The Launch Pad's First Annual Elevator Pitch Competition was a great experience for everyone involved!

The student grand prize winner was Sean Goldfaden of www.wayfarerworld.com and 1st prize was Christopher Lee Bennett from Oygo Sound.

In the alumnus category, the grand prize winner was Matt Rosenberg of GameJuice and the 1st prize winner was Rodolfo Saccoman from www.MyTherapyJournal.com.

Sponsored by OfficeMax, Christopher And Weisberg, WSI, Carma PR, Twain Creative, and other service firms committed to growing entrepreneurship in South Florida. Over $80,000 in prizes will be distributed between these 4 winners. Yay!!!

We would like to pay tribute to all of our incredible finalists who are making great strides in the real world- where the market will ultimately be the judge.

Student Finalists:
Biscayne Skate Shop, Seth Levy
Oygo Sound, Christopher Bennett
Elemental Stereo, Brett Martin
Wayfarerworld.com, Sean Goldfaden
Bits and Watts, Brian Beers

Alumni Finalists:
BlueTree Marketing, Brian Rechtman
My Therapy Journal, Rodolfo Saccoman
GameJuice, Matt Rosenberg
Miami Fixers, Cindy del Marmol
Oozil, Inc., Lee Epstein

The Finale will take place on Friday, November 20th from 11:30 to 1 pm at the Upper Lounge at the University Center, 1306 Stanford Dr. Coral Gables, FL 33134. Lunch, and excitement, will be provided!

We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this incredible event possible:

OfficeMax
Law Firm of Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
Chad Fabrikant, Carma PR
Jaime Parades, WSI
Twain Creative
Sandor and Susan Lenner, CPA
Jonathan Hilley, The Ascendance Group
Manny Gutierrez, On Location Films & Footage
Noro Moseley Partners