{"id":673,"date":"2023-12-12T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:09:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lqcdetns-9abb80c655c35d193806de4cc81fdb06\">\n.avia-section.av-lqcdetns-9abb80c655c35d193806de4cc81fdb06{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/shark_tank_hero_1920x800.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n#top .avia-section.av-lqcdetns-9abb80c655c35d193806de4cc81fdb06 .scroll-down-link{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n#top .avia-section.av-lqcdetns-9abb80c655c35d193806de4cc81fdb06 .scroll-down-link.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nstroke:#ffffff;\nfill:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-lqcdetns-9abb80c655c35d193806de4cc81fdb06 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-custom-scroll-down-color avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='down-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Scroll to next section<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Scroll to next section<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M12.96 12.16q0.704-0.832 1.536 0 0.832 0.704 0 1.536l-6.272 6.144q-0.704 0.704-1.536 0l-6.272-6.144q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.768-0.768 1.6 0l5.44 4.992z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/a><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-673'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7geqo-b61cee2889b93fed761b39a317be36c1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-hide-on-mobile  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lq2g2ajg-33aa5912ac0b6f094d0a6675550d276a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: white;\">Questrom Alumni Shark Tank<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: white;\">Pitch your venture. 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text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Ralph H. Groce, III<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobfig3w-33e498ae560a86c966962fdfbd843bbc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mobfig3w-33e498ae560a86c966962fdfbd843bbc{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mobfig3w-33e498ae560a86c966962fdfbd843bbc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mobfj8ob-f732f3ee4264159602978c58cec77374 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 18px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Scroobious &#8211; President and Chief Operating Officer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-r6avt-1077a1f10452f293d17ba374990cac52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-r6avt-1077a1f10452f293d17ba374990cac52{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-r6avt-1077a1f10452f293d17ba374990cac52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mobfjtzw-74710e7268982cc3e4f339ff60ea1871 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 18px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Questrom, CGS, MET<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-73gi9-e8b4720b8077585020a07a68d0aa59c9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-73gi9-e8b4720b8077585020a07a68d0aa59c9{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-73gi9-e8b4720b8077585020a07a68d0aa59c9 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text-align: center;\"><strong>Cindy Smith (Questrom &#8217;05)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Founder<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Pen &amp; Paces<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-h1zwx-a7ee11e27e3933710ed470fa33363f9f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-h1zwx-a7ee11e27e3933710ed470fa33363f9f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-h1zwx-a7ee11e27e3933710ed470fa33363f9f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-57  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobg5rla-8d65fe22ef2f53d75ffda20425e25902\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mobg5rla-8d65fe22ef2f53d75ffda20425e25902 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mobg5rla-8d65fe22ef2f53d75ffda20425e25902 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 22px; 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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobh4s57-e4a2bf741ddcdff40809b6fd3fce18ad\">\n#top .hr.av-mobh4s57-e4a2bf741ddcdff40809b6fd3fce18ad{\nmargin-top:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-mobh4s57-e4a2bf741ddcdff40809b6fd3fce18ad .hr-inner{\nwidth:250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mobh4s57-e4a2bf741ddcdff40809b6fd3fce18ad hr-custom  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1rur5d-aca2e574dc525a28e0524f2724cf2bd9 sc-av_one_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-1rur5d-aca2e574dc525a28e0524f2724cf2bd9 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-72  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1kl1up-578e12932df1920e4902137a9510f859 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-73  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mobh479s-13bd765ef8b9a12bfebf9f38e5d779cb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"font-size: 26px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Gregory Stoller<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Director of Case Competitions<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Questrom School of Business<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1fyarl-48fa8dedbd6fb0eae00c72026332d49a av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-75  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobh3ef4-d8ae57d13a421797ccdbf915503019c4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mobh3ef4-d8ae57d13a421797ccdbf915503019c4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mobh3ef4-d8ae57d13a421797ccdbf915503019c4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mobh3ef4-d8ae57d13a421797ccdbf915503019c4 av-styling-circle avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-76  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-930 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-930 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/Gregory-Stoller-180x180.jpg\" alt='' title='Gregory Stoller'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/Gregory-Stoller-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/Gregory-Stoller-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/shark-tank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/Gregory-Stoller-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4rdi1-3bc4c907ffcc35b923fb9a084637278e av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-77  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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text-align: center;\"><strong>Siobhan Dullea<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Executive Director<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Innovate @ BU<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7am81-7e6b0321e387620e2db600c556119e9f av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-86  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobuqace-731ee91196eb67ab4e469ab00b9364ca\">\n.avia-section.av-mobuqace-731ee91196eb67ab4e469ab00b9364ca{\nbackground-color:#333d47;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_10'  class='avia-section av-mobuqace-731ee91196eb67ab4e469ab00b9364ca main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-87  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-percent  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='percent'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-673'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5lk241-9b79eba3f940be307cb7bb864cd521d4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-5lk241-9b79eba3f940be307cb7bb864cd521d4 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5lk241-9b79eba3f940be307cb7bb864cd521d4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center; 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text-align: center;\"><strong>Dee Polat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Director of Alumni Engagement<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Questrom School of Business<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-uing1-b41611284af49bb760a545ee060a5b07\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-uing1-b41611284af49bb760a545ee060a5b07{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-uing1-b41611284af49bb760a545ee060a5b07 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-96  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4cwnll-51465c7d1be10288892adeda6434daf4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-4cwnll-51465c7d1be10288892adeda6434daf4 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4cwnll-51465c7d1be10288892adeda6434daf4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 22px; 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text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Founding Member<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin: 0;\"><em>Questrom Women in Business Alumnae Council<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-32ld81-334c193a97a1c21d727ba18cead37461 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-107  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mobhsq6w-5d2106f159cc57f4af2f5c948bd13255\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mobhsq6w-5d2106f159cc57f4af2f5c948bd13255 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#860000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mobhsq6w-5d2106f159cc57f4af2f5c948bd13255 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center; margin: 15px 0 15px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold;\">What You Get<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3r035-ab1300e81cafcc0443a835f16077b7ab\">\n#top .hr.av-3r035-ab1300e81cafcc0443a835f16077b7ab{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-3r035-ab1300e81cafcc0443a835f16077b7ab .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3r035-ab1300e81cafcc0443a835f16077b7ab hr-custom  avia-builder-el-145  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