MTM#59: Pitch NJ (Youth Shark Tank $1000 prize) with CFO of Bai Beverages

Please join us for Pitch NJ a special event/competition for young entrepreneurs. The event will feature only the best pitches from our young entrepreneurs throughout New Jersey. The winner will receive $1000 in cash! We are still accepting entries if you are a high school student and you wish to compete you can apply here - https://goo.gl/forms/B8jm6riTr2Qlidim2 The deadline for submission is February 19, 2019

Additionally, we will have a fantastic keynote from Ari Soroken CFO of BAI Brands. Ari led Bai Brands through a 1.7 billion dollar acquisition by Dr Pepper. One of the largest acquisitions in NJ history.

Prior to his work with BAI, he was the beverage director and buyer for Morrell & Company, where he managed bever‐ age purchasing, sales and marketing. Ari also held senior level positons including that of CEO and CMO of venture-backed companies. He also managed an incubator for young start‐ups. Ari graduated from The Wharton School of Business with an MBA in 1994.

Agenda for the evening is as follows:

6:00 to 6:30 PIZZA & Networking
6:30 to 6:45 Updates & Announcements
6:45 to 7:30 KEYNOTE Presentation: Ari Soroken CFO of BAI Brands
7:30 to 8:45 Pitches from our 10 youth entrepreneur finalists.
9:00 PM - WINNER ANNOUNCED

After 9:00 Drinks at Vanderbilt's in the Hamilton Park Hotel 175 Park Ave Florham Park, NJ 07932 - Just exit through the Florham Road / Park Ave exit of FDU and you will see the Hotel on the left before you reach Park Ave.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Business Boot Camp - https://www.businessbootcamp101.org/
• Macrosoft, Inc. (www.macrosoftinc.com)
• Morris County Economic Development Corporation (www.morriscountyedc.org)
• Gearhart Law (www.gearhartlaw.com)
• iEnterprises (www.ienterprises.com)
• Fairleigh Dickinson University (www.fdu.edu)
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  Directions - Complete directions to the FDU library here - http://bit.ly/FDUmap