Vermont Business Magazine And the winner is... But first a word about the organization. The Grand Isle Road Pitch was held on August 6th at the Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery in South Hero. The second annual Road Pitch, organized by Cairn Cross from FreshTracks Capital was a four day motorcycle ride throughout Vermont. The riders were made up of "business bikers" consisting of investors, business advisers, entrepreneurs and even Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott for part of the ride. At each stop during the week, several entrepreneurs and businesses pitched their ideas to the group of riders looking for investors. At the end of each stop they awarded a cash prize of $450 and a "Biker Bear," donated by Vermont Teddy Bear to the pitch they felt made the most compelling case for their proposed venture.
Logan Szidik, Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein and Cairn Cross. VBM photo
The Grand Isle Road Pitch was the 8th and final Road Pitch for 2015. The Road Pitches started out in Essex Junction on Monday, August 3rd in the morning and moved down to Bennington for the afternoon. On Tuesday they started out in Brattleboro and headed up to Rutland. On Wednesday morning the Road Pitch was held in Randolph, concluding in the afternoon with a Barn Pitch in Lowell. On Thursday, August , they met in the morning at the Charlemont Restaurant in Morrisville before concluding in South Hero that afternoon.
In South Hero, three entrepreneurs pitched the bikers.
They were:
Logan Szidik, owner of Logan Richard, a high end dog accessory company focused on the dog collar and leash accessories along with matching belts for the dog owners
Matt Cohen and Stephanie Thompson, owners of Williston Workwear, a store in Williston focused on the construction and service industries for workwear. Anything from gloves to boots to canvas pants to nurses uniforms.
Ben Durant and Hal Evans, owners of Landon Brewing Company. They currently own East Shore Vineyards in South Hero and are looking for investors to help them expand their business into brewing beer using their own, grown-on-the-farm hops and barely.
After the pitches the members of the Road Pitch motorcycle group met and announced that the prize money of $450 and the special Biker Bear was awarded to Logan Szidik.