{"id":33549,"date":"2016-06-28T02:24:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T09:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=33549"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:34:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:34:57","slug":"forte-power-pitch-competition-winner-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/forte-power-pitch-competition-winner-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort\u00e9 Power Pitch Competition Winner Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, Tiffany Smith from Northwestern Kellogg<\/a> (MBA 2017) won the Austin-based Fort\u00e9 Power Pitch Competition. Smith's business idea, OrangePrint, focuses on preventing low-to medium-risk incarcerated individuals from relapsing into criminal behavior by providing them with career opportunities upon their release from prison. Smith and her team were awarded $7,500 and a Microsoft Surface laptop from Sohana Punithakumar, the product marketing manager for Microsoft Surface. <\/span><\/p>\n

Smith is pictured below receiving her award.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort\u00e9 Power Pitch Competition is the first and only pitch competition for female MBA students from 50 of the top MBA programs in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The competition offers powerful, aspiring women entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their business concepts to a panel of judges and female MBA peers. Teams are all women-led with a majority of female team members (50% or more). <\/span><\/p>\n

This year, there were 19 teams, four of whom were selected to compete in the final round of the competition. The finalists were: <\/span><\/p>\n

1. OrangePrint, Kellogg School of Management<\/a> (Smith's team)<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Flair Jewelry, Harvard Business School<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Portmanteau Jewelry Collection, Vanderbilt Owen School of Business<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Kitchen Table, Yale School of Management<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about the Fort\u00e9 Foundation and the Fort\u00e9 Power Pitch Competition\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Accepted<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Leadership in Admissions<\/a>, free guide
\n\u2022\u00a0Forte Helps Women in Business Thrive: Interview with Elissa Sangster<\/a>, podcast
\n\u2022 Becca's MBA Adventure through Tuck, Forte and Food Trucks<\/a><\/p>\n

This article<\/a> originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em>blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/p>\n

Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will help\u00a0you\u00a0<\/em>get accepted<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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