},"modified":"2022-02-17T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:49:52","slug":"winners-ecstatic-in-80000-bulbhead-com-student-pitch-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/entrepreneur\/2018\/05\/07\/winners-ecstatic-in-80000-bulbhead-com-student-pitch-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners ecstatic in $80,000 BulbHead.com student pitch contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three student teams from Montclair State are celebrating after winning $80,000 in prize money in the BulbHead Inventors Day for Aspiring Entrepreneurs annual contest<\/a> held May 2 at the university’s conference center.<\/p>\n

The contest is generously funded by alumnus AJ Khubani, founder and CEO of BulbHead.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Students
The three winning teams, with the finals judges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The winning teams were:<\/p>\n

First place for $50,000: Wheatpaste, a community engagement app, with George Garcia, a senior Entrepreneurship major<\/a>; Matthew Szot, a senior Applied Nutrition major and Entrepreneurship minor<\/a>; and Jacob Gilbert, a junior Psychology major and Entrepreneurship minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Second place for $20,000: Eatree, makers of a vegetarian burger with sights on launching a healthy fast-food chain, with Visual Communication Design majors Lauren Wisnewski, a senior, and junior Sarah DiPirro; Visual Arts junior Lauren Green; and Bailey Capra, junior Exercise Science major.<\/p>\n

Third place for $10,000: Culture, a clothing company that will create opportunities for the workers making the garments, with Kent Daniel, a senior Management major, and Sasha Mejia-Rivas, junior Fine Arts, Photography major. Both students are pursuing the Entrepreneurship minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At each prize level, team members will share 20 percent of the award, with the remaining 80 percent to be invested in the startup venture under the coaching of the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View photos<\/a> from the contest’s finals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read about the BulbHead contest in stories by ROI-NJ<\/a> and Montclair State<\/a> and the university’s magazine<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The judges for the contest were:<\/p>\n

FINALS:
\nAJ Khubani<\/a>, founder and CEO of BulbHead.com
\nKim Wales<\/a>, founder and CEO of Wales Capital
\nTracy Doyle<\/a>, president and CEO, Phoenix Marketing Solutions
\nDennis Bone<\/a>, director of Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

\"Photo
The finals judges from left: Dennis Bone, Kim Wales, Tracy Doyle and AJ Khubani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SEMI-FINALS:
\nClark Lagemann<\/a>, cofounder of MedPro Wellness
\nGuy Falzarano<\/a>, founder and CEO of Lightbridge Franchise Company
\nHakika DuBose<\/a>, owner of Kika Stretch Studios
\nDavid Segura<\/a>, angel investor and founder of Giant Media<\/p>\n

\"Four
Semi-finals judges from left: Guy Falzarano, Hakika DuBose, Clark Lagemann and David Segura.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The contest’s master of ceremonies was Anthony “Sully” Sullivan, pitchman for OxiClean and more.<\/p>\n

\"Anthony
The event’s MC, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan, pitchman for OxiClean, asks a question during the contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For updates on the contest, and info how to participate in the future, visit our pitch competition page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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