Each entrepreneur was required to submit a 90-second pitch of their idea, product, service, or business for a prize purse of $35,000.00.

Having gained first-mover’s advantage in the leadership development industry with her invention, The Leadership Build Zone, Dr. Gillam pitched her new board game. A first of its kind, this innovative board game provides busy human resource managers with a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking tool to train and educate America’s future leaders.

“I am elated to have been selected as a finalist to share my product idea with fellow entrepreneurs,” said Dr. Gillam. “Many studies suggest that there is an urgent need to expedite the leadership training of our future leaders. My invention, The Leadership Build Zone can help fill that need. I am convinced that the game will stimulate in-depth conversation, provoke meaningful discussion, and encourage the exchange of ideas.”

A graduate of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, Dr. Gillam is passionate about helping organizations maximize their team performance, increase their organization productivity, and align their strategic goals with their revenue projections. As the owner of ELEMS, a veteran-owned, small management consulting firm, Dr. Gillam is a retired Air Force Colonel and former member of the Senior Executive Service Corps with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. She is the host of a local television show, Leadership Table Talk. An Amazon #1 best-selling author, Dr. Gillam is also the creator of the C.O.R.E Leadership Development Model. See more at www.executiveleadershipbiz.com.

About V-WISE

Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) is a premier training program in entrepreneurship and small business management operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.

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