The Crossroads Hotel
2101 Central St. | Kansas City, MO
FEBRUARY 29 | 1:00 – 8:00 PM
Pipeline is excited to bring our 2023 Fellows and Pathfinders to the stage for our annual Innovators Pitch Showcase. Our 2023 Fellows and Pathfinders have spent an intense year working on their businesses — and are ready to present to our national panel of judges as they showcase the progress they have made over the past year — and their bold plans for the future.
Following the Pitch Showcase, our national judges will then go debrief and select the winner of "Best Pitch" for both cohorts which will be awarded that evening at our Celebration Happy Hour. This event will be a fun opportunity to learn more about Pipeline, support our 2023 Fellows and Pathfinders, and showcase what they have been working on over the past year! In addition, our new cohort will also be in attendance along with many of our other Members, Mentors, Advisors, etc. Please join us for a day filled of fun, networking, and some fantastic pitches!
2023 PIPELINE PATHFINDERS
CHELSEY MCFADDEN
KC Black Owned
JENIFER FENNELL
J.R. Allen Consulting
JQ SIRLS
Pagemaster.pro
BRIAN ROBERTS
The Black Pantry
LaTOYA BASS
Business Solutions, LLC
KALIA MCKINLEY
OCD Diva & Co.
WILLIAM BARNHART
Inspectorly
TAM TRAN
DataAppraisal
MELISSA WEED
Honey Does LLC
BRANDY ARCHIE
AskSamie
TRIUMFIA HOUMBIE FULKS
CodeAlgo Academy
2023 PIPELINE FELLOWS
ELLIOT ARNOLD
SLN/CR
AUDRA DINELL
A Thread: Women’s Leadership Collective
SARAH HILL
Healium
DAVID BIGA
Tenfold Security
LEE ZUVANICH
Appsta
MANDY SHOEMAKER
Collectivities
MOLLY O'NEIL
Superb
JON RUIZ
EB Systems
TASHARA EARL
Shades of Color
MEGAN O'REAR
Celerity Enterprises
NIC BIANCHI
Bianchi Candle Co.
SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS
2023 PIPELINE PATHFINDERS + FELLOWS
12:45 PM Doors Open
1:00 PM Welcome + Pathfinder Pitch Introduction
1:15 PM Chelsey McFadden | KC Black Owned
1:20 PM Jennifer Fennell | JR Consulting
1:25 PM Triumfia Houmbie Fulks | CodeAlgo
1:30 PM Brian Roberts | Black Pantry
1:33 PM BREAK
1:44 PM LaToya Bass | Alignment Business Solutions
1:49 PM Kalia McKinley | OCD Diva Co.
1:54 PM William Barnhart | Inspectory
1:58 PM BREAK
2:09 PM Tam Tran | DataAppraisal
2:14 PM Melissa Weed | Honey Does LLC.
2:19 PM Brandy Archie | AskSamie
2:24 PM JQ Sirls | Storytailor
2:29 PM BREAK
2:44 PM Welcome + Fellow Pitch Introduction
2:50 PM Lee Zuvanich | Appsta
3:02 PM Audra Dinell | A Thread: Women’s Leadership Collective
3:14 PM Sarah Hill | Healium
3:26 PM Jon Broek | Tenfold Security
3:37 PM BREAK
3:48 PM Eliot Arnold | SLN/CR
4:00 PM Mandy Shoemaker | Collectivities
4:12 PM Molly O’Neil | Superb
4:24 PM Jon Ruiz | EB Systems
4:35 PM BREAK
4:46 PM Tashara Earl | Shades of Color
4:58 PM Megan O’Rear | Celerity Enterprises
5:10 PM Nic Bianchi | Bianchi Candle Co.
5:30 PM Awards Ceremony | Best Pitch Announced
6:00 PM Celebratory Happy Hour
DON'T MISS A SINGLE PITCH — CATCH THEM ALL LIVE & IN ACTION!
Use Meeting ID: 852 2904 8652 and Passcode: 880397 to stream the days events live.
PRESENTATION JUDGES
2023 PIPELINE PATHFINDERS JUDGES
PrairieFood
2023 PIPELINE FELLOWS JUDGES
United States Small Business Administration"s (SBA) Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee (IIEAC)
Iron Prairie Ventures
