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Cobb of Clayton Bradley Academy and Alexander YarKhan of L&N STEM Academy will pitch RefugeeLikeMe, a website to humanize refugees through story sharing and raise funds for local refugee resettlement agencies. Rylan Cantu of Farragut Middle School will pitch Sleep Gear, a hood with a built-in pillow for travel.Aidan Cantu of Farragut Middle School will pitch Onward Electronics, a built-in retractable wall phone charger.Ella Blair of Gresham Middle School will pitch Zer0 Power decorative safety wall outlet covers.Jaylen Baylock of L&N STEM Academy will pitch Heart-to-Heart, a community building, story-sharing website.Connor Allen of Clayton Bradley Academy will pitch Corporate Keystone, a human resources development software.Here is a list of students and their pitch: "It's very interesting to see the things they come up with."

"It's a great reflection of them as teenagers and who they've grown up to be," Megan Wright, Knoxville Chamber marketing and events assistant, said. They worked through an idea generation and market research phase and a prototype and business plan development phase to lead them to finalize their brand identity and pitch presentation for the chance to receive funding to launch their business. Students began working on their ideas in October. The Knoxville Chamber's Young Entrepreneurs Academy students will present their business ideas to a panel of local investors from 6-8 p.m.
