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)!
2026 Trust Your Crazy Ideas GNO Champions: BioFresh Containers
Alvin, Brianna, and Marianne of Biofresh Containers have won $5,000 in scholarship money and free Chick-fil-A for a year. They will also go on to compete at the Regional Championship on April 17th, 2026, at Loyola University
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
