Past Opportunity Quest Winners
1st Place – $5,000
Chang and Chen Violin Shop by Huijie Chenn
2nd Place – $2,000
JIB Products by Brandon Wilkey
Social Category – $2,000 and 3rd Place – $1,000
The Salt Table by Josue Tlapale
Best Presentation – $250 and People's Choice – $500
BluePrint by Jack Maddox
Best Video – $500
ProOat Protein Powder by Max White
1st place, $5,000: Coverall HomeCare
- Connor Malmberg (team leader) malmberg16@live.com
- Cindy Lancaster cll1202@westminstercollege.com
- Mark Dibb msdibb@gmail.com
2nd place, $2,000: Feel the Fit
- Cameron Irby (team leader) cameronirby3@gmail.com
- Peter Seppi pls0514@westminsteru.edu
3rd place, $1,000: Ski Bum-a-Ride
- Christy Grant (team leader) christnicolegrant@gmail.com
- Maria Nappi maria.nappi16@gmail.com
Social category winner, $2,000: Spero for Hope
- Josue Tiapale (team leader) jat0901@westminsteru.edu
- Mariana Lama mml0823@westminsteru.edu
- Ide Herrera
People's choice winner, $500: Spero for Hope
- Josue Tiapale (team leader) jat0901@westminsteru.edu
- Mariana Lama mml0823@westminsteru.edu
- Ide Herrera
Best Video, $500: Merge Care
- Robert McFarlene (team leader) rcm0412@westminsteru.edu
- Dalton Tuor dmt0226@westminsteru.edu
- Christopher Fuoco caf0304@westminsteru.edu
- Marcus Pace mtp0525@westminsteru.edu
- Noah Blumenfield noahwblumenfeld@gmail.com
1st Place, $5,000: Hungry Media
Team Members
William Clausen, Alex Mager, Nicholas Rohlman
Contact Information
406.544.7052
zach.falen@partnerscreative.com
www.instagram.com/hungrymedia
Company Overview
Hungry Media is a student-owned digital content studio in Salt Lake City, Utah—the collaborative effort of motivated students who know what they want and make it happen. The studio provides a huge market of local businesses on a budget with customized video production, photography, graphic design and other digital services. Because it operates with minimal overhead, Hungry Media can maintain wide margins and generate professional-quality web content at a fraction of professional cost. As a real-world classroom, Hungry Media aims to provide consistent workloads, competitive paychecks, impressive portfolios and valuable experience for talented undergraduates. Hungry Media currently has its sights on responsibly expanding employment and subcontracting opportunities by pursuing strategic partnerships and business incubation funding.
2nd Place Tie, $1,500: MORNING PERSON
Team Members
Dave Fryer, Mike Vanasse
Contact Information
801.259.7060
troy@morningperson.co
troykg@gmail.com
www.morningperson.co
Company Overview
The purpose of Morning Person is to create the first productivity system that holds users accountable for their daily tasks and goals. Accountability is established by a short phone call every weekday morning by a trained productivity professional (Morning Person). This phone call consists of a 2-3 minute conversation where users explain their daily goals and what they hope to accomplish in the coming 24 hours. A Morning Person’s job is to help users break down long term goals into daily, measurable actions. These daily action plans are recorded and progress is analyzed to see if the user is effective in accomplishing goals or if other methods need to be implemented.
2nd Place Tie, $1,500: URBAN YIELD
Contact Information
616.808.6110
zeppelinzeerip@yahoo.com
Company Overview
Urban Yield will be Utah’s first automated vertical farm. The farm will have the ability to produce higher yields than a traditional farm, grow organic crops year-round, and will be centrally located in Salt Lake County. Urban Yield’s automated farm technology streamlines the herb and leafy green farming process from seed to harvest. The efficiencies generated by the farm's automation and location will position the farm to grow produce year-round for a lower cost than a traditional farm.
Social Entrepreneurship Winner, $2,000: Hungry Media
Team Members
William Clausen, Alex Mager, Nicholas Rohlman
Contact Information
406.544.7052
zach.falen@partnerscreative.com
www.instagram.com/hungrymedia
Company Overview
Hungry Media is a student-owned digital content studio in Salt Lake City, Utah - the collaborative effort of motivated students who know what they want and make it happen. The studio provides a huge market of local businesses on a budget with customized video production, photography, graphic design, and other digital services. Because it operates with minimal overhead, Hungry Media can maintain wide margins and generate professional-quality web content at a fraction of professional cost. As a real-world classroom, Hungry Media aims to provide consistent workloads, competitive paychecks, impressive portfolios and valuable experience for talented undergraduates. Hungry Media currently has its sights on responsibly expanding employment and subcontracting opportunities by pursuing strategic partnerships and business incubation funding.
*People's Choice Award Winner $500: MORPHONAUTS
Team Member
Bo Hacking
Contact Information
801.856.5735
Aferguson388@gmail.com
Bo.hacking@gmail.com
morphonauts.com
Company Overview
Morphonauts is a company that is committed to designing dynamic toys that push the limits of creativity and innovation. Kids are constantly changing and they deserve to have toys that change with them. This is why at Morphonauts we are working hard to develop multiple platforms of play, with unlimited capabilities so kids have the opportunity to never stop creating their ideal toy. Today Morphonauts is made up of two parts: The first is 12 action figures with a unique magnetic joint design, which allows for all parts to interchange with each other. The second is a downloadable app called Morphonauts Hero Lab which gives the user the ability to customize the body, limbs, weapon pack and the color of their own digital Morphonaut. They can then purchase the toy completely customized the way they want it. Morphonauts is focused on today’s kid and their love of customization, uniqueness, innovation, and a high use of technology. This combination gives us a unique competitive advantage. Because our action figures and our business model are unlike anything on the market today, we believe Morphonauts has a great chance at success. With Morphonauts, the possibilities are endless!
1st Place, $5,000: Clear Intentions
2nd Place, $2,000: Keely's Ski Camp for Girls
3rd Place, $1,000: Med Solutions
Social category: Keely's Ski Camp for Girls
1st Place, $5,000: LIYEN
Team Members
Cristela Hernandez, Jackson Murphy
Contact Information
801.645.5050
cvc0922@westminsteru.edu
Company Overview
At LIYEN Inc, we create life devices that inspire the mind, empower the body, and ignite the spirit. The SLYDER, a revolutionary new inhaler device for asthmatics, is our first life device in driving our vision: To lead a movement of "Liberation From Limitation!" The SLYDER was created by Chris Ciancone, a lifelong asthmatic, and will be the first flagship product for LIYEN, a local startup driven by Chris and co-founder Jackson Murphy.
2nd Place, $2,000: DAAKYE
Team Members
Zach Wright
Contact Information
Company Overview
Daakye sells purses and wallets handmade in Ghana, Africa. One purse funds one child in Ghana's education for one week. Daakye launched on November 28th, 2012. They have already sold 350 purses which is over $6,000 in revenue. So far, Daakye has sold enough purses to fund ten children's education for a year.
Mission
We dream for a brighter future for Ghana's children. Daakye stimulates the economy in Ghana by creating jobs for unemployed seamstresses, creates advocates in the United States by allowing Americans to get to know the kids they are helping, and funds the future of young people in Ghana. We are creating a long term solution out of poverty for a small community.
3rd Place, $1,000: GOOD DOG BREWING
Contact Information
david@gooddogbrewing.com
tyson@gooddogbrewing.com
Company Overview
Good Dog Brewing Company is changing what people have come to expect from a company and a beer. Good Dog Brewing Company is promising and unforgettable experience: Great Beer for a Great Cause! Like any Good Dog, Good Dog Brewing Company is giving back by assisting the pet community and making it known that every pet deserves a good home. Good Dog commits to actively participating and educating pet owners/future pet owners on the love and companionship that comes from caring for pets. Good Dog is authentic, full of tail wagging fun, and we have Great Beer! A promise only Good Dog can make. In August 2011, President-Founder, David Pang, and Brew Master, Casey Jones, attained second place for Good Dog's Cherry Vienna Lager in the fruit beer category at the Utah Beehive Brew-Off. One year later, Good Dog's second year in Utah's competition, Good Dog's On Point Cream Ale took first place in its category.
Mission
The Good Dog mission is to continually deliver the highest quality beer made from the best ingredients by people who have a passion for brewing. Furthermore, Good Dog will continue to act in a humanitarian manner towards the community and the pets found within.
Social Entrepreneurship Winner, $2,000: DAAKYE
Team Members
Zach Wright
Contact Information
Company Overview
Daakye sells purses and wallets handmade in Ghana, Africa. One purse funds one child in Ghana's education for one week. Daakye launched on November 28th, 2012. They have already sold 350 purses which is over $6,000 in revenue. So far, Daakye has sold enough purses to fund ten children's education for a year.
Mission
We dream for a brighter future for Ghana's children. Daakye stimulates the economy in Ghana by creating jobs for unemployed seamstresses, creates advocates in the United States by allowing Americans to get to know the kids they are helping, and funds the future of young people in Ghana. We are creating a long term solution out of poverty for a small community.
1st Place, $5,000: Inside & Out Cosmetics
Can saving the world be sexy? Inside & out Cosmetics says yes! I&O has married an all-natural, USDA certified organic product to sophisticated branding and luxury packaging to create the sexiest and greenest cosmetic line. The back-bone of I&O is commitment to social responsibility; a portion of proceeds from every item goes to support a cause dedicated to women. They also use minimal packaging and incentivized recycling programs to reduce their impact on the environment. Their debut of moisturizing lipsticks and lipglosses are formulated with organic butters, botanical extracts and essential plant oils that deliver antioxidants and moisture to your lips, enhancing them with all natural beauty. Green's the new black and I&O could never turn their backs to glamour.
2nd Place, $2,000: Monolith Manage
Monolith Management is a band management company that provides a largely underserved market of small bands with management support - no matter where they live, how many fans they have, or what type of music they play. For $200 per month, Monolith's customers have the benefits of working with an established management company that has the connections and resources of a major artist agency. Since its inception in March of 2011, Monolith has acquired a larger customer base than all of its competitors, with over 75 domestic and international customers.
3rd Place, $1,000: SLC9, Stephen Mahnken
SCL9 clothing stands for Straight Lines and Corked Nines. In the snowsport culture these terms represent having fun and doing what you love. SLC9 is rooted in creating clothing that is meant to keep you warm and comfortable by using the newest and softest fabrics available. The name also has a double entendre, by using SLC it shows people that the company is based out of Salt Lake City and connected to the ski/snowboard community. The brand is built around seeking out and finding the things that bring us joy and comfort in life. When a person chooses to wear an article of clothing, a part of their soul guides them to that attire. The goal is to create those articles of clothing that the heart sets out for, but the mind does not know exist. SLC9's main goal is to make sweatpants cool again to the young hip market, through innovative design and unique features, like ventilation, zippered pockets, iPod holders, adjustable foot strings, and even patented molecular fiber that will keep the customer warm and dry.Their specialized sweatpants, called "Snowswetz" are a unique product that separates them from the rest. These pants will be available in multiple colors and styles to snowboarders and skiers for use under snowpants and for hanging out around the house.
Social Category, $2,000: Inside & Out Cosmetics*
1st Place, $5,000: Massox
Massox is a sock manufacturer that brings therapeutic Asian well-being and combines it with classic American style. Massox is initially launching men's designer dress socks that contain patent pending therapeutic, acupressure massagers on the inside surface of the sock. Scientific evidence proves that acupressure therapy can help maintain and improve overall health and vitality. Massox are made of 95% bamboo fiber. Bamboo is a revolutionary new resource that is as strong as steel, yet soft as silk. It is breathable and naturally anti-bacterial. Bamboo is extremely fast-growing, and therefore highly renewable. Bamboo can be grown commercially without dependence on pesticides or other chemical inputs. Massox uses wisdom from the past and technology from the present to create sustainable socks of the future.
2nd Place, $2,000: Wenxani
Wenxani is an online software resource to help manage addiction recovery. It is primarily promoted as a supplement to professional counseling and the online tools help addicts change their lives by providing a means to track their daily tasks and goals, focus on positive progress, and provide continuous accountability to peers, mentors, families, friends, and professional therapists. Controlling an addiction is a process, not an event. Daily maintenance and accountability are essential for long-term success of the addict. Current long-term recovery programs lack the means to continuous accountability between addicts and their support network. Wenxani will provide the element of continuous accountability that is missing in current recovery programs and enable greater effectiveness in recovery. Wenxani: What are you doing?
3rd Place, $1,000: Xazzu Rice Pudding
Xazzu is a start-up fast casual premium rice pudding dessert shop. Xazzu will serve a variety of rice pudding flavors accompanied by toppings of choice for customers. Flavors will include collections of fresh fruits to chocolate and caramel based flavors common with ice-cream and frozen yogurt.Xazzu has the opportunity to create a new market for this traditional dessert in Utah. Many specialty ethnic restaurants serve rice pudding as a desert option. Xazzu will be the only fast casual restaurant of its kind in Utah. Company founders identified this opportunity after several visits to a successful east coast restaurant featuring a similar product, The long term strategic goal for Xazzu founders is to create and market a delicious product partnered with a hip, exciting, and unique brand that is well positioned for scalability and sustainable growth.
1st Place, $5,000: Wireless Technologies
Wireless Technologies aspires to be a premier retailer of wireless products and services in the Midwest Region, beginning operations in southeast, Texas. This region contains some of the fastest growing rural communities in America with wireless distribution trailing far behind the growth curve. Wireless Technologies will provide an exceptional wireless experience by offering premium products and services from the most knowledgeable and genuine sales consultants in the industry. With a service first mentality, Wireless Technologies will differentiate itself from all competition and be the favored shopping experience to that of the big box retailers such as Best Buy and Costco. Wireless Technologies' customer commitment is: "We'll make your wireless experience easy and enjoyable!"
2nd Place, $2,000: Zuthe
Zuthe is a "better for you" consumer-goods product company. The flagship product is the Zuthe throat drop, an all natural anti-viral throat drop. Through the use of organic Oregon thistle honey and a proprietary combination of herbs, Zuthe throat drops will provide immediate relief, but the true unique aspect is the all natural anti-viral ingredients (coconut cream and Lo Han Kuo) that will attack the route virus causing the sore throat and cough.
3rd Place, $1,000: WeDo Entrepreneurs
WeDo Entrepreneurs distributes 100% natural banana flour from Kenya to the United States allowing millions of Americans suffering from celiac disease the opportunity to eat a healthy, gluten-free alternative to wheat. Simultaneously, we support small businesses and education in Africa by giving back 20% of all profits to communities in need.
1st Place, $5,000: Chocolot*
Chocolot is an artisan chocolate company that produces handcrafted, distinctive chocolates of superior quality. Chocolot is based out of Ogden, Utah, and was started by Ruth Kendrick in August 2008. Ruth possesses over 50 years of experience in the chocolate industry, and is widely regarded as one of Utah’s premier “foodies.” Chocolot’s small size enables it to be extremely responsive to customer needs, and it allows the Chocolot team to develop strong relationships with customers who appreciate unique, out-of-the-ordinary chocolates. Chocolot specializes in sales to retail partners as well as wholesaling to gift basket manufacturers. Our Core Values are: Responsible Growth, Honesty, Creativity and Innovation, Uniqueness, Service, and Hard Work.
2nd Place, $2,000: Sportster.com*
Sportster.com is a unique and robust web-enabled database for athletes of all ages, abilities and disciplines to quickly and easily record, track and analyze their athletic achievements and training efforts throughout their entire sports career. Sophisticated, yet easy to use statistical tools allow athletes to visually analyze their performance through statistical matrices, charts and graphs. Users can compare their performance against competitors, friends or even professional athletes. Sports statistics on existing websites offer static data focused on professional and college level athletes. Sportster.com features dynamic, user driven data presented in a unique and interactive environment inclusive of all athletes at all levels. Monetizing the user base and membership comes in many forms. Primary revenue streams include premium service fees, advertising, affiliate sales, sponsorships, verified athletic resumes, and Goods Sports Training.
3rd Place, $1,000: Esthetica Dental Labs*
Esthetica Dental Labs is a service provider whose mission is to empower small dental laboratories with tools necessary to compete against larger dental labs in an evolving industry. Traditionally this has been a boutique industry run by artisans; however, as technology evolves and large labs gain strength with economies of scale, small labs find themselves with shrinking margins and without training, support and business savvy, and they may face possible extinction. Esthetica dental labs will provide small artisan labs with: access to discounted materials, access to high cost technology, sales/marketing/customer relations support, training from the industries top technicians, and business strategy & accounting support which will empower them with tools to grow and thrive into the future.
* First year offering that category
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