Our young professionals presented their business ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurs and battled it out for first place at the CEO Local Pitch Competition. The pressure was on!! Congratulations to Dani Dueringer, owner of Pricked & Protected. Her business featuring tattoo and piercing post-healing kits won first place. Dani received a prize pack with local gift cards, will get first choice of location at the trade show, and is eligible to compete in the CEO National Pitch Competition.

See Dani pictured with CEO Board Chair Michelle Bauer and CEO Mentor Diana Pickett. Thank you to competition judges Jeremy Minikel of International Paper , Kristi Powell, and Andrea Runge of Lincoln Economic Advancement & Development, Inc. - LEAD .