To celebrate 5 years at Models of Impact, in October 2018, we launched a virtual pitch competition! Submissions came in from all over the world, and our judges were simply blown away by all of the ideas submitted. Here’s how this went down:
participants registered for the competition by october 12
By downloading the competition rules and guidelines (big button below), participants were registered to participate.
we sent out a prompt over email on october 13
The prompt asked participants to generate an idea for a new social enterprise that could tackle a major social issue.
they had 2 days to submit a response
Participants submitted one (1) 30-60 second video pitch about their idea for a socially responsible business on October 15.
our judges will select 3 winning ideas!
Our judges reviewed each of the video submissions, and 3 winning ideas were announced on November 01.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Virtual Pitch Competition!
Mireille Reyes and Ana Paola Quiroz (Mexico)
Liu Vincent (Taiwan)
Raghav Maheshwari (United States)
The Prize
Three winners were selected by our panel of judges, and received a free 90 minute coaching session with Matthew Manos, the creator of Models of Impact and Founder of global design strategy firm, verynice. In addition, we sent winners a random selection of polyhedral die from our personal collection in a cute, collectable, box.
meet our incredible judges!
Each idea was carefully reviewed by our panel of accomplished designers, strategists, and social entrepreneurs in order to select the 3 winning ideas.
matthew manos
Founder/Managing Director at verynice. Models of Impact Game Designer.
alisa olinova
Design Director at verynice. Organizer of the Women's Design Salon in LA.
anders tse
Lead Strategist at verynice. Former Strategist at brightspot strategy.
sue tan
Partner + Chief Creative Officer at The MO Studio. Former Design Researcher at IDEO.
rachel sumekh
Founder + CEO, Swipe Out Hunger. Forbes 30 Under 30.
Models of Impact is an initiative of verynice, a global design-strategy consultancy that ignites movements, builds brands, and changes perspectives. If you are interested in learning more about verynice's services, please direct inquiries to info@verynice.co.
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