![]() ![]() The competition's grand prize is $1,000, with $500 and $250 prizes for second and third place, and a $100 prize for the fan favorite. The company has a net worth of more than 4.5 million. Gallant invests in offering stem cell storage plans for dogs, cats, and horses. The company works in conjunction with veterinarians to offer stem cell banking for pets for future use in case the pet encounters any common health issue. The event will be hosted by Judson senior communication major Jennifer Dotson. Gallant specializes in stem cell therapy for dogs. Attendees will have the opportunity to win raffle prizes including a free hotel stay and tickets to the Chicago Auto Show a basket featuring writings from past World Leaders Forum speakers as well as two World Leaders Forum tickets, and gift cards from BleuRoot and Craft Donuts. Weather permitting, there will be a mini auto show from 6 to 7 p.m. The competition won't be strictly about business ideas only. Patricia Szpekowski, president of PR Strategies & Communication at PmS Advertising in Elgin, which is a full-service advertising agency and public relations firm she founded in 1987. The Gallant team is a collective of respected veterinarians, scientists, and some unbelievably dedicated entrepreneurs. Jennifer graduated with a major in Entrepreneurship from Bradley University in 2011. Jennifer Kendzior, recruiter at Thrivent Financial, sponsor of the contest prizes this year. ![]() Marquardt Buick - GMC is the host of the mini auto show prior to the event, weather permitting. Krak is also the founder and visionary for RocHaus, a live music venue in West Dundee, Ill.ĭan Marquardt, co-owner of Marquardt Buick-GMC in Barrington and serves on the board of directors for the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. Gallant is one of Crain's top privately held companies for several years and voted one of Chicago's Best and Brightest companies for three years in a row. Kevin Krak, president and CEO of Gallant Building Solutions, a 70-year-old construction and maintenance services provider. Their projects will be carefully scrutinized by a panel of judges that include: The business mentors included Ben Glunz from Anguleris Technologies, Blaine Bontempo from Calibre Coffee, Rob Umlauf from Thrivent Financial, and Donna Impala. Senior Nathanael DeLong of Mendota, Ill., and his idea for MicroPHONE.īusiness mentors helped prepare the contestants for the event by discussing the economics of the business including startup costs, pricing, structure, and the break-even point.Junior Hannah McDowell of South Elgin, Ill., and her Garage 622 idea.Senior Thomas Fenske of Crystal Lake, Ill., and his idea for The Package Protector.Junior Riley Rowan of Algonquin, Ill., and sophomore Sean Doherty of Genoa, Ill., and their idea for Story Time.Freshmen Joey Pepper and Andrew Lewis, both from Elgin, Ill., and their idea for a Missionary Sports organization.The five voted best will now share their pitches during the Nov. This year's competition began with a Shark Tank Ideas Showcase in the Campus Commons to allow staff, students and faculty an opportunity to vote for their favorite business ideas. See how Aaron Hirschhorn and his wife came up with the idea for DogVacay.Inspired by ABC Network's business competition show, "Shark Tank," Judson's pitch competition debuted in spring 2015. Read more at about entrepreneur Aaron Hirschhorn. He died at the top of his game, and he was going to go higher.” “He was good at so many things,” said his younger brother, Dan, senior politics editor at The Inquirer. ![]() He came away with a $500,000 investment from two investors. In 2019, Hirschhorn successfully pitched a pet health startup, Gallant, on ABC’s Shark Tank. Hirschhorn graduated Swarthmore College with a BA in neuroscience in 1999, according to his LinkedIn account.Ī Central High School student, he never earned his high school diploma because he went right to Swarthmore College in his junior year, according to the I nquirer obituary. The company was inspired after their own dog suffered anxiety from a stay at a kennel, according to an obituary in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company matched dog owners with dog sitters. A venture capitalist and Swarthmore College graduate is being remembered following a fatal accident in Miami last weekend, reports and The Philadelphia Inquirer.Īaron Hirschhorn, 42, was an angel investor who launched the online dog sitting business DogVacay in 2012 with wife, Karine Nissim. ![]()
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