PITCH NIGHT VIRTUAL SHOWCASE A HIT!
Despite some technical challenges the Pitch Night Virtual Showcase was a hit with nearly 200 live viewers and close to 2,000 video views since the event first streamed live on May 29th. Viewers were treated to five pitch videos and updates from three of this year's Business Accelerator Teams. This year's businesses are both product and service based. They are marketed toward local households, families with children, high school students, college students and young adults. We look forward to seeing what they accomplish in the year ahead. If you would like to learn more or to support any of these businesses visit lfhsfoundation.org.
5 TEAMS ARE MOVING ON & ALL
 WALKED AWAY WITH START UP MONEY
AWARDS, PRIZE FUNDING, DONATIONS & INVESTMENT PLEDGES
AWARDED
BEST PITCH
$3K Prize Funding
$375 in additional donations & pledges

The Shondum is a clear silicon shoe cover that protects your shoes from getting dirty while adding a fashion statement to your outfit (we market it as a condom for your shoes).

Team Members
Erin Earls
William Rourke
Harrison Hodgkins
Phillip Schmider

Instagram
Facebook
Website
AWARDED FOUNDATION CUP
$3K Prize Funding
$300 in additional donations & pledges

BoxU provides a subscription-based hygiene care package service to college students while they are away from home. Our service is practical and convenient as it saves students money, precious time and energy.

Team Members
Josca Schabacker
Finn Casey
Jacob McEvoy
Jan Kubata

Facebook  
Website 
$2K Prize Funding
$250 in additional donations & pledges

Big 2 Little Sports is a group of 5 students who created a business in the business incubator program at LFHS. We offer coaching and athletic mentoring orchestrated by current high school varsity athletes at a valuable price, to kids ages 6-13.

Team Members
Brody Hender
Avery Rob
Mary McKendry
Henry Pickus
Michael Porter

Facebook
Website
$2K Prize Funding
$3,150 in additional donations & pledges

CampusCentral is a one-to-one video conferencing service where high schoolers can gain authentic insights from college students at the schools they are looking at to get the right college fit.

Team Members
William Elliott
Yana Savitsky
Kylie Kowalski
Richard Hoskin
Coleman Kefelda


Instagram
Facebook
Website


$3250 in donations & pledges

Gofer is a locally-focused household task and errand completion service.

Team Members
Caroline Speed
Bradley Norkus
Luke Andreesen
Sara Reynolds
Andrew Schwan






INVESTORS WELCOME!!
Do you have an interest in supporting these entrepreneurs? Investors should fill out & submit the form below.
APPRECIATION FOR OUR 2019-20 SPONSORS
SCENES FROM THE PITCHES
To view the pitches visit our second streaming link https://youtu.be/iu_CKoUxa9Y.

To view the first 20 min of the event visit our first streaming link   https://youtu.be/aHFdOTLF9Pw .
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GRATITUDE FOR OUR 2019-20 VOLUNTEERS
Our Volunteers . . .

All of this year's Business Incubator volunteers were recruited and managed by LFHS Foundation Business Incubator Vice Chair Rich Chun, Co-Chair Pete Clemens and Pitch Coordinator, Cindy Kuchman. They have worked tirelessly to support the Business Incubator and to pivot Pitch Night to a Virtual Showcase this year.
2019-20 Mentors

Hal Davis
Owner 
Collision Solution

Tom Condon
Managed Services Practice
Pre-Sales at EY

Shawn Folkes
Marketing Director
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

John Gescheidle
Partner
Food Service Safe

John F Johnson
Retired
Board Member
Ralph J Smith Foundation

Mark Knipfer
Chief Operations Officer
Zurich North America

Jim Kuehnle
President
Clover’s Garden Center LLC

Corbett Lamb
Founder & CEO
Inneraction Communications & 
Fresh Green Light
Susan Milanek
President
GEM Financial Advisors, Inc.

France Pitera
Chair, Strategic Committee
Gateway Foundation

Mike Obiala
Financial Services Executive

Michael Reinhardt
Wealth Management Advisor,
Senior Vice President
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Bryan Rupprecht
Managing Director
Head of Heathcare
Midcap Financial

Doug Warren
Faculty
Lake Forest Graduate
School of Management

We are extremely grateful to all of our coaches, mentors, and judges! The Business Incubator experience would not be possible without you.

2019-20 Coaches

Mark W. Allen
Owner / President / CEO
CPS (Computer Power Systems, LLC)

Catherine Driscoll 
President/Owner
RED Communications, LLC

Jennifer Gattari
Senior Director, On Market Strategy 
Pfizer

Tim Hender, CFP®
Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual

Corey Holmer 
Educational Technologist
Lake Forest High School

Tom Horan
Senior Director, Cloud and Managed Services Sales
Meridian IT, Inc.

Corbett Lamb
Founder & CEO
Inneraction Communications &
Fresh Green Light

Bill Martin 
Head of AI in R&D Information Research,
Senior Principal Data Scientist
AbbVie

Michael Obiala
Financial Services Executive

Doug Warren
Faculty 
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

MVP & Academic
Pitch Judges

 Pam Bellner
General Counsel
Catalytic, Inc.

Sally Davis
Attorney
SC Johnson

Sean Leahy
Director of Sales
American Hotel Register

Jay Lenstrom
Partner
theBench.us

Alice LeVert
Senior Client Executive 
Media | Entertainment | Technology | Strategic Accounts
Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Steven Whittington
Founder and CEO
LifeWorking CoWorking
Apply NOW to be a Coach or Mentor 
for the 2020-21 school year!
"I have been involved in the LFHS Business Incubator since launch. As a coach of the pricing module, I leave the classroom inspired and energized!"
~ Jenny Gattari, Senior Director Hospital Business Unit, Portfolio Network Planning, Pfizer Inc.
Want to hear from some of this year's volunteers? Check out this video!
The LFHS Business Incubator program is always looking for committed community members, engaging business leaders, and enthusiastic entrepreneurs to help guide and mentor our students through the process of developing and implementing their business plans. Learn more.
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