Announcing this year’s BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition finalists
We are delighted to announce this year’s finalists for BGSA Supply Chain “Shark Tank” 2022 competition sponsored by FarEye. With a record number of applicants representing many high caliber companies from which to choose, we are delighted with our six finalists and look forward to having them present their Big Idea to our outstanding audience of over 250 supply chain CEOs and leaders.
Best of luck to this year’s finalists!
- Steve Johanson – President, Starboard Corp
- Sean Jones, CEO – QuickLoadz Intermodal Robotics
- Bruce Kulp – CEO, Deliver One LLC
- Matias Lonardi – CEO, Treggo
- Miles Mufuka Martin – Co-Founder & CEO, Relai
- Julia Pasternack – Founder, DriverFly
Moderator: Ben Gordon – CEO, BGSA Holdings
Judges:
- Ed Feitzinger – Founding Partner, Opportuna Advisors and Former Vice President, Global Logistics, Amazon
- Jack Holmes – Executive Chairman, Emerge
- Rimas Kapeskas – Operating Partner, Cambridge Capital
- Doug Waggoner – Chairman & CEO, Echo Global Logistics
Each finalist will be given a five-minute pitch, followed by five minutes of Q&A with our judges. The winners will be voted on by the live audience as well as the Shark judges. Winner(s) will be announced at dinner and receive prizes awarded by Benesch Attorneys at Law.
2021 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner
Congratulations to Venti Technologies CEO Heidi R. Wyle, Ph.D. as the winner of the Benesch sponsored BGSA 2021 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition. The competition, held during the BG Strategic Advisors Virtual Supply Chain Conference January 20-21, 2021, featured presentations from high-growth, technology-enabled supply chain companies poised for transformative growth.
“I am thrilled at this recognition of Venti and our autonomy technology by an in-the-know panel of logistics professionals. Venti’s market leadership in Safe Speed autonomy is transforming logistics operations for large customers not only by offering cost efficiencies and greater vehicle utilization, but also by providing proprietary logistics autonomy functions such as mutli-vehicle independent control and steering, automated tools for map-changes and the ability to operate in complex and tight spaces. We are seeing great success with deployments of our tug-trailers for customers in the $175 billion logistics hubs marketplace, and building a strong pipeline. We anticipate continued growth in industrial businesses and transportation hubs in the U.S. and worldwide.”
In addition to winning the Shark Tank, for which the prize was $10,000 of legal services from AmLaw200 firm Benesch, Venti Technologies was also voted best company by the conference attendees.
BG Strategic Advisors would also like to thank the other Supply Chain “Shark Tank” participants for outstanding presentations and for helping to make the event a great success, including:
- Simon Murray – Co-Founder, CameraMatics
- Mark Campbell, CFA – Co-Founder/CEO, ProduceIQ, Inc.
- Dmitry Shevelenko – Co-Founder, Tortoise
- Dawn Salvucci-Favier – Chief Product Officer/CEO, Greenscreens.ai
- George Kochanowski – CEO/CTO, Staxxon, LLC
Each finalist was given a five-minute pitch, followed by five minutes of Q&A with our judges.
The BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank is the best place to gain visibility for your startup. Last year’s winner, SecurSpace, sold to fellow BGSA attendee Envase Technologies, just 8 months later.
The Supply Chain “Shark Tank” finalists were judged by “Sharks”:
- Moderator: Benjamin Gordon – CEO, Cambridge Capital
- Jack Holmes – Chairman, Emerge (Former President, UPS Freight)
- Rob Howard – Founder and CEO, Kindred Motorworks
- Herb Shear – Chairman, Shear Family Office
Sponsored by Benesch Attorneys at Law
2020 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” Competition Winner
BG Strategic Advisors is pleased to announce and congratulate SecūrSpace CEO Lance Theobald as the winner of the DAT sponsored BGSA 2020 Supply Chain “Shark Tank” competition featured at the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference 2020 held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, January 23-25, 2020.
“The BGSA Supply Chain Shark Tank was a fantastic event. It gave me the opportunity to tell my story to over 250 logistics and supply chain CEOs and leaders. And it helped me get an outstanding deal done for SecurSpace! I ended up selling my company to a fellow BGSA Supply Chain CEO attendee. Whether you are a successful leader or an aspiring entrepreneur, I highly recommend the BGSA Supply Chain conference and the Shark Tank!”
