Young entrepreneur Kaeya Majmundar, Chicago-native and student at Emory University, first pitched her idea in front of students and judges at the 2012 Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) National Elevator Pitch Competition. This Friday, Kaeya will be seen by millions around the world on ABC's Shark Tank.
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Kaeya will be bringing The BZbox, a simplified and convenient version of the cardboard storage box that requires no assembly and is reusable, to a national audience after having success from the start. Her passion, perseverance and innovative spirit made an impression on over 1,200 college students and successful entrepreneurs and judges from around the world. Kaeya ended up stealing the show with her pitch and took 1st place in the 2012 National Elevator Pitch and also won the People’s Choice Award as voted by the public. Kaeya said, “I have the 2012 CEO conference to thank for getting my feet wet in entrepreneurship; winning that competition is what gave me the confidence to apply for Shark Tank. I highly recommend getting involved and taking advantage of CEO's resources because it has been a huge piece of my journey.”
The national stage at CEO was just the first step for Kaeya. Now, Kaeya’s BZbox pitch will debut on the season 5 finale of ABC’s acclaimed Shark Tank.
Kaeya is a true student entrepreneur and inventor, coming up with the idea for BZbox while helping her friend move in the college dorms and realizing how much of a hassle it was dealing with moving boxes. She envisioned a better future and set out to design a new type of box to create a unique storage solution. Now, she’s taking her entrepreneurial journey to the next level - national television.
As Kaeya said regarding her Shark Tank episode coming up:
"I'm actually not at all surprised that they saved my pitch for the season finale! I did some crazy things and I'm excited but a little nervous to watch it all unfold...But hey, you only get one shot, right? Go big or go home!"
Tune in Friday, May 16 at 8PM EST to ABC to watch and see if Kaeya can box up one of the Sharks!
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The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is the premier entrepreneurship network with chapters on university campuses across North America. CEO’s mission is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. For more information, visit c-e-o.org.
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