Katharina Deitz Earns Top Recognition in IC Business Idea Competition

2014 Dec 19

Katharina Deitz, a senior clinical exercise science major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College, won the Health track of the fourth annual Business Idea Competition sponsored by the Ithaca College School of Business.

Deitz earned top recognition for Gym View, a software concept that monitors gym attendance and activity so gym goers can track in real-time when the facility is and isn’t crowded. Designed with team member Cody Stahl, the idea earned its inventors $1,000 in prize money.

Created to stimulate student entrepreneurship, Business Idea Competition provides an opportunity for students to learn about brainstorming and idea qualification, practice pitching ideas on a tight schedule and connect with distinguished alumni and community members in the business world.

The Business Idea Competition is supported by alumnus Chris Burch '76, chairman of J. Christopher Capital and co-founder of the Tory Burch women's fashion label. It is open to all Ithaca College students, and weekly coaching sessions are offered by School of Business faculty members and local entrepreneurs to help guide students as they crafted their ideas and pitches.

For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/business/ideacompetition.