EMPOWERING THE ENTREPRENEURS OF TOMORROW
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans (JAGNO) has partnered with the Brees Dream Foundation to create the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge. Students from across the state can compete by pitching their own Crazy Idea, with the opportunity to win up to $15,000 in scholarships (and up to $7,500 for their school)!
How does the Trust Your Crazy Ideas Challenge work?
Create it.
Learn about entrepreneurs and how they create their ideas in the Fall with our locally developed JA Catalyst curriculum.
Submit it.
Answer a few questions on the submission form about your Crazy Idea for a chance to be picked as a Semi-Finalist!
Plan it.
Work with local entrepreneurs and mentors to turn your Crazy Idea into a full-fledged business plan at the Idea Accelerator workshop series in the Spring.
Pitch it.
Pitch your Crazy Idea to a panel of judges at The Big Pitch for a chance at up to $15,000 in scholarships, $7,500 for your school, and free Chick-fil-A for a year!
“Who knows? Some of the ideas that these students develop could be the ideas that push New Orleans forward.”
-Drew Brees
2025 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
Amira Marshall & Zaraiya Delgado with Power Pocket
Caddo Career & Technology Center, Shreveport
Congrats to Amira and Zaraiya, whose pitch wowed the judges at the competition and earned $15,000 in scholarships by trusting their own crazy idea!
Power Pocket is a small, customizable magnetic battery pack.
OUR RUNNERS-UP
Zoe Alexander with SeeClear
Shreveport, LA
SeeClear is a magnetic-framed weather protective panel that can be installed along patios or porches.
Victoria Ebel with
Delbot
Mandeville, LA
Delbot is a robotic delivery system designed to help teachers in the school setting.
Ava Perret, Catalina Reichard, & Reese Morgan with
Happinest
New Orleans, LA
Happinest works with businesses to create childcare pop-ups in their office spaces.
