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Brady Conant
  • finance
  • Class of 2020
  • Hastings, Nebraska

Brady Conant of Hastings is 3-2-1 Quick Pitch winner

2017 Dec 5

Brady Conant, a sophomore supply chain management major from Hastings, was a winner in the ninth annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition Nov. 10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

More than 80 high school and college students presented their business ideas to a panel of judges in three-minute pitches during the event, which is hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business. Twenty-one students won part of a $7,000 prize, and gained insight and feedback from the judges.

"The competition allows students to pitch an idea to a group of professionals in a unique setting. It requires them to think on their feet and get outside their comfort zone," said Sam Nelson, the center's director and assistant professor of practice of management. "The whole situation turns into a win-win for the participants. If they win, they can walk away with $333.33, but even if they don't, they still get valuable feedback from the judges on how to advance their idea. It also enables them to expand their network."

For more information on the competition, visit https://go.unl.edu/atf7.