Nov 25, 2012,

We are proud to announce CKM Sports was named 2nd Place in the SFU Entrepreneur of the Year competition!

The competition consisted of 31 companies all bidding for the top prize, with 10 making the semi-final round, presenting in front of a panel of judges.  The top 4 chosen, then presented in front of a panel of 5 judges and 150 spectators:

Emad Yacoub, President of Glowbal Restaurant Group

Judy Brooks, Interim CEO of FWE

Janice Abbott, CEO of Atira Women’s Resource Society & Atira Property Managment Inc.

Mike Volker, President of Vancouver Angel Network & SFU’s Director of Innovation

Pavel Bains, Co-founder/CEO of Story Panda

With the 2nd place finish CKM brought home:

  • $1,500 in funding
  • 6 Months of office space at The Network Hub, valued at $1,500
  • 6 Hours of mentorship from:

Rick Perreault with Unbounce

Jamie Garrett with Idea Rebel

Kate Storey with Renewal 2

  • Gift cards from Webnames.ca and JJ Bean Roasters
Here’s some Twitter reaction on the CKM Sports performance:
@RayWalia: @CKM_Sports great presentation and great passion!

@EnactusSFU: @CKM_Sports Great Job on a great presentation. Willing to bet it will be hard for our judges to choose a the winner of #sey2012!
@AlexandraSkey: @CKM_Sports Congratulations Cliff! You did a solid presentation, and are building a solid business. Keep it up!
@Eunikoh: Really interesting business model for aspiring professional hockey players presented by @CKM_Sports @SFUSey #sey2012

 

 

Nov 12 2012,

Proud to announce CKM Sports has been selected for the 3rd Round of the SFU Entrepreneur of the Year competition and will present to a panel of judges on November 24th, with $20,000 in funding on the line!

 

The panel of judges will include:

Alexandra Skey, Co-Founder, Spokal

Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, CEO, Silicon Sisters

Mark Brand, Owner, Save On Meats

Madeleine Shaw, Co-Founder, Lunapads

Rick Perrault, Co-Founder, Unbounce

Jamie Garrett, Founder, Idea Rebel

Igor Faletski, Co-Founder, Mobify

Shawn Smith, Education Generation

Ray Walia, Executive Director, Launch Academy

Katie Reiach, Principle and Co-Founder, Talkshopmedia

 

Nov 6th 2012,

We are pleased to announce CKM Sports has reached the 2nd round of the SFU Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

“As one of the annual signature events started by SIFE Simon Fraser in 2008, the 5th annual SFU Entrepreneur of the Year continues to pace its way in 2012 as a budding program and stepping stone for young entrepreneurs, inspiring business ideas and recognizing the future innovative leaders of tomorrow.

SFU entrepreneur of the Year 2012 is expected to have over 250 people attending the events in total, including spectators, finalists, and industry professionals.”          –  SIFE  Simon Fraser

Semi-finalists will be announced November 12th, with presentations to determine the four finalists on Nov. 24th.

“I’m excited to get through to the next round, and I’m hoping for the opportunity to present as a semi-finalist. With so many great businesses applying for such few spots, competition is tough. I’m confident though that with the help of Venture Connection, if given an opportunity to present I may have a shot at making the final four. ”  – Cliff Mander

The final round consists of four finalist who will present to a panel of judges and audience to determine the 2012 SFU Entrepreneur of the Year.