Supporting
Students and
Entrepreneurs
At Pitch Creator, we believe that grit, persistence, and hustle correlate with long-term entrepreneurial success. We encourage this by sponsoring awards for entrepreneurs at colleges/universities and other programs.
University of Baltimore - Annual Business Pitch Competition
2024 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“Pitch Creator served as an exceptional tool to help me bring my pitch together! I am so grateful to be chosen for the Hustle Award!”
-Maria Del Hoyo
Pitched Blackfoot Studios
This is Pitch Creator’s 8th year working with the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. University coaches and mentors used Pitch Creator’s College Foundation Course to help prepare finalists for their 12th Annual Rise To the Challenge Business Pitch Competition. We were thrilled to sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award. Congratulations Maria on Blackfoot Studios!
Loyola University of Maryland - Accelerator Demo Day
2024 Hustle Award Winner
Iyonna Woods
Pitched Fancy Free Hair and Skin
In March 2024, we were happy to co-sponsor the $5,000 Hustle Award (which recognizes the entrepreneur who achieved the most during the program) for Loyola University of Maryland’s Baltipreneurs Accelerator Demo Day. Congratulations Iyonna!
University of Baltimore - Annual Business Pitch Competition
2023 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“Using the Pitch Creator course allowed me to have a strong foundation for my presentation. It alleviated some of the overwhelming feelings when not knowing where to start, and what to include in my pitch deck.”
-Jonah Willard
Pitched Grease Garage, a DIY auto shop for car enthusiasts
This is Pitch Creator’s 7th year working with the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. University coaches and mentors used Pitch Creator’s College Foundation Course to help prepare finalists for their 2023 Rise to the Challenge Business Pitch Competition. We were thrilled to sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award ($500). Congratulations Jonah Willard on Grease Garage!
Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business - Class Business Pitch
Spring 2023 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winners
“Pitch Creator was instrumental in helping our group outline our pitch and investment summary. The template and resources are both easy-to-use and customizable – which was exactly what we needed.”
-Marisa Fraimow, Alex Anderson, Nathan Berger, and Greg Badessa
Pitched the Flourish Food Allergy App
At the end of the 2023 spring semester, the Entrepreneurial Finance class at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School held a business pitch competition between ~100 students in all sections of the class. Pitch Creator sponsored its Hustle Award for the team, which delivered the best business pitch. Congratulations to Marisa, Alex, Nathan, and Greg!
Loyola University of Maryland - Accelerator Demo Day
2023 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“The Hustle award caps a 10-week accelerator program that demanded excellence. I’m excited to keep the momentum going and watch my business take off.”
-Nina Guise-Gerrity
Pitched GFTD app, a wish list and gift-giving app that streamlines sending and receiving gifts
In April 2023, we were happy to co-sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award for Loyola University of Maryland’s Baltipreneurs Accelerator Demo Day. Congratulations to Nina Guise-Gerrity!
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School - Class Business Pitch
Spring 2022 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winners
“We all loved the Pitch Creator course and found it to be so valuable when organizing our pitch!”
-Carolyn Kimmick, Todd Andrew, Sarah Morley, and Victoria Simpri
Pitched MendAI
Pitch Creator sponsored a Hustle Award ($500) for the team which delivered the best business pitch. Congratulations to Carolyn, Todd, Sarah, and Victoria!
Minority Innovation Weekend - Business Pitch Competition
2021 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“Finally, a program that gives specific guidance and concrete examples to craft my pitch deck, and from an investor’s point of view! Pitch Creator helped me to prepare an investment summary and pitch deck in an efficient way, and I quickly started receiving positive feedback from potential investors. This process was especially helpful for me as I shifted my mindset from preparing an academic presentation, to a business presentation.”
-Dr. Nao Gamo
Founder and CEO, Neurosonics Medical
In May 2022, the Minority Innovation Weekend held its second annual business pitch competition. We were honored to again sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award ($1,000) for the entrepreneur who made the most improvement during the pitch preparation process. Congratulations to Dr. Nao Gamo!
Loyola University of Maryland - Accelerator Demo Day
2022 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
Maritza Alcoreza-Dominguez
Pitched Mindful y Radiante
In April 2022, Loyola University of Maryland’s Baltipreneurs Accelerator had its demo day. The University instructors and mentors used our online course to prepare entrepreneur finalists for this event. We were excited to sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award ($500) for the entrepreneur who made the most improvement during the pitch preparation process on the learning objectives in our online Foundation Course. Congratulations to Maritza Alcoreza-Dominguez on Mindful y Radiante!
University of Baltimore - Business Pitch Competition
2022 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“Pitch Creator gave me the tools necessary to not only build my investment summary but to create an impactful slide deck from start to finish. I felt confident during my presentation and won the grand prize.”
-Clarissa Cozart
Pitched Tailored Fit
Video (90 sec): 2022 Student Hustle Award
This is Pitch Creator’s sixth year working with the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. We were excited to help prepare finalists for their 2022 Rise to the Challenge Business Pitch Competition and sponsor the Pitch Creator Hustle Award ($500).
Johns Hopkins School of Education - Class Business Pitch
2021 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winners
“I did not expect to win the competition because there were so many great presenters. I learned a lot from Pitch Creator while preparing for the competition.”
-Yurou Liu
Pitch BIFROST
In December 2021, The Johns Hopkins School of Education held a virtual, inter-class business pitch competition between 80 students in multiple sections of Introduction to Entrepreneurship in Education (graduate level). Pitch Creator sponsored a Best Pitch Award for a Student Team ($250). Congratulations to Yurou Liu and the BIFROST team!
Minority Innovation Weekend - Pitch Competition
2022 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“I plan on using the pitch I created for this competition with other investors.”
-Tina Williams-Koroma
Pitched CyDeploy
Summary Video (45 sec): Hustle Award – Tina
Award Video (2.5 min): Hustle Award – Presentation
The Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) Summer 2021 Pitch Competition and Innovation Marketplace was sponsored by Fearless Technologies and showcased tech-focused startups that have been launched by a founder of color or by founding teams that include a co-founder of color. Pitch Creator was an education partner and we were honored to sponsor our Hustle Award ($1,000) for the entrepreneur who made the most improvement during the pitch preparation process.
University of Baltimore - Business Pitch Competition
2021 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
This is our fifth year working with the University of Baltimore’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. We were thrilled to be an education partner again this year and help prepare the student-entrepreneur finalists for the final business pitch competition. We also sponsored the Pitch Creator Hustle Award ($500) for the entrepreneur who made the most improvement on the core learning objectives in our Foundation Course.
Loyola University of Maryland - Accelerator Demo Day
2021 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“I really wanted to learn how to pitch when I started this, so this award is certainly an accomplishment for me.”
-Matthew Featherstone
Pitched Hiatus Cheesecake
Loyola University of Maryland used our online Foundation Course to prepare 13 entrepreneurs in their Baltipreneurs Accelerator program for their demo day on April 21, 2021. We were excited to sponsor our first Hustle Award ($250) for this event.
University of Baltimore - Business Pitch Competition
2020 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
“Pitch Creator is an invaluable resource. It not only helped us to have a more focused pitch but a more focused plan for executing our goals as it pertains to the business.”
-James Soldinger
Founder, Flave
Video (2.5 min): 2020 Hustle Award
During the pandemic, the University of Baltimore converted their live business pitch competition (“Rise to the Challenge”) to a virtual pitch event. We were honored to participate and sponsor our Hustle Award ($500) for the student entrepreneur who showed the most improvement during the pitch preparation.
University of Baltimore - Business Pitch Competition
2019 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
Nikia Madison
Video (2 min): 2019 Pitch Creator Hustle Award
For University of Baltimore’s Fall 2019 business pitch competition, Pitch Creator sponsored its Hustle Award ($500) for the student entrepreneur who showed the most improvement during the pitch preparation program. Congratulations Nikia!
University of Baltimore - Business Pitch Competition
2018 Pitch Creator Hustle Award Winner
Crystal Santiful
Video (2.5 min): 2018 Hustle Award
For University of Baltimore’s Fall 2018, “Attman Competitive Business Prize,” Pitch Creator sponsored its Hustle Award ($500) for the student entrepreneur who showed the most improvement during the pitch preparation program. Congratulations Crystal!