Big Ideas Challenge 2021—Meet the Mentors and Finalists
Meet the 2021 Big Idea Challenge Finalists and Mentors
We are excited to introduce you to our Big Ideas Challenge finalists and their mentors. Teams are working hard on their business plans to prepare for the April 13 event.
Finalist: Abi Saha
Major: Accounting & Business Management
Product: Smart Kart
Mentor: Chad Wolf, Mass Flow Sourcing
Finalist: Patti Radford
Major: Applied Leadership
Product: The FoodPack Group
Mentor: Benya Kraus, Lead4America and Tony Friesen, 2 Pins Bakery
Finalist: Jaden Klingenberg
Major: Psychology
Product: Downed Duck
Mentor: Jay Adams, CrankyApe
Finalist: Jim Boyd
Major: Engineering
Product: Tocco VR
Mentor: Mark Bietz, Fun.com and Pam Bishop, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Finalist: Sumit Mahajan, Abdelrahman Elkhatib
Major: Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Product: Smart BeeHive
Mentor: Jeremy Geske, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Finalist: Abdelrahman Elkenawy, Kaitlyn Gloege, Alex Shepherd
Major: Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Information Technology
Product: Hearing Glasses
Mentor: Matt Lessard, Small Business Development Center
