Ursula Cottone, 2018 event co-chair, told TV20, “It really helps bring out people who care about civic innovation, and it brings those ideas to life and gives people the opportunity…
Read MoreAccelerate 2018 winning pitch on Cleveland 19 News
Tory Coats was interviewed about his winning Accelerate pitch on Cleveland 19 News on Wednesday, March 7. He spoke with reporter Sara Goldenberg about his plans to work with teens…
Read MoreAccelerate 2018’s Tonia Porras on Golden Opportunities
Accelerate 2018 presenter Tonia Porras and event co-chair Ursula Cottone (LC 2017, CBB 2003) of Citizens Bank were on WKYC-TV‘s Golden Opportunities on Sunday, March 4, 2018. They chatted about the…
Read MoreFreshWater Cleveland calls Accelerate “pitch”-perfect
“More than 500 Clevelanders gathered for the fourth annual Accelerate event at downtown’s Global Center for Health Innovation—or what event co-chair Ursula Cottone calls a “civic ‘Shark Tank.’” Sponsored by Citizens Bank and orchestrated…
Read MoreBlack Girl in the CLE take on Accelerate
Dawn Rivers, recently intrigued by pitch competitions, attended Accelerate last week and wrote a blog post describing her experience. “Each of the ideas I saw pitched were well thought out…
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