Young Entrepreneur s Final Competition. May 2 nd 2-4 pm NYU Stern 44 West Fourth Street T200

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1 Young Entrepreneur s Final Competition May 2 nd 2-4 pm NYU Stern 44 West Fourth Street T200 Nisha Parikh Executive Director njp254@stern.nyu.edu NYU Stern 2014 Savera Weerasinghe Executive Director asw328@nyu.edu NYU CAS 2014

2 Final Competition Schedule 1:30-2:00 Volunteers Arrive 2:00-2:05 Opening Remarks Dean Scott Stimpfel Assistant Dean of Student Engagement & Innovation 2:05-2:15 Introduction Nisha Parikh and Savera Weerasinghe Executive Directors of MiddyFund 2:15-2:40 Keynote Speaker Neil Parikh, Luke Sherwin, and Gabriel Flateman Co-founders of Casper Mattress 2:40-3:30 Student Presentations 3:30-3:55 NYU Meet & Greet Refreshments 3:55-4:00 Awards Ceremony

3 Executive Summary Mission Statement We empower middleschoolers to find innovative solutions, learn business skills, and validate their projects by sourcing funding with college mentors. Description We target middleschoolers to bridge the classroom and the real world by teaching awareness and intuitive problem solving. The process is to find innovative solutions, seize opportunities, and become self-starters. We strive to collaborate with corporations, university students, start-ups, academic faculty, and local middle schools to take a holistic approach to targeting educational needs. Components Empower: Students often are not aware of how much they can do at such a young age. The empower stage is about inspiration; we motivate students to undertsand that they are capable of doing this at young age. This stage also focuses on looking at problems from a different perspective using the ideation framework. We have students get into brainstorming groups and use canvases to actively problem solve. Create: Now that the students have an idea, we give them tools to execute and make their ideas tangible. We have college mentors coach the students to develop a marketing commercial, a prototype, proof of concept, and a business presentation to sell their ideas. Validate: After they have created, we validate the whole process real by getting them funding, through crowdfunding and corporate mentors. The importance of implementation and feasibility is stressed here; the crowd funding platform strives to validate how good their ideas are but also shows the whole process through this platform. Contact Information Nisha Parikh Executive Director njp254@stern.nyu.edu NYU Stern 2014 Savera Weerasinghe Executive Director asw328@nyu.edu NYU CAS 2014

4 The Superstar Finalists! The Enthusiastic Society (T.E.S) Jasmine Martinez, Jonathan Ruiz, Joao Salazar, Sharissa Shanker, Webbney Vallon Most often, students are blamed for their poor performance. T.E.S feels it is in the hands of teachers and coaches to encourage and foster growth in their students. Their program is one that allows students to choose their after-school program directors, based on their ability to impact the lives of those they teach. Eliza Fit Steven Correa, Lunel Deshommes, John Gomez, Claudia Kenik, Joshua Taveras Eliza-Fit hopes to address the lack of community and group activities, by starting a team sport that bridges all divides at St. Elizabeth s: Basketball. Loved by, girls, boys and even their principal, Eliza-Fit wants to introduce the benefits of a team sport for the school to rally around. From Fear to Fierce Cristina Almeida, Marissa Guzman, Jasmin Lima, Samantha Milan, Michele Octavius, Briana Taveras Having experienced bullying and the terrible its repercussions, this team of formidable young ladies chose to address the problem of suicidal bullying. Their solution is a handbook for transforming their fear based on their own experiences and the experiences inspirational divas that have gone from fear to fierce. Culture Care Club Micheal Cipriani, Kajol Doolcharran, Jacob Garcia, Jenines Gonzalez, Melinna Nunez, Bryan Salazar, Daniel Torres Addressing the issue of cultural isolation, the Culture Care Club provides a solution by creating a club that explores various cultures to understand and embrace them, and appreciates the diversity within their community. S.E.E.K Ethan Hernandez, Chineme Ononiwu, Christian Ortiz, Isaias Ramirez, Daniel Taveras Seeks to steer peers on the right path by engaging them in activities they want to participate in, as opposed to those they are compelled to. Their solution to overall success is giving students the choice of activities, because students old and young excel at what they enjoy. Original Me Hailey Bellafiore, Bryanna Cardenas, Samantha Espinal, Ashley Nunez, Priscilla Reyes, Nicole Ruiz, Samantha Taska Expressive Judgment is the problem this group of unique young ladies chooses to combat. They address the importance of being able to express oneself and embrace originality. Their solution is o raise awareness through events that encourage individuals to be confident in who they want to be and in their expression of themselves.

5 Opening Remarks Scott Stimpfel Assistant Dean of Student Engagement and Innovation Scott Stimpfel, an NYU Stern MBA alum, has joined the Undergraduate College team as Assistant Dean of Student Engagement and Innovation. Assistant Dean Stimpfel received his EdD with an emphasis on Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as Director of and Strategic Consultant to the High School program. Prior to this, Assistant Dean Stimpfel was a Vice President in the Esoteric Assets and Residential Mortgage Finance division at Lehman Brothers, during which time he earned his MBA from the NYU Stern-Lehman Brother's Alliance Program. He also co-founded a non-profit organization, Resources for Educational and Employment Opportunities (REEO), and won NYU Stern s Satter Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Keynote Speaker Casper Mattress Casper is a mattress and sleep products startup, designed and engineered for people like us. We ve rewritten some of the basic rules of the mattress company, 21st century style no commissioned salesman, no retail relationships, no long-term storage costs, and no foreign assembly.

6 Our Fabulous Judges Matt Statler joined New York University Stern School of Business as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations in July He serves as the Richman Family Director of Business Ethics and Social Impact Programming for Stern's Undergraduate College, leading and coordinating the four-course Social Impact Core Curriculum as well as a range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Dr. McGrath, a clinical psychologist currently practicing in New York City. Author of three books on stress and depression management and four books on executive coaching, Dr. McGrath is the only Senior Media Consultant to the American Psychological Association. She was the psychology expert on ABC s Good Morning America for two years, and continues to appear on ABC News, 20/20, and other national media. She is a past President of both the Media Psychology Division and the Division of Psychotherapy of the APA, and an APA Council Representative. Susan Stehlik joined New York University Stern School of Business as an adjunct professor in 1999 and now serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Management Communication. She also manages a consulting practice, Prime Time Ideas, inc. Neil Parikh is the COO at Casper Mattresses. Neil uses humans to solve machine problems. He was accepted to medical school at 17, has a couple of NASA patents, designs bacteria, and was class president at Brown. At Casper, he lives to make material madness reality. Jomirca Martinez is a Senior at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. She is majoring in CPA Accounting and International Business. She will start working at PwC in January 2015 as an Assurance Associate in the Entertainment, Media, and Communication Group.

7 Who is making it happen? In Collaboration with With a nearly 130-year history Saint Elizabeth Catholic Academy serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8 th Grade. Providing a foundation where a love for learning and a desire for self-reliance is fostered, we strive to become a preeminent elementary school known for globally for empowerment. Students Today. Leaders for Life Different from the national organization, PCT New York Beta Chapter (NYU) is a women-focused fraternity. Here you will find a diverse group of ambitious, striving, friendly and fun girls who embrace the meaning of sisterhood.