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2025 Winterim

Winterim is a five-day entrepreneurship immersion event that culminates in a pitch competition.

Over 60 professionals serve as speakers, mentors and judges for our 30 students during January 12-17, 2025. Alumni, parents and the greater community are invited to join us in person or virtually for the Pitch Competition on Friday, January 17.

Winterim 2025 Overview/Booklet

Winterim Schedule

Pitch Competition

When: Jan 17, 2025 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Pitch Competition
This is a chance for family, friends and fans to see all the team pitches

Join us in person in Smith Hall or via Zoom

Judges

Juan Barraza - Executive Director, Latino Founders
Christopher Bates - Managing Director, Brampton Gillow Advisors LLC
Ann McQuesten- Corporate Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Mohan Nair- CEO Emerge USA, Author, Edmund Hillary Fellow (New Zealand)
David Smith - Technical Assessment Consultant
Malia Spencer- Reporter, Portland Business Journal
Christine Walter - Owner and Head Cider Maker, Bauman’s Cider

Speakers

Ricardo Aranda - Founder, Global Brand Consultants, LLC
Charis Asante-Agyei - Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Ben Conte - Investment Professional, Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Sara Conte - Strategy, Operations and Digital Transformation Leader, SGC Ventures
Tauna Dean - Founder, Kind World Collective
Brian Detweiler-Bedell - Associate Professor
Carl Guess - Executive Presentation Coach, Elevator Speech
Chrys Hutchings - Managing Director & Adjunct Professor
Nina Johnson - Photographer, Nina Johnson Photography
Chris Joseph - Founder/CEO, Cascade Spirits & Founder/CMO, Wyld
Ben McKinley - Founder/CEO, Cascade Web Development
Greg Netzer - Principal Advisor, What Work Is
Katharine Reinhold - Founder/Managing Partner at Pod
Andrea Sommer - Co-Founder/CEO, Hive Founders
Rick Turoczy - Cofounder & General Manager, PIE, Cofounder, Built Oregon

Mentors

Kanika Agrawal, Director, Strategy & Operations, Lyft
Elijah Black, Energy Trader, Portland General Electric
Tara Bomberger - Director of Finance and Operations, Freeland Spirits
Tom Briggs - Mercenary Chief Marketing Officer, Drive Marketing Group
Noah Brockman - Team Lead, OSBDCN’s Capital Access Team (CAT), Pointman Consulting
Jim Coonan - Entrepreneur and Investor
Mitch Daugherty - Office of Small Business Manager, Prosper Portland
Doug Freeman - Startup Communications Services/Consulting, Ideascape Inc.
Stephen Green- Executive Director, Business for a Better Portland
Barbara Haedtke - Finance and Strategy Consultant, Mentor, Built Oregon
JB Handley - co founder, Bochi Investments LLC, co-founder Swander Pace Capital
Catherine Healy - Owner & Creative Director, Flint Design Company
Eric Hoest- CFO,Wyld
Shashi Jain - Deep Tech Innovator, Author, Principal, Portland Seed Fund
James Keller - Executive Design Advisor, Facilitator & Fractional Leader, Semio PDX
Jake Kindrachuk - Partner, Village Family Capital
Patrick Maloney - Principal & Founder, Occam Advisors
Jon Maroney - General Partner, Oregon Venture Fund
Pat McCauley - CEO & Owner, Bridgewell Agribusiness LLC
Hunter Meece - Customer Success Manager, Smarsh
Yalda Moshiri - Program Director, OEN
Leslie Mullins - CMO and Head of E-Commerce, Next Adventure Inc
Amori Rix - Senior Business Finance Officer, Prosper Portland
Michelle Rule Walker - CEO/C-Suite Operator/Board Director, Jewett Cameron
Lori Spencer - Principal & Founder, Lori Spencer Consulting
Isaiah Steinfeld - Founder, CEO, Neue Alchemy
Cara Turano, President & Executive Director, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
Robin Wang- Consulting CFO at CFO Selections
Jerry Young - COO, Strategic Business Solutions, Inc.

Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Ray Allums - Web3Marketing, Consensys
Raed Attia - Consultant, Deloitte
Elijah Black, Energy Trader, Portland General Electric
Graham Crawford - EVP Finance & Operations, STAND+
Mitch Daugherty - Office of Small Business Manager, Prosper Portland
James Daley- Manager, Partner Investment,Microsoft
Holly Hurley Feather - CEO & Founder, HHF Strategy
Doug Freeman- Startup Communications Services/Consulting, Ideascape Inc.
Michael Goodman - Senior Marketing Leader, Media Bros
Sayla Grom-Director of Project Development,Chapul Farms
Carl Guess- Executive Presentation Coach, Elevator Speech
Cole Harris-Senior Research & Project Associate, Fahr LLC
Margaret Hathaway- Operations Executive
Elaine Hsieh- Director of Community Engagement, TAO
Kurt Huffman - Managing Partner, ChefsStable LLC
Michelle Hunt- Chief Growth Officer, Head of Home Delivery, Smiths Brothers Farms
Patrick Maloney - Managing Director, Occam Advisors
Jon Maroney- General Partner, Oregon Venture Fund
Hunter Meece- Customer Success Manager, Smarsh
Donna Prigmore- Leadership Advisor, Trainer, Mentor, and Keynote Speaker
Kevin Renner-Growth, Strategy, and Marketing Consultant
Thor Retzlaff- co-founder, Wasted*PBC
Lori Spencer- Business Advisor, Rose City Distilling, Bahari Teas, Beaverton Teas
Thairen Sivongsa- Professional Recruiter, Insight Global
Jonah Svihus-Copywriter, Duft Watterson
Tobias Varntoft- Strategic Project Management Leader, Larta Institute
Nicole Vollebregt- Founder, Investor, Strategy and Brand Consultant, We Are On Purpose
Christine Walter-Owner and Head Cider Maker,Bauman’s Cider
Scott Welch - Executive Director, Adjunct Instructor,Loopt Foundation
Jerry Young - COO,Strategic Business Solutions, Inc.