2019 Competition Winners

First Place: Ndriana Agro, $20,000 prize plus $5,000 in business services

Student: Jessica Ndrianasy '20. Peer mentor: Will Potter '19. Alumni mentors: Molly Dyson-Schwery '04 and Nancy Wekselbaum '73.

Second Place:  Z’s, $10,000 prize plus $5,000 in business services

Student: Izaak Cohen ’20. Peer mentor: Paige Durrant '19. Alumni mentor: Matt Kavet ’94

Third Place: Luce Threads, $5,000 prize plus $5,000 in business services
Student: Lucy Beizer ’19. Peer mentor: Imara Joroff '19. Alumni mentor: Greg Rutchik ’87.

Fourth Place (tie): $2,500 prize each

Bricoleur Atlanta
Student: Nigel Smith ’19. Peer mentor: Imara Joroff '19. Alumni mentor: Kathryn Peper ’78 .

TROT
Student: Abigail Kaplan ’20. Peer mentor: Will Potter '19. Alumni mentor: Elizabeth Kigin ’10.

 

The following businesses each received $1,000:

NZULÉ Soothing Blends (Ivy Asamoah ’19).

Peer mentor: Imara Joroff
Alumni mentor: Tal Chitayat ’03

Radical Polo (Oliver Leung ’20).

Peer mentor: Paige Durrant '19
Alumni mentor: Gregg Smith ’92

Sanctuary Farm Brewing Co. (William Ward ’19).

Peer mentor: Will Potter '19
Alumni mentor: Molly Dyson-Schwery ’04

Table 99 (Joseph Hernandez ’19).

Peer mentor: Paige Durrant '19
Alumni mentor: Nancy Wekselbaum ’73

 

Media News

• April 11, 2019, Saratogian: Agrobusiness wins $20,000 Skidmore prize.
• April 8, 2019, Skidmore College news: Jessica Ndrianasy '20 wins 2019 Freirich Competition.
• April 6, 2019, Saratogian: Skidmore "Shark Tank" contest helps launch business dreams.