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September 08, 2019 | Tom Ballard

WATE-TV posts elevator pitches on competitors ahead of Knoxville “Startup Day”

The media partner again this year for the annual “Startup Day” in Knoxville is WATE-TV.

As the ABC affiliate has done in the past, it has produced a fast-paced elevator pitch will each of the six entrepreneurs who will be presenting during the event set for September 24 at The Mill & Mine, 227 West Depot Avenue.

The founders had 60 seconds to explain their company. They are:

  • James Horey, Reviewbox;
  • Mac Bartine, SmartRIA;
  • Mitch Ishmael, Active Energy;
  • Eric Mayer, EDP Biotech;
  • Stan Hunter, TCPoly; and
  • Lia Winter, Winter Innovations.

You can read a brief summary about each start-up and view the short pitch at this link. To register for “Startup Day,” click here.


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