Contest Director

Contest Director of Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world's largest startup competition created by Bill Tai, with the Semi-Finals at CES and the Finals on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island.

Overseeing the pipeline and evaluation process of hundreds of applications, managing stakeholder relationships (judges, investors, ecosystem partners), coaching startups, developing content, designing materials, producing and hosting events.

Responsibilities also included creating the look and feel of the competition, working on the show flow and script, and producing and MC’ing the shows, creating and designing content for XTC for print materials, website, and social media posts as well as running the shows at ACTAI Global and CES events and on Necker Island. 

I coached all Top 10 Semi-Finalists for their presentations at CES and on Necker Island. Other responsibilities included all aspects of XTC social media, coordinating Public Relations with our PR company, working on the website during initial set up, gathering and updating content, onboarding and working with external parties and freelancers.

About XTC

The Extreme Tech Challenge is the world’s largest startup competition with Sir Richard Branson as our anchor judge and the world’s largest consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, CES, as a strategic partner for the semi-finals. Great value lies in our community with exposure to thousands of startups around the world and some of the most successful technology luminaries.

Responsibilities

Contest Pipeline & Evaluation
Drive applicants through ecosystem partners and events
Evaluate applications
Interview teams
Coordinate judges’ evaluation process

Host
XTC Semi-Finals at CES
XTC Finals on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island

Coaching & Mentoring
Founders of Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Founders of Vertical Prize Winners

Content & Design
Show Run & Script
Marketing Collateral (Print)
Social Media & Website
Video & graphics for events

Event Production
Work with A/V team at shows