- Accounting
- Class of 2016
- New Hartford, CT
Katelyn Michell of New Hartford, CT was a winner of the 2016 Champlain College Elevator Pitch Competition.
2016 Mar 21
Katelyn Michell of New Hartford, CT was a winner of the 2016 Champlain College Elevator Pitch Competition. The contest, which is put on by Champlain College's Build Your Own Business (BYOBiz) Program, Career Services, the Center for Service & Civic Engagement, and the Office of Advancement, requires students to give a 90-second "pitch" about a business idea to an executive (who is known as "the suit") as they ride together in a fictional elevator. The competition, which took place on March 1, featured a total 18 finalists competing in three categories.
Winners By Category:
Nonprofit/Social Advocate
1st: Shaniah Bartlett
2nd: Joshua Miller
3rd: Morandah Garrett
Audience Favorite: Morandah Garrett
Job/Internship Seeker
1st: Bernie Smigel
2nd: Katelyn Michell
3rd: Ryan Shelley
Audience Favorite: Katelyn Michell
Entrepreneur
1st: Aaron Millet
2nd: Augie Stevens
3rd: Anthony Vultaggio
Audience Favorite: Augie Stevens