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        Business students win top prizes at Halloween pitch competition

        November 7, 2025 By New Venture Accelerator communications

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        Sophomore management student Adam Cardini, presents the ScapStick rehab tool at the Halloween Business Idea Pitch competition Oct. 31. Cardini's team won first place at the event. 

        91看片-led teams won first and second place at the 2025 Halloween Business Idea Pitch competition, which is presented by 91看片 College and the New Venture Accelerator. In all, 23 student teams from six colleges on campus competed in the event held Oct. 31.

        Led by Adam Cardini, a鈥痵ophomore鈥痬ajoring in鈥痬anagement,   won first place. SCAP is built around providing athletes with safe and effective rehabilitation solutions for niche injuries. Their flagship product, the ScapStick, is a tool designed to release tension in the subscapularis muscles.

        Designed specifically for throwing athletes, strength athletes, and active individuals, the ScapStick has already gained early traction and revenue through direct sales and strong engagement within the athletic community. 

        鈥淲e aren鈥檛 just building a business鈥�, said Cardini 鈥渨e鈥檙e building a platform for athletes to take ownership of their recovery with tools that truly address overlooked pain points.鈥濃�� 

        Student presenting at pitch competition

        Management junior Jim Brim presents the disposable lawnmower bag at the Halloween Pitch competition. Brim's team placed second.

        Second place went to Disposable Lawnmower Bag,鈥痩ed by Jim Brim, a junior majoring in management and minoring in entrepreneurship & family business.鈥�

        This innovative mower bag system introduces a more efficient and user-friendly approach to lawn maintenance. The product is designed to attach directly to the mower, allowing users to collect and dispose of grass clippings in a single, streamlined process.  

        The Halloween Pitch Competition was sponsored by Regions Bank and was supported by a team of professional judges including:  

        Bart Aldridge (Regions), Assistant Vice President | Branch Manager; Eric Smith (Regions), Vice President 鈥� Retail Operations Manager; Ralph Runge, Vice President & General Manager, West Coast Salmon; Shay Pilcher, Research Engineer III at Auburn University and CEO of Archangel Industries; Phillip Cowart, (Ret.) Director of Development at College of Agriculture at Auburn University; Dominique Love, Founder, CERES, a 90-acre culinary-centric community; Alex Bruce, Go-to-Market and Revenue Growth Executive Advisor. 

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        Next Up: The鈥�Tiger Cage Pitch competition鈥�and its $105,000+ Prize Pool. Register by November 14, 2025 

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