TAP-IN: Play & Protect – Outdoor Industry // Watershed Health
held on October 4 at FACTORY in Grand Junction
Play & Protect was the third TAP-IN reverse pitch event where six water users from the outdoor industries and watershed health fields pitched their specific challenges to the audience of entrepreneurs, innovators, business professionals, water experts, students, and passionate community members to engage in dialogue to power community-driven solutions and to build connections to innovate together.
Check out the story from the local media outlet KJCT8.
Video of the pitches is coming soon!
Community Panel
Gigi Richard, Director of the Hutchins Water Center at Colorado Mesa University
Tim Carlson, President of Many Rivers Brewing
Robin Brown, Owner of Brownhouse PR & Events
Joe Burtard, External Affairs Manager at Ute Water Conservancy District
David Graf, Regional Water Specialist at Colorado Parks and Wildlife
moderated by Chuck Sullivan, Co-founder of Something Independent
Problem Pitch-ers
Zach Smith // Colorado Water Trust
John Whipple // Grand Valley Paddling Club
David Graf // Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Sponsored by
Partners
Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
Something Independent
The Business Incubator Center
Business for Water Stewardship
FACTORY
BROWNHOUSE Public Relations for Western Colorado
Grand Junction Small Business Development Center
Conservation Colorado
Tamarisk Coalition
Outdoor Recreation Coalition of the Grand Valley
Grand Junction Economic Partnership
