T9 Pitchfest Outdoor Edition

Carina Hamel is a former NCAA nordic skier and endurance aficionado with a passion for product development. Her work has taken her globe-trotting on incredible international adventures – both in the outdoors, and in business. In disbelief about the number of only-plastic water bottles options out there, she broke the mold and made the first stainless steel bottle with a flow-rate fit for cyclists, skiers, and all outdoor enthusiasts.

As a running coach for Back on My Feet, Susan Clayton met runners at the crack of dawn – no matter the weather. But she couldn’t find a mitten that would keep her hands warm in the frigid morning hours and seamlessly transition to something a little more breathable as her body warmed up. So she got super handy and came up with WhitePaws RunMitts — a patented, thumbless, convertible mitten to keep athletes’ fingers and thumbs warm while going hard in the lower digits.

Margaux Elliot is an eternal optimist and avid athlete. She’s game for anything, but hopping on her mountain bike and hitting the trails might just be her favorite thing. In 2020 she became the first woman to climb one million feet in a single year – hello quad burn! And what did she think about for those many hours with boobs over bars? Sports bras. After many years of R & D, she created Lume Six — ultra supportive sports bras made for comfort in premium materials and thoughtful features.

Karen D. Fultz-Robinson simply wanted to check her performance watch while she was out for a run in the cold. Not so easy with long sleeves she really needed to stay over her wrist. That’s why she launched ObservaMé® – a dry-fit, sustainable apparel line made with a wrist opening for performance devices and watches. “ObservaMe” translates to “watch me”, and we’re here for Karen doubling down on that meaning to keep women on the move.