Title

BEAR Innovation Competition Pitch: Mai Crocs

Authors

Maia Peele, Ursinus College
Julia Paiano, Ursinus CollegeFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-10-2022

Abstract

Backed on the values of Black women in business, Maia Peele and Julia Paiano created Mai Crocs, a business aimed at allowing customers to express their identity through the customization of Crocs, as well as other products.

Comments

Presented as part of the 8th annual Bear Innovation Competition. This year’s theme was ‘Meeting the Moment: Unique Ideas that Are Needed to Solve Problems and Build a Better World.”

The downloadable video file has a run time of 9:46. Also available as a supplemental file are the PowerPoint slides of this presentation.

U-Imagine Student Ambassador: Manning Smith

Entrepreneur in Residence: Maureen Cumpstone

Judges: Jen Cohen Crompton ‘05, President/Owner, Something Creative, Chris Biddle ‘85, Chief Executive Officer, BCG Alpha, Brandon Dowd ’18, Publisher, Middletown Media, and Amy Pawloski, President, Strategic Versatility.

Keynote speaker: Quentin Altemose ’18, CEO/Founder, Spirochete Brewing Inc.

Founding Directors: Rebecca Jaroff and Carol Cirka

Sponsor: Will Abele, Class of 1961

Special thanks to Rob Wrzesniewski ’91, Head of Global Private Banking Solutions at SEI for his loyal support of the U-Imagine Center.

Recommended Citation

Peele, Maia and Paiano, Julia, "BEAR Innovation Competition Pitch: Mai Crocs" (2022). BEAR Innovation Competition. 25.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/bear_innovation/25

Prize

Second Place Winner of $2500

Creative Commons License

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