# @provcollege on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C22v3x-vLJJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10891972-provcollege-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/e1f89a723d4e27e0f5a67bc0ebc4f841d09ad355b1a2345dfb2fd52dc067e9c3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-02-02T18:47:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Providence College (@provcollege) — https://gondola.cc/provcollege

## Caption

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the inaugural Elevator Pitch Competition, coordinated by the Donald Ryan ‘69 Incubator for Entrepreneurship in the Arts and Sciences. 
 
Thanks to @ProvCollege_Alumni entrepreneurs Jon Mason ’96, Eddie Martucci ’04, and Jody Merrill ’01, who served as judges. They awarded three participants with prizes totaling $9,000 funded by a grant from the Anne Goss Foundation and @pcbizschool. While the judges deliberated, Joseph Colaluca ’09, ’15G discussed how he founded Strive, his real estate investment business. Mary Gifford ‘26, founder of @friartownscloset, walked away with first place and the grand prize of $5,000 to fund the growth of her small business, as well as the $500 audience choice prize. Gifford will also represent Providence College at the @BIGEAST Startup Challenge on Thursday, February 29. The $2,500 second prize went to Charles Baroni ‘26 and Chris Daley ‘26, for their idea, North East Customs, and Dory Aine ‘24 and Josh Cohn ‘24 won third place and $1,000 for their concept, D&J Contractor Marketing.
 
Learn more about Gifford and Friartown’s Closet, an on-campus consignment shop that will open its doors this month: link in bio.

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- **Views:** 5,132
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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Providence College | @provcollege | https://gondola.cc/provcollege | University |
| Ryan Hanewich | @ryan.hanewich | https://gondola.cc/ryan.hanewich | Videographer |
| Ryan Hanewich | @ryan.hanewich | https://gondola.cc/ryan.hanewich | Video Editor |

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