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Nikki-Marie Trivisonno
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2016
  • West Warwick, RI

Nikki-Marie Trivisonno of West Warwick, RI participated in the 2016 Elevator Pitch competition at Champlain College.

2016 Feb 17

Nikki-Marie Trivisonno of West Warwick, RI participated in the 2016 Elevator Pitch competition at Champlain College.

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 three categories of competition are Entrepreneurs, Job/Internship Seekers, and Non-Profit/Social Advocates.

Winners in each category receive $500, second place $300 and third place $100. Support for the the competition is provided by KeyBank.

All academic divisions were represented in the competition, with 38 students from the Stiller School of Business, 10 from the division of Communication and Creative Media, two students from the Education and Human Studies department, eight students from the Information Technology and Sciences department and three graduate students participating.