Meet the winner of St. Pete Pitch Night
Summary
They will also offer classes from herbalists to educate the public about the benefits of drinks containing CBD (cannabidiol) or mushrooms.Care Collective: Rebecca Paone recalled the time when she and her family went through the emotionally stressful process of finding at-home nurses to care for her father, who suffered a massive stroke in 2012. In enduring the tedious process of hiring qualified in-home care providers, of which theres a shortage, Paone created a peer-sharing platform to ease the burden. Her product Care Collective helps locate nurses within a five-mile radius and once selected, the family can then interview the licensed individual and hire them via the app. Although she didnt win the top spot, she received the $500 Audience Choice Award prize.OneBook: Ian Imamura wants to streamline the way people find contractors who work on everything from plumbing to fixing appliances. He was planning to use the winning prize money to fund sales, marketing and build new features in the app.Spot: While speaking about the nations obesity health crisis, Adam Ben-Evi presented a photo of himself sporting a pair of boardshorts on a beach.