A female entrepreneur from Salt Lake City went home Thursday with $50,000 after winning the first-ever NBA Foundation Pitch Competition as part of NBA All-Star Weekend.
"Utah is the perfect place to host this competition. With a booming economy, a growing population and a thriving tech scene, we embody hustle and drive," said Nayo Campbell, digital content producer for the Utah Jazz and emcee for the event. "This is an excellent opportunity for Black businesses to be elevated and exposed to investors and an audience beyond Utah."
"I am still kind of in shock," White said after the event. "I am very much happy and very much grateful, but I'm like 'pinch me.' This is wild." White put an emphasis during her pitch on how she gives back to the community by donating some of her profits to local charities such as the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Utah Association of Family Support Centers.
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