Fast Pitch

Sara Wengefeld

Mahalo Collective 

Mahalo Collective is a mobile-first marketplace that empowers Indigenous and local artisans by connecting their handmade goods with global buyers. Through ethical storytelling, branding support, and fair-trade practices, the platform helps artisans turn their craft into sustainable income—while preserving culture and fostering connection.

Michelle Boghossian

Palettes of Positivity

Michelle Boghossian is passionate about bringing mental health awareness, support, and resources to children in underserved communities. She created Palettes of Positivity as an outlet for children to comfortably navigate through difficult emotions they may be experiencing with the help of professional art therapists.

Not only will they be providing professional art therapy for these children, but they will also have an innovative app linked to their business that allows the children to upload their one-of-a-kind artwork to a digital marketplace. More importantly, the app facilitates effortless connections between artists and buyers, thereby ensuring financial stability for the children's future. Michelle believes that using creative expression through art allows us to color the lives and restore the minds of our future generations who may be struggling with their own mental health issues and financial stability.

Alexa Doyle

The Known Bar

LA's first full-service non-alcoholic bar and wellness space. The Known Bar will not only serve world-class non-alcoholic cocktails in an inviting atmosphere but will exist as a space for sober socialization and authentic connection.

Julianne Roberts

ClearPlate Technology

ClearPlate Technology develops transparent and clear pathways for restaurant and fast-food workers to ensure safe, hospitable, and secure working conditions. Leveraging decentralized blockchain applications, ClearPlate Technology offers the anonymity of Reddit and the insider knowledge of GlassDoor. Workers are empowered to leave anonymous reviews of their experiences while consumers can access what the experience is like for an employee. Together, we can secure safe and reliable working environments for the 21 million food workers in the United States.

Maria Argenal

MIA

To manufacture affordable and high-quality period products that provide all menstruators with environmentally sustainable alternatives that are in harmony with their health and, with quality menstrual health education programs, WASH initiatives, and community partnerships, tackle the issue of period poverty in rural and remote areas in Nicaragua. 

Diane Rose Solomon

Animal Magic Films

Produces and distributes documentary films that spotlight the extraordinary bonds between animals and humans and the power of these bonds to benefit people physically, emotionally, and cognitively.

Kacey Beltz

The Freedom Tour Company

Provides historical walking tours of Philadelphia by training and employing former incarcerated individuals as tour guides; training emphasizes public speaking, customer service, and specific hospitality/tourism industry skills.

LaShawn Taylor

Collaborative Justice Coalition

Dedicated to improving the relationships between communities and law enforcement by providing implicit bias training to law enforcement agencies.

Michelle Ellena

Santuario Animal 94

A Compassion for Animals campus in Chile that includes a low-cost animal hospital, no-kill shelter, and educational programs; financed by local government, philanthropic and private institutions, and vet services; other campuses to follow worldwide.

Susan Cotton

The Lily Project

Improves the health and well-being of girls and women in Nicaragua through a women-centered model of development and care.