MALVERN, Pa. — Penn State Great Valley hosted the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Saturday, Nov. 16. Lion Cage gives budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their products or ideas to a panel of judges of startup and business experts.
Career Navy SEAL officer and former FBI Task Force officer Jonathan Cleck delivered the keynote address. Cleck is the founder and CEO of MENTACITY Consulting, an advisory firm focused on helping people develop resilience, mental tenacity, and overcome internal fears.
A range of products and services were presented by the 11 groups. The winning competitors were Saif Khalil, Aevumed Phantom Anchor; Doug Thompson, The Tail Win bike light; Alfred Bedell, Ozara Biomedical Solutions; and Harsh Anand and Rahul Sharma, The FastInsights.
Penn State Great Valley hosted the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.
align.Space was a Blue Paw Sponsor, and WSFS Bank was a Lion Sponsor, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Penn State Great Valley Chancellor James Nemes addresses the attendees at the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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The Penn State Community Survey will be open from Feb. 3 to 28.
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Doug Schumer, associate teaching professor of engineering design, takes a photo of the attendees, at the third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Viswanathan Sivaram presents the integrated education platform UniAspirants at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Rahul Sharma presents his product, the FastInsights, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Harsh Anand presents his product, the FastInsights, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Alfred Bedell presents about his company, Ozara Biomedical Solutions LLC, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Stephanie Cleck presents multi-level technology platform Concihairge Pro, LLC at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Wayne Frick presents his company Chirpsounds at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.
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Saif Khalil presents about his company, Aevumed, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Arthi Vasudevan presents about Heavenly Sweet Chocolate at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Doug Thompson presents The TailWin! Bike Light at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Atharva Mungee presents the integrated employment platform Rapid Recruits at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Samriddhi Panda presents the integrated employment platform Rapid Recruits at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Braedon Swindler presents social networking site MyEntourageMusic at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Rachel Cox presents her company, Airapy, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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From left to right: Leo Daiuto, entrepreneur in residence; Doug Schumer, associate teaching professor of engineering design; and Dennis Wozniak, engineering lab manager, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Eleven groups pitched their innovative products and services at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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The judges of Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition, held Nov. 16, 2019.
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Doug Schumer presents Alfred Bedell with his third-place award, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Doug Schumer presents Doug Thompson with his second-place award, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Doug Schumer presents Rahul Sharma and Harsh Anand with their award for best student presentation, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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Doug Schumer presents Saif Khalil with his first-place award, at Penn State Great Valley's third annual Lion Cage pitch competition on Nov. 16, 2019.
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