Gunster tech attorney to judge UM’s entrepreneurship ‘Elevator Pitch’ contest November 20

Gunster attorney Kevin M. Levy will judge the 2013 Elevator Pitch Competition finals on Wednesday, November 20 at the University of Miami.

The competition is presented by UM’s The Launch Pad, a startup initiative that encourages UM students and alumni to start new ventures, bringing entrepreneurs into the local business community as early as possible. Launch Pad November events are designed to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 17-23), an international celebration of innovators and job creators who launch startup companies.

Here are the 2013 winners! Pictured, L to R: Richard Lamondin (Ecosystems Solutions), grand prize winner – community; David Salmon (Salmon Legal), judge; Nestor Villalobos (Elebev), 1st place winner – community; Kevin Levy (Gunster), judge & sponsor; Tyler McIntyre (Direct Care), grand prize winner – student; Ana Sofia Guzman (DotCo Internet), judge; Brian Breslin (Refresh Miami, Infinimedia), judge & sponsor; Joe Morgan, judge; William Silverman (The Launch Pad), director; and Conner Masterson (Jobly), 1st place winner – student. Photo courtesy of The Launch Pad.  

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Congratulations to all Elevator Pitch finalists:

Community Finalists
Elebev Holdings
Earring Gram
EcoSystems
EZDocNow
Bobbi-Toads
Tio Foods
Zazom
WeGrow.co

Student Finalists
Clickix
Jobly
Radical Recliners
Direct Care
Ariel’s English Camp
Monima

For more information, call The Launch Pad at 305-284-2789.