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​The 1st Annual Shoemaker Entrepreneurship Awards

September 28, 2019
Little America Hotel
​Flagstaff, Arizona

​On September 28, 2019 we celebrated our stellar entrepreneurs in Flagstaff and beyond at the 1st Annual Moonshot Entrepreneur Awards at Little America Hotel.

​Not only did we honor current Moonshot rising stars, but we paid tribute to Moonshot graduates as well as Carolyn Shoemaker, astronomer and true pioneer thinker who helped put Flagstaff on the map (alongside her husband, Gene) leading US astrogeology studies.

We also featured winners from our state-wide AZ Pioneer Pitch Tour from Navajo & Apache Counties, Verde Valley, Page, Chandler, and Flagstaff during our cocktail reception. First place winners from each region/city competed against one another for the title of state-wide AZ Pioneer Pitch winner which was announced during the dinner/awards banquet. 

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The 1st Annual Moonshot Entrepreneur Awards banquet and dinner featured: 
  • AZ Pioneer Pitch State-wide Award winner presented by APS to Drinking Horn Meadery
  • Mission Control Award recipient, Russ Yelton, is honored for outstanding Moonshot mentor & supporter
  • ​Moonshot Entrepreneur Award for outstanding current Moonshot member/company went to Atlas Guides and Pro Grow Tech
  • The Shoemaker Award dedication honoring Carolyn Shoemaker
  • Two 2019 honorary Shoemaker Award winners--Kahtoola and Mother Road Brewing Company—were recognized at the awards dinner for being past graduates of the Moonshot at NACET program who have made a positive economic impact in the city of Flagstaff.
  • The 2019 Shoemaker Award winner for outstanding recent Moonshot at NACET graduate/company.
    Nominees included War2in, F-Bomb/Love You Foods, and Poba Medical, as featured below. 
    ​Poba Medical was awarded the 2019 Shoemaker Award.


Introducing Our Moonshot Entrepreneurship Winners and Honorees...
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The Shoemaker Award


We're proud to honor Carolyn Shoemaker for her extraordinary moonshot thinking and phenomenal achievement in astrogeology. She and her husband, Gene, established the USGS Center for Astrogeology. 
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Carolyn Shoemaker Picture

Nominees for the 2019 Shoemaker Award

FBomb Picture

F-Bomb
​(Love You Foods, LLC)

Born out of personal need, F-Bomb is here to help you get the best quality healthy fats in a form that is easy to carry, use and enjoy.​
Poba Medical Picture

POBA Medical

POBA (Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty)
​Medical is a medical device startup component manufacturer founded in March 2016 in Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, focused on the development and manufacturing of custom thermoplastic balloon forming technologies. 
War 2 In Picture

War2In

Warrior To Inspector trains Veterans to become one of the most highly demanded and marketable nondestructive testing (NDT) inspectors. With in-field and classroom training War2In helps transition military expertise into a civilian career.

Photo Gallery of the Moonshot Entrepreneur Awards


​Title Sponsors: 

Little America Logo
APS logo
Foothills logo
AWS logo
City of Flagstaff logo


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Sponsors:

​AWD Law
Kinney Construction Services
WL Gore
Lowell Observatory
Coconino County
VVREO
​Poba Medical 
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  • Who we are
  • What We Do
    • We help entrepreneurs >
      • Education + Mentorship
    • We help cities
    • Moonshot Community Planner
  • Our Locations
    • Flagstaff, AZ >
      • About Flagstaff
      • Rent Space
      • Flagstaff Members
      • Flagstaff Graduates
      • Reserve Meeting Space
      • Resources
    • Sedona, AZ
    • Tucson, AZ
    • Rim Country
    • Winslow I-40
  • Our Team
  • Success Stories
  • Events
    • AZ Pioneer Pitch 22/23 >
      • Pioneer Pitch Marketing Templates
    • Innovate Waste Challenge 2023
    • WE Mean Business
    • Past Events >
      • WE MEAN BIZ April Event
      • Entrepreneurship Intern Certification
      • Sedona Workshop
      • Shoemaker Awards 2022
      • Mission Control for Northeastern Arizona
      • Mission Control Pitch
      • Makers Shakers
      • Biz of Bio Bootcamp >
        • Keynotes - Bootcamp
        • Workshops - Bootcamp
      • Women's Speaker Series >
        • How to Tune Into & Use Intuition in Business
        • Women In Nonprofit
        • Women Who Swim With Sharks
        • Women Who Changed Careers
      • Flagstaff 2020 Innovate Waste And PPE Challenge
      • AZ Pioneer Pitch 21/22 >
        • Globe 2022
        • Rim Country 2022 >
          • Rim Country SBDC Workshops
        • South Navajo County 2022
        • Flagstaff 2021 >
          • Participant Info 2021 FLG
          • Workshops
          • Business Bootcamp
        • Winslow Holbrook Joseph City 2022
        • Verde Valley 2021
      • Innovation IP Bootcamps
      • High School Hire Summer Camp
      • Entrepreneur Awards
      • TrueFutureTV Premiere
      • Learn to Code
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        • Chandler 2019
        • Navajo-Apache-co-2019
        • Page, AZ 2019
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