Wednesday March 25, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Refreshments
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Presentations & Investor Panel
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Investor Panel Deliberations & Announcement of Awards
*This is an estimate. We ask the audience for patience as the Investors deliberate.
Investor Panel
Rachel Docekal, Chief Executive Officer, The Hanley Center Foundation
Buck Martinez, Senior Director Project Development, Florida Power & Light
Laura King, Vice President of Business Banking, First Citizens Bank
Michele Jacobs, Corporate Director of Marketing/Operations, The Gardens Mall
Tim Burke, Publisher, The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News
Glen Carwell, Associate Dean of Academics, Keiser University
Ed Tancer, Shareholder, Gunster Law Firm
Gary Lesser, Managing Partner, Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith PLLC
The YEA! Investor Panel event is an exciting opportunity for our young entrepreneurs to take to the stage! Microphone in hand, the students have six minutes to present their business plan to a panel of investors. The investors are local business leaders who will provide start-up capital to the various business concepts based on the quality of their pitch and presentation. Investors will also select the YEA! Saunders Semi-Finalist from the Northern Palm Beach County region; this business will move onto YEA!'s regional competition for a chance to compete in the final round of the Saunders Scholars Competition, hosted in Washington, D.C. at America's Small Business Summit. Refreshments will be provided.