RHM Innovations Inc.

What a whirlwind! This past weekend, RHM Innovations Inc.competed in the #HeartlandChallenge2024. The Heartland Challenge is an incredible #student business plan competition hosted by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Arkansas. Founders Brandon Burris and Courtney Burris traveled to Bentonville, Arkansas where they participated in long and short form pitch events, an elevator pitch, an investor roundtable event, and a trade show-like expo, where they introduced their innovative shower systems and accessory products to investors and business owners in their rapidly growing community. Not only did RHM earn second place overall in the competition, but the team came away from the experience with so many valuable connections, a number of new friendships with talented and mission-driven young entrepreneurs, of constructive feedback, and a profound appreciation and admiration for the innovation and economic development happening in #NorthwestArkansas. We owe a huge thank-you to Maddy Stricklen, Deb Williams, Sarah Goforth, Hilola Tuychieva, Sjah Gonzales, Brent D. Williams, Jose Torres and the rest of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and University of Arkansas -- Sam M. Walton College of Business for putting on such a spectacular event and inviting us to participate. And a huge thank you to our ambassadors, Ryan Cork, the executive director for the Health Care Transformation Division for the Northwest Arkansas Council, and Diana McDaniel, Founder and Consultant at Prosper Med LLC, for their guidance and connections to healthcare leaders in Northwest Arkansas. And a special thank you to Catherine Grubbs and Kerri L. Weber DNP, MSN, RN at Circle of Life Hospice for inviting us to demonstrate at your facility. A huge congratulations to the other winners in the competition, especially Steven Bleau and Morgan Kerfeld from Telo Design for winning the grand prize with their innovative assistive walking devices. Already looking forward to the next time we get to come back to Northwest Arkansas!

We are proud of our 2023 #NYBPC winners Brandon Burris and Courtney Burris of RHM Innovations Inc. and excited to be part of the #NYSTAR ecosystem of startup accelerators and competitions. Innovators are improving quality of life and growing our state’s economy. Read more about last year’s winners and learn how you can apply in 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/gGz2wy49 FuzeHub | Luminate Accelerator | Grow-NY | 43North | GENIUS NY | Griffiss Institute | Empire State Development | Upstate Capital Association of New York