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Ardi Threadworks - First Place Winner
Josh Morrow, Asheville, North Carolina
Senior, Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design
Ardi Threadworks is a manufacturer of outdoor recreational equipment.
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Boondock Energy Solutions - Third Place Winner
Daniel Johnson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Graduate Student, Master of Science in Appropriate Technology
Born in the High Country of North Carolina, Boondock Energy Solutions (BES) is a renewable energy consultation and installation business. We value the significance of affordable renewable energy, especially as it applies to exploring and adventuring in a carbon-neutral way. BES is committed to informing, advocating for, and providing cost-effective and sustainable energy solutions to all people.
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Imaginex - Second Place Winner
Alcinder (AJ) Lewis, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Senior, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Imaginex LLC is a full-scale digital platform integration company that operates within almost every area of internet-based development. We are located in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Our goal is to empower people via building and enhancing their digital presence on the web. We show companies, via consultation and development, how to maximize the internet in a manner that most optimizes their brand's presence online and leads to new sales.
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Scrambles - Finalist
Brandon Beaty, Leland, North Carolina
Junior, Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Animation (ECU)
Bravin Troy, Bolivia, North Carolina
Senior, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies
Scrambles is a children’s picture book that lets parents and children tell their own stories. Each book has colorful pages that parents and children can swap freely to form new narratives and create fresh and imaginative experiences. Scrambles cuts down on the number of children’s books parents need to purchase while also breaking the repetitiveness of having to read the same story over and over. The carefully designed pages can be easily removed and attached using magnets that come with no risk of pinching. The pages are hard but bound with a soft material to allow for flexibility and ease of use. Each page is illustrated with a unique and recognizable color theme that features a small set of prolific and identifiable characters. Several of these pages are dedicated to showing emotion or character reactions, while others display the characters interacting with various settings. Scrambles will be sold in thematic packs that explore several different settings such as a school, the supermarket, a fantasy castle, and more. Scrambles’ variety will allow for parents to easily find something that their children will enjoy. Scrambles books will be sold through online retailers and our own website. Parents will be able to share their experiences and the stories they have created with each other on a forum page of the Scrambles website. The purpose of Scrambles is to give parents and children a more interactive storytelling experience and to expand the growth that each child goes through to prepare them for school.
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Systemion Consulting -Finalist
Scott Blackburn, Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Graduate Student, Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management
Jacob Ledford, Hickory, North Carolina
Graduate Student, Master Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management
Braxton Lee, Pleasant Garden, North Carolina
Graduate Student, Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management; Master Business Administration
Riggs Matthews, Aiken, South Carolina
Graduate Student, Master Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management
Donovan Mattox, Atlanta, Georgia
Graduate Student, Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management; Master Applied Data Analytics
Catherine Parks, Wilmington, North Carolina
Graduate Student, Master Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management
Teague Vreeland, Tacoma, Washington
Graduate Student, Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management; Master Business Administration
Systemion Consulting is a consultancy that targets improvements in behavioral processes through the implementation of evidence-based practices and stakeholder engagement.