2025

Who will win NEO Crowd Favorite?!

Help decide who wins the Crowd Favorite Award presented live at the Northeast Ohio Showcase Event on June 18, 2025!

 
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Watch the 60-second pitches, then cast your votes!

Voting is now LIVE! — 60 seconds is all they get to win your vote!

Watch them all - YouTube Playlist

 

Kayla Merritt

Eliza Phinney

Aimon Ali

 

Eric Chatmon

Brittany DeMudd

Saidah Farrell & Adenike Harper

 

Sruti Baz

Sujit Pal

Crissy Kolarik

 

LaToyia Lewis

Terelawanda Aaron

Cole Zehe

Voting ends June 18 • 12pm

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Voting ends June 18 • 12pm 〰️

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100% of donations go directly to the venture who collects the most votes!

The winner will be decided live on June 18, 2025 at the 2025 NEO Showcase Event.

 

Here’s how it works:

1. RSVP to get one free vote!

Each event RSVP gets one free vote at ticket checkout. Plus, you’ll get another free vote when you show up in-person at the event!


2. Purchase additional votes!

Votes are “purchased” in the form of donations. Additional vote purchases directly increase the Crowd Favorite Award prize pot (and your favorite participant’s chances of winning it!)


3. Voting ends at 12pm on event day!

You can cast your votes anytime from now until 12:00pm EST on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.


4. Find out who wins live!

Attend the NEO Showcase Event on June 18, 2025 from 5-8pm at MAGNET to see who wins the prize pot!


All donations are tax-deductible!

SEA Change is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax-deductible for income, gift, and estate taxes. You will be sent a donation receipt within two weeks of the Showcase Event.

 Meet the Ventures & their Founders

There are 14 of them! – listed in alphabetical order

 

 Will your favorite venture win?!

Attend the Showcase Event on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from 5-8pm to find out live! Presented at: MAGNET, 1800 E 63rd St, Cleveland, OH 44103 (get directions)

 
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