St. Thomas students and faculty are invited to attend the Fowler Business Concept Challenge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in Schulze Hall auditorium. The winning teams will walk away with $39,000 in scholarships!
The challenge gives students the opportunity to develop a business concept that has the potential to become a viable high-growth business. This year, there were 66 submissions to the Fowler Business Concept Challenge, and the quality of submissions was outstanding. The judges had a tough time narrowing down the 32 semifinalist teams (16 undergraduate and 16 graduate).
The semifinalists are:
Undergraduate Division
- Superhero Simulation Service: Jesse Stone and Mariann Kukielka
- One Music Portal: Joseph Famalette
- FISH Minnesota and Wisconsin (Web and Mobile App): Tony Trulen
- Cordz: Melena Nelson, Alyssa Friedrich and Derek Donnelly
- CabFair: Grant Spanier and Austin Nash
- The Pink Bow City Fashion Truck: Keona Tranby
- The Ultimate French Fry: Anthony Kasper, Sammy Kevitt and Brian Richardson
- Child Trackers: Zack Julian Guilbeault, Brandon Hale and Matthew Arlien
- Sleeper Hoodie: Kyle Andrews and Michael Farris
- Shoreline Solutions: Thomas Lecy
- Imperative Statistics: Stuart Lombardo and Robert Harrell
- DormBox: Luke Dewall
- ConnecTherapy: Dennis Gisch, Jacob Rocheford and Benjamin Bloomquist
- Xtreme Pics: Jeremy Patterson and Mark David
- Widget Wah!: Michael Orth and Collin Kearney
- Hop-on.com: Callan Faulkner, Laura Engel and Abraham Jungbauer
Graduate Division
- Early Warning Security: Evan Gaustad and Suwarat Gaustad
- UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SERVICES: Kristine Arneson
- Door Alarm: Joseph Smith
- See Sprout: Daniel Kolar
- Watchtower Security: Christopher Emerson
- Pelican: Vitaly Demin
- Dynamic Tablet Docking Station: Brian Strauss
- Social Renting: Kevin McDonald
- Art Space: Kasey R. Grams and Jennifer Victor-Larsen
- Fro-Yo-To-Go: Nathan Kalkwarf
- SmartPark: David Berglund
- Mill City Throw Down: Nell Benson
- The Learning Cycle: Brian Zeuli
- Coach: Aaron Engler
- Party Pops: Sarah Klaas
- Crowd Digs: Matt Joyce
For more information visit the Fowler Business Concept Challenge website.
