June 21, 2025

Greater Maricopa

Serving Casa Grande, AZ and the City of Maricopa, AZ

Congrats to our Greater Maricopa Winners!

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    Vincent Taylor

    Nouvia Snacks

    First Place Winner

    Nouvia Snacks creates animal-based protein bars made with bone broth, whole eggs, grass-fed ghee, and seed-oil-free fruit—always led by the featured fruit flavor. Born from a desire to nourish my wife during pregnancy, our bars offer a unique alternative to date- or peanut butter-based options. After a successful pilot and production run, we've identified key efficiencies to reduce waste and boost output, thereby increasing profitability.

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    Cher Cendejas-Pence

    Casual Tea Brewing Company

    Second Place

    I've created 3 unique flavors of Cold bottled Tea. My use of Alkaline water for hydration on a cellular level and a sweetner that is low on the glycemic index along with anti-inflammatory tea herbs and antioxidant fruit juices is the perfect beverage for anyone who wants to achieve hydration on a higher level without raising blood sugar or having that hard caffeine crash. Dont become a Casualty. Drink some Casual Tea.

Hey Greater Maricopa risk takers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs!

Do you have a “moonshot” business idea or an existing business you’d like to expand? Or maybe you have a product or business idea scribbled down on a napkin  or notebook, but that's as far as you've gotten?!

​If you answered YES to either question above, join us for Moonshot's 6th Annual Rural Arizona Pitch Competition for entrepreneurs and business owners (aka, a showcase like you see on ABC's Shark Tank)!

This year, we'll be taking the tour to 20 different cities/counties throughout rural Arizona. Participants will compete for the chance to win local tour stop prize money and more! But that’s not all. In October 2025, each tour stop winner will travel to beautiful Prescott, Arizona to compete for the state title and $10,000 in cash, $5,000 in cash for "Crowd Favorite”, and several NEW cash prizes! Winners from each tour stop will receive two complimentary tickets to the finals event and a one-night stay at the beautiful Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Prescott, Arizona.  
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Participation is FREE OF CHARGE, thanks to our title sponsors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Arizona Commerce Authority, and APS, our statewide and regional sponsors, and our local sponsors listed below.

Our local Greater Maricopa sponsors make this event possible by hosting a space for the event, helping to get the word out locally, and providing local prize money for winners. We couldn’t do it without them!

Logo of Maricopa Chamber of Commerce with stylized mountains and cacti.
Logo of American Family Insurance with text "Insure carefully, dream fearlessly"
A logo with a black letter M inside a red outlined house shape.
Yellow logo with the letters 'A' and a scale symbol above, representing balance or justice.
Logo of McCloskey's Auto Glass LLC featuring a green four-leaf clover, the business name in orange cursive font, the service description, and a contact phone number in orange.
Graphic design featuring the name Jeremy Waters in large pink letters with a black background, and the phrase 'Your Arizona Realtor' in white script below.
Logo for Roof Geeks featuring cartoon illustrations of a woman and man with buildings in the background. Text reads 'ROOF GEEKS' and 'Before it leaks - Call Roof Geeks' with phone number 602-679-2957.
Maricopa Unified School District logo featuring three stylized figures and the district's tagline, 'Dream. Learn. Become.'
Logo for Nautilus Services LLC featuring a stylized red and blue nautilus shell.
Logo for Adobe Blinds and More featuring a stylized city skyline with the word 'Adobe' in red and 'Blinds and More' in black underneath.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:30am - Welcome and Pitch Workshop

9:00am - 1:30pm - Pitch Practice
(Lunch around noon)
1:30pm - Final Pitch Competition Starts

2:30pm - Judge Deliberations

3:00pm - Special Thanks to Local Sponsors + Announcement of Winners

3:30pm Wrap Up

* It's possible we could end the day earlier, depending on how many participants attend.

 

LOCATION:
Butterfield Elementary School
43800 W Honeycutt Rd
Maricopa, AZ  85138


PRIZE MONEY:

1st Place: $500 + 1 year Chamber Membership valued over $5000
2nd Place: $250 + 1 year Chamber Membership valued over $5000

The winner of the Greater Maricopa Pitch Competition will go on to compete in our state-wide competition for a $10,000 first place cash prize or a $5,000 cash prize for Crowd Favorite. The event will be held in Prescott, AZ on October 18, 2025. We’ll explain more about this and/or you can read more about the event here.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Participation in the pitch competition is free of charge. You do not need to have experience as an entrepreneur to compete. You can simply have an idea for a product or service.

    Participants will be taught how to present a business pitch in 5 minutes.

    Each tour stop competition schedule will vary, depending on how many applicants apply. We will expect you attend the full day event, should you apply.

    A sample schedule and sample presentations from past tour stops events will be shared below. We’ll make sure you have as much reference material as possible.

    You do not need to use a slide show (like Powerpoint or Canva) to present your ideas; however, if you’d like to do so, that’s wonderful. Past winners have won local tour stop events without the assistance of slide shows.

    Learn more about what to expect and take a look at past pitch presentations here.

  • Check out individual tour stop pages listed in the menu above or go to our calendar page.

  • Check out our Participant Resources page.

  • The schedule for each tour stop will vary depending on the number of applicants who apply to compete. We’ve broken the sample agendas out below. These are subject to change. This year, we are capping the number of participants in larger tour stops to 20 participants. Applications will be accepted first come, first serve.

    Tour Site A - less than 10 applicants (smaller events/tour stops)

    Agenda A:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    9:30 AM: 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    10:30 or 11:00 AM: 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    12:00 or 12:30 PM: Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM: Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30: Announce Winners

    Tour Site B - 10-12 applicants, 2 rooms

    Agenda B:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    Break applicants into 2 groups

    9:30 AM: GROUP 1- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    GROUP 2- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    10:30 or 11:00 AM - GROUP 1- Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    GROUP 2- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    12:00 or 12:30 PM: Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM: Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30: Announce Winners

    Tour Site C- 12-20 applicants, 3 rooms

    Agenda C:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    Break applicants into 3 groups

    9:30 AM: GROUP 1- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 2- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 3- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    10:30 or 11:00 AM - GROUP 1- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 2- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 3- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    Participants will only attend 2 of 3 practice rounds/ Applicants will be cut down to 8-10 for the finals

    12:00 or 12:30 PM - Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM - Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30 - Announce Winners

  • See examples of past pitch presentations here.

  • Here’s an example of the pitch worksheet that all participants receive at the beginning of the day. It walks you through how to pitch your idea/business and what elements you need to include.