SMALL BUSINESS DIVISION Winners
1st Place
Impulse Drive, LLC
Oklahoma Christian University
Advisor: Russell McGuire
Team Leader: Mark Ferringer
Team Members: John Caldwell, David Dickison and Parker LaMascus
Impulse Drive has pioneered a unique miniature wind turbine technology that drastically increases efficiency and power output of small wind generation. The technology makes wind power generation more affordable for individual homes and developing countries.
2nd Place
Bright Eyed & Brave
University of Central Oklahoma
Advisor: Amy Johnson
Team Leader: Kenzie McFeely
Team Members: Hayden Magar and Amanda Dely
Bright Eyed & Brave facilitates mindfulness and self-regulation in children ages 3-7. The company’s educational materials provide educators and parents tools to help young learners more effectively manage adversity and their own emotions.
3rd Place
FurryFloat
East Central University
Advisor: Stacey Bolin
Team Leader: Johnathan Harrington
Team Member: Mackinsey Archer
FurryFloat invites you to take your four-legged friend to the lake with you worry free. The company markets a floating ring developed specifically for dogs to assure their safety when swimming in deep water.
HIGH GROWTH UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION Winners
1st Place
The American Corn Husk Co.
University of Oklahoma
Advisor: Lowell Busenitz
Team Leader: Chris Wengierski
Team Members: Danny Buckley, Will Kennedy, Christian Leech and Bruce Wilhelm
The American Corn Husk Co. created a process to reengineer American-grown corn husks into a product that is ideal in size and texture for the tamale industry. The result is a husk perfectly suited for the 1.6 billion tamales Americans consume annually.
2nd Place
Fully Cooked
University of Oklahoma
Advisor: Douglas Woodward
Team Leader: Bree Reppert
Team Members: Johnathon Ireland, Lindsey Webster and Jack Wheeler
Fully Cooked offers delivery of wholesome, pre-made gourmet meals that college students can microwave and eat at their own convenience. The concept offers its customers an affordable, health alternative to dining hall or fast-food fare.
3rd Place
StopHack
The University of Tulsa
Advisor: Claire Cornell
Team Leader: Eric Ramos
Team Members: Hayden Allen and Andrew Trac
StopHack developed a cybersecurity device called the Data Defender 1 Series to safeguard against transportation industry hackers. StopHack’s device attaches to a truck’s diagnostic port and prevents any writing of code that can disrupt its systems.
HIGH GROWTH GRADUATE DIVISION Winners
1st Place
Contraire
Oklahoma State University
Advisor: David Thomison
Team Leader: Aubrey McCutchan
Team Members: Greg Hendrickson, Stephen Ogle and Rabecca Wiseman
Contraire developed sensor-based control technology that reduces aeration costs at wastewater treatment plants by up to 45 percent. Municipal wastewater treatment plants can save up to $250,000 annually in utility costs using the process.
2nd Place
Multivate
Oklahoma State University
Advisor: Richard Gajan
Team Leader: Momen Amer
Team Member: Austin Beaver and Yasmine Gabal
Multivate developed a novel multi-chamber, single-use bioreactor bag that reduces the cost of cell line production scale up by biopharmaceutical manufacturers. Multivate’s technology can save bio manufacturers up to $200,000 annually in fixed costs.
3rd Place
Soundraiser
The University of Tulsa
Advisor: Jessica Kinsey
Team Leader: Jason Carini
Team Member: Tami Barrett
Soundraiser merges professional audio recording, copyright licensing and the art of fundraising into a streamlined process that enhances critical fundraising activities of high school band programs by facilitating the sale of their own music performances.
Paulsen Award Scholarship Recipients
Mackinsey Archer, East Central University
Patrick Arney, OSU-OKC
Rabecca Wiseman-Oklahoma State University
IBM Pitch Winners
Small Business IBM Pitch Winner – Louden Johnson, Show Tricks
Undergraduate IBM Pitch Winner- Crystal Alkire, iTheater
Graduate IBM Pitch Winner- Ryan Bailey, SkillCred
High Growth Interview Winners
OCAST Information and Technology/Communications – Soundraiser, University of Tulsa
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Healthcare – Wal-Narrow, LLC, University of Central Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation Student Generated Technology Design-Multivate, Oklahoma State University
OG&E Positive Energy and Environmental – Contraire, Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Business Roundtable Manufacturing, Material Sciences and Transportation-Indra-Lighting Strike Mitigation, Oklahoma State University
Small Business Interview Winners
Product Category- FurryFloat, East Central University
IT/APP Category – Starla Cooper, East Central University
Retail Category – Bright Eyed & Brave, University of Central Oklahoma
Service Category -S3 Composting, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
