Please join us in a virtual confetti toss as we celebrate the top 3 teams from each Regional Semi-Final and the top 3 teams overall!
The fourth Small Business School Challenge concluded Saturday night, September 25th, capping a 48-hour sprint of design thinking and problem solving for nearly 100 small business clients by MBA teams from across the country.
Each team was challenged to present a 3-minute case study laying out their business client’s challenges and the proposed solutions and impact they developed for the coming 12 months.
Each school semi-final was judged live, with the top 3 teams being named and the 1st place team for each school advancing to the National Finals for a second round of presenting and judging live.
National Winners
Taking the top 3 spots on the National Stage were:
National First place: MBA team from Arizona State University – W.P.Carey School of Business, Fisayo Abiodun, Tamara Norris, and Mahalakshmi Ganesan representing their business client Tiny Docs
National Second place: MBA team from Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business, Shih-Ting Sun, Becky Yu, and Ashlyn Im representing their business client Joyful Practices
National Third place: MBA team from Rice University – Jones Graduate School of Business, Maya Stine, Chelsea Clark, and Ayush Pathak representing their business client Asmara Dior Cosmetics
School Winners
Taking the top 3 spots at each school and winning prizes for their business clients were:
University of Washington – Bothell School of Business + University of Washington – Foster School of Business
1st Place: MBA team of Siddharth Kadandale, Sam Plotkin, and Dharmesh Churiwala representing their business client Wrinkle Less Premium
2nd Place: MBA team of Julia Cook, Myrna Barrera, and Malav Patel representing their business client Newtown HQ
3rd Place: MBA team of Pooja Karadgi, Ishani Singal, and Jyotiraj Pati representing their business client Garrett Music Academy
Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business & Heinz College – cohort 1
1st Place: Graduate student team of Subhojit Moitra, Junxi Gao, and Mariama Gueye representing their business client Pacific United Insurance Services
2nd Place: Graduate student team of Po Ya Yu, Justin Lauw, and Ray Hsu representing their business client Health Beyond Nutrition
3rd Place: Graduate student team of Navneet Nara, Rukayat Muse-Ariyoh, and Nitya Kamala representing their business client iMay Media
Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business & Heinz College – cohort 2
1st Place: Graduate student team of Shih-Ting Sun, Becky Yu, and Ashlyn Im representing their business client Joyful Practices
2nd Place: Graduate student team of Jared Lese, Nirmal Kumar Juluru, and Wayne Tuan representing their business client Northern Virginia Emergency Response System
3rd Place: Graduate student team of Andrew Muratori, Ben Rosenberg, and Saumya Kansal representing their business client Savoy Bookkeeping and Tax Services, LLC
Arizona State University – W.P.Carey School of Business
1st Place: MBA team of Fisayo Abiodun, Tamara Norris, and Mahalakshmi Ganesan representing their business client Tiny Docs
2nd Place: MBA team of Sanjana Mansukhani, Darren Gleason, and Edward Donoghue representing their business client Zaawink
3rd Place: MBA team of Sami Omais representing their business client Teddy Shoes
Washington University in St.Louis – Olin School of Business
1st Place: MBA team of Shlok Gupta, Oluwabanke Shodimu, and Ishmael Kodjoe representing their business client Bkm Fitness Boot Camp
2nd Place: MBA team of William Heimberger, Samridhi Sureka, and Lane Pritchard representing their business client AAA Appliance
3rd Place: MBA team of Melissa Preston, Derek Hawkes, and Samuel Amorin representing their business client Wings of Success LLC
Rice University – Jones Graduate School of Business
1st Place: MBA team of Maya Stine, Chelsea Clark, and Ayush Pathak representing their business client Asmara Dior Cosmetics
2nd Place: MBA team of Raveesh Mehta, Neha Jain, and Yash Jain representing their business client Sweet Success, LLC
3rd Place: MBA team of Raman Bhatia, Colleen Stubbs, and Thi Nam Phuong Nguyen representing their business client Harvesting Hope Counseling LLC
UCLA – Anderson School of Management
1st Place: MBA team of Juan Ignacio Castro, Andrea Torrione, and Connor Hodges representing their business client Vacaville Chamber of Commerce
2nd Place: MBA team of Nikith Kumar, Parth Bahl, and Suyash Tirodkar representing their business client Judy Gittelsohn | Independent Artist
3rd Place: MBA team of Shyla Parmar, Anaadi Jain, and V Paul representing their business client Aloha Integrative Therapy
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business + Wildcards
1st Place: MBA team from Haas of Lauren McElhatton, Ajit Narwal, and Gagan Deep representing their business client KARMEQ, LLC
2nd Place: MBA team from Claremont Graduate University – Drucker School of Management of Francesca Villarreal, Wayne Chung, and Seher Yüksel representing their business client Myirstaxrelief.com
3rd Place: MBA team from Claremont Graduate University – Drucker School of Management of Deja Darrington and Andrew Dalmeida representing their business client Compass Behavioral Health
University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Business
1st Place: MBA team of Shihao Liu, Maryann Okonkwo, and Palani Raman representing their business client Barnes Attorneys
2nd Place: MBA team of Thomas Bergen, Ikram Khan, and Bhargava Srikantha representing their business client Science Smart Kids
3rd Place: MBA team of Anil Shukla, Alexandra Alfonso, and Jan Cermak representing their small business client Income Tax Wizard
Congratulations to everyone involved for your hard work and collaboration to drive small business success in local communities across America!