The 2023 Speaker’s Edge competition took place Thursday January 12 and Friday January 13 in the Jackson Avenue Center on the University of Mississippi Campus. The competition kicked off with a keynote address from David Magee and featured preliminary rounds on Thursday and final rounds on Friday.
Winners
The Speaker’s Edge Champion is named for the student performing the best in both individual events. First place winners are also recognized in Ethical Dilemma and the Marketplace Pitch. The winning team is recognized as a group
2023 Overall CHAMPION
Holloway Byrd
MBA Candidate
School of Business Administration
ETHICAL DILEMMA
FIRST PLACE
Holloway Byrd
MBA Candidate
School of Business Administration
FINALISTS
Mary Caroline Newman (Accountancy)
Elizabeth Scott (MBA)
Noah Wyrosdick (MBA)
MARKETPLACE PITCH
FIRST PLACE
Holloway Byrd
MBA Candidate
School of Business Administration
FINALISTS
Faith Adams (Accountancy)
Tanner McCraney (MBA)
Forrest Smith (Accountancy)
Andrew Boyd (MBA)
Kendall Runzi (MBA)
team PITCH
1st place team
papa johns
Baylor Franklin
Tori Whittington
Lizzie Ball
Adam Lalejini
Finalist Teams
Ford Motor Co.
Anna Calhoun
Staten Debruhl
Matthew Merritt
Grace Upshaw
Ace Hardware
Robert Cook
Adam Gremillion
Kendall Runzi
Forrest Smith
Keller Williams Realty
Keith Boudreaux
J.T. Carney
Kylie Harrier
Feraby Hoffman
Video
Final Rounds on Friday were live-streamed and recorded.
