Three Sheboygan County Entrepreneurs Win Pitch Awards; Two Advance to Dec. 2 Regional Competition
Sheboygan, WI — November 13, 2026
Two Sheboygan County entrepreneurs are scheduled to take their business pitches to Green Bay after winning the top awards at a Nov. 10 competition in Sheboygan. Josiah Pledl, founder of Beacon, won first place, and Jerry Lundy, founder of AJ Washouts, placed second.
Tyler Rezachek, founder of AntiMussel, received the $500 People’s Choice Award. The three awards totaled $3,000.
Three awards at the Sheboygan competition
Pledl received $1,500 for first place. Lundy received $1,000 for second place, while Rezachek received $500 as the audience’s People’s Choice.
Seven entrepreneurs presented at the competition, hosted by Accelerate Sheboygan County with New North. The event ran from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Jake’s Café, a Lakeland University community in the City of Sheboygan.
Next stop: Green Bay on Dec. 2
Pledl and Lundy are scheduled to represent Sheboygan County at the NEW Launch Alliance Regional Pitch Competition on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at TitletownTech in Green Bay. The regional competition is the next scheduled event for the two local award winners; it has not yet taken place.
