Business Plan Competition

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All contestants must submit a preliminary business proposal to lcary@adelphi.edu.

Proposals will be reviewed for innovation and viability. Select participants will move to the finalist round to prepare full-fledged plans.

Contestants present their full-fledged business plan to a panel of judges, showcasing their proposed product or service or solution.

• Location: Ruth S. Harley University Center, Room 113-115
• Time: To be announced

Judges:

• Theodore Massillon, Founder, NOM Media
• Mark & John Cronin, Co-founders, John’s Crazy Socks
• Michael O’Donnell, Clinical Assistant Professor Decision Sciences & Marketing, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

Mentors:

• Bill Gibbons, CFO Netwolf Cyber
• Peter Regina, CEO Netwolf Cyber
• Julija Trosic, Investor, Entrepreneur
• Timo Partanen, Assistant Professor, Management
  Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

Judges:

• Marnie Ives, Owner, Kron Chocolatier
• Zachary Naglieri, Business Analytics Engineer, M13
• Theodore Massillon, Founder, NOM Media
• Michael O’Donnell, Clinical Assistant Professor, Decision Science and Marketing, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

Mentors:

• Scott Meyers, Principal CFO, Sprchrgr
• Bill Gibbons, CFO Netwolf Cyber
• Peter Regina, CEO Netwolf Cyber
• Kris Amplo, Project Manager, J.C. Steel

• John and Mark X. Cronin, founders of John’s Crazy Socks and both EO members. Before the competition began, this father-son team talked to the students about the importance of a purpose-driven business.
• Stephen Cheng, JD, associate attorney with Meyer Suozzi
• Pawneet Abramowski, MBA ‘07, founder of PARC Solutions
• James Reed, founder of AffordablePatio.com and mentor of EO Long Island Accelerator
• Nick Sterlacci ‘19, co-founder of OneDeal
• Zachary Johnson, PhD, founder of ProfVal, an EO member and Willumstad School associate professor of decision sciences and marketing

Lori Cary, director for student success, and Murat Erogul, associate professor of management, were involved throughout the development process. Dr. Erogul provided mentorship, training, and advice to students.

• Matt Tesoriero, Founder of Guac Shop Mexican Grill
• Lisa Marie Meehan, Owner of The Anne Brower School
• Jennifer DeVito, CEO of Evolution Real Estate
• John & Mark X. Cronin, Owners of John’s Crazy Socks
• Steven Cheng, Corporate Associate at Meyer Suozzi
• Eric Alexander, Director & Founder Vision Long Island.

Zachary Johnson, founder of ProfVal and professor), Lori Cary, director for student success, and Murat Erogul, associate professor of management, were involved throughout the development process.

First Place
Caterina Federici, Pablo Ablanedo, Gonzalo Gil De Pereja: The Next Step

Second Place
Alessio Consoli: LeWitt New York

Third Place
Hoang Long (Justin) Le, Merville Sin, Dalia Do, Rosie Vo: StuRent

Best Socially-Responsible Approach
Kyle Stephenson, Aaron Winnegar, Haim Aarbov: EcoPack Solutions

First Place
Casey Recci, Matias Hoyos, Thiago Negrao and Hugo Munoz Reinoso: Campus Trade

Second Place
Alex Campbell: Campbell Postmodern Counseling

Third Place
Thomas Horsley, Marko Jovanovic and Viktor Hockl: GlobalLink Corp

Best Socially-Responsible Approach
Kristen Flores: Voice to Vision

First Place
Monish Churaman and Amita Radakichenane: SmileLab Printing Technologies

Second Place
Ashley Zingale: Money Moving Up

Third Place and Best Socially-Responsible Approach
Gloria Gantt: Better Health Connects

First Place & Environmental, Social and Governance
Kayla Strayhorn: BU Rooftop Farming

Second Place
Shuriz Hishmeh ’21: Black Soldier Fly Composting

Third Place
Ruiqin Fu: Boom I Rang

First Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Zameena Jivraj: Healthspace

Second Place
Eric Meirs & Yuleidy Baez: EcoDines

Third Place
Yuanmeng Wang & Nadia Khan: A Light in the Alley

First Place 
Abie Rawad Akhand: Eden Your Garden of Services

Second Place
Elena Garcia: Maven Media

Third Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Samrat Malik: Auto Fire Hazard Control System

First Place
Chitralekha (Pooja) Kar ’18: Garden of Green

Second Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Sarah Ferraro and Sonia Melendez: BitBox Fashion

Third Place 
Ismael Voltaire: Volt Fit Technologies

First Place
Ismael Voltaire: TradeBookz

Second Place
Stefani Kusterbeck: Tryst Cigar Lounge

Third Place
Eric Boehning: Long Beach Body Art