Wonewoc-Center Student Tessa Gehri Performs Well at Wisconsin Shark Tank Style Competition
An update on a story from last month: Tessa Gehri from Wonewoc-Center High School was unofficially runner up in the Wisconsin Shark-Tank style competition she was taking place in. It was hosted by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin sponsored by Ernst & Young at Majic Productions in Waukesha, Wisconsin on January 28. Gehri was presenting her unique caprine artificial insemination services business in front of a panel of celebrity judges to compete for a $10,000 scholarship. She received $1500 as a finalist and Craig Culver gave them each contestant another $2500 to invest in their businesses!! “She did amazing and we are so incredibly proud of her”, says Wonewoc-Center Teach Jackie Miller.
Young Entrepreneur Live Competition offers $10K in scholarships
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MILWAUKEE - FOX6 is proud to partner with Junior Achievement for the Young Entrepreneur Live Competition. Four student entrepreneurs from Wisconsin will compete on January 28, 2021 to win a $10,000 scholarship.
Watch LIVE as student entrepreneurs from across the state pitch their business endeavors to a panel of celebrity judges including Craig Culver of Culver’s restaurants and Christine Specht, CEO of Cousin’s Subs. One student will take home the grand prize. The other three finalists will receive $1,500 scholarships, and one student will receive a $500 cash viewer’s choice award based on live voting during the streaming event hosted by FOX6’s Mary Stoker Smith.
Wonewoc Teen Competing in Statewide Shark Tank-style Event
Wonewoc Center High School senior Tessa Gehri will showcase her unique caprine artificial insemination services business in front of a panel of celebrity judges to compete for a $10,000 scholarship. It’s part of a Shark Tank-style competition hosted by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin sponsored by Ernst & Young at Majic Productions in Waukesha, Wisconsin on January 28.
The event will be live-streamed and interested viewers can register to watch the free live event https://secure.qgiv.com/for/jaowi/event/823617/
In an effort to improve the genetic makeup of Boer goats and other caprine animals in central Wisconsin, Gehri started her own caprine artificial insemination service. She saw a need for the business after running her first business, T. Gehri’s Boers for several years. After securing clients through shows and FFA connections, Gehri has invested her revenue to improve equipment and hopes to expand her services in
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Carter VanHaren of Brookfield is vying for $10,000 scholarship in Junior Achievement Young Entrepreneur Live Competition. (Ken Leiviska, PR/Social Senior Account Executive)
BROOKFIELD, WI Brookfield Central High School junior Carter VanHaren will showcase his sign business in front of a panel of celebrity judges to compete for a $10,000 scholarship.
It s part of a Shark Tank -style competition hosted by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and sponsored by Ernst & Young at Majic Productions in Waukesha on January 28, according to a news release.
VanHaren has built a sign-making business called American Maker. He identified an opportunity for professional signs when he noticed other secondhand shoe sellers using crumpled up pieces of paper with drawn-on logos next to shoe merchandise, the release said.