Congratulations to Sarah Jane, Winner of The Elevator Pitch

By startupprincess | Published September 28, 2008

sarah jane sarah jane studiosOne of the highlights of Touchpoint was seeing the 5 Finalists (Zoom Concierge, Heroes in Training, Baby Bam, and Captrappers) pitch at the end. Each of the businesses presented were impressive and ought to be congratulated for their courage and excellent preparation. The scoring was 70% by a team of judges-Gary Rhoads, The Director for the Center of Entrepreneurship at BYU, Brock Blake, The CEO of Funding Universe and sponsor of the competition and Fraser Nelson of VAST a private investment fund created by women for women owned businesses with over $5M in revenues, the attendees also voted, 30% of the total score. We used Pulse Interactive Media to do the touchpad scoring.

Sarah Jane of Sarah Jane Studios was “crowned” winner! We’re excited for her. Sarah will receive $1000 in mentoring and services from Funding Universe, a new Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer and $100 in ink, a ticket to our Retreat in November, a feature in Launch Magazine, and a sweet tiny glass tiara from Drooz Studio

All finalists received a gift from Tara Starling of Anastasia’s Attic at Gardner Village, 1 hour of mentoring from Startup Princess, and an ebook of How to Make Money in your Pajamas by Sarah Lewis.

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7 Responses to “Congratulations to Sarah Jane, Winner of The Elevator Pitch”

  1. sarahbray on September 29th, 2008 10:07 am

    Congratulations, Sarah Jane!

  2. Michelle McCullough on September 29th, 2008 10:18 am

    I loved hearing all of the finalists. Great ideas, great women and congratulations to Sarah Jane.

  3. Anna on September 30th, 2008 1:27 am

    Well done Sarah Jane! Congratualations on your win. How exciting for you!

  4. kelly rightsell on October 1st, 2008 12:55 pm

    Congratulations Sarah Jane! I am not surprised AT ALL that you won! You are SO talented . Keep up the good work! Kelly

  5. sarah jane on October 1st, 2008 1:53 pm

    Thanks you guys! It was all rather intimidating being up next to all these INCREDIBLE women with BRILLIANT ideas! But it was a great experience! Thanks again!

    sarah janes last blog post…The Art of Business.

  6. Jamie Lentzner on October 2nd, 2008 5:25 pm

    Woo hoo – congratulations, you need to toot your horn more often! Congrats – that is a huge accomplilshment, elevator pitches are tough. So is (for me) staying under a certain word count….but you knew that. :) .

    All my best – you go girl!

    Jamie Lentzners last blog post…How Wholesale Businesses Get Paid

  7. Mothers With Style on September 25th, 2009 9:03 pm

    [...] written about her in Design This Design That magazine; she just barely won a huge contest at Startup Princess…you get the idea. (and she only opened her shop up one short year [...]

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