Pitch your health benefits solution to 150–200 employer decision-makers. Two winners. Each picks one: investment capital, cash, or up to $50K in services.
Two winners — one Judges' Pick, one Audience Vote. Each chooses between three options: the $25,000 investment from the guy who literally wrote the books on outcomes validation, or one of two cash-equivalent swaps.
A $25,000 investment in your company from Al Lewis — founder of Validation Institute and Quizzify, and author of the seminal books on outcomes validation. The signal value alone is worth more than the check.
Don't need outside capital? Swap the investment for $10,000 in cash — meaning you just got paid to pitch 150–200 Houston-area employer benefits leaders.
Or swap for $50,000 in fully customizable Validation Institute or Quizzify services — fully transferable, so you can use them yourself or gift them to employer clients as a relationship-builder.
Two winners, three options each. Maximum total payout: $100,000 in transferable Validation Institute or Quizzify services across both winners.
Your $10,000 participation fee buys more than a pitch slot — it buys a pipeline.
Present directly to 150–200 employer benefits leaders and take live questions from the judging panel.
The voting app includes a "Contact Me" button — every interested audience member becomes a qualified lead.
Set up a presence at the event for follow-up conversations, demos, and relationship-building.
Rehearse with Al Lewis, founder of Validation Institute and author of the two seminal books on employee population health services.
Audience members leave actionable feedback. Award $100 to the most insightful comment and turn feedback into strategy.
Each judge commits to a private post-event debrief. Get candid, expert-level feedback on your solution.
Secure your spot with the $10,000 participation fee. Limited to 5 contestants.
Get a private coaching session with Al Lewis to sharpen your five-minute pitch.
Present to 150–200 decision-makers. Take five minutes of judge Q&A.
Collect your prize, your lead list, your booth traffic, and your judge debriefs.
Founder of the Validation Institute and Quizzify. Author or co-author of the two seminal books on employee population health services. Al will personally rehearse with every contestant and emcee the event.
His mission: make sure every participant — win or lose — extracts maximum value from the day.
Validation Institute Founder Quizzify CEO Published AuthorOne-time fee. Everything below is included.
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150–200 employer benefits leaders and HR decision-makers from the Houston/Harris County area, convened by the Houston Business Coalition on Health.
Three Harris County-area employers plus one benefits consultant. All commit to private post-event debriefs with contestants.
Each winner picks one of three options for their $25,000 prize: (1) take the cash investment from Al Lewis — a vote of confidence from the man who literally wrote the books on outcomes validation; (2) swap it for $10,000 in cash, meaning you got paid to pitch 150–200 Houston-area employer benefits leaders; or (3) swap it for $50,000 in transferable Validation Institute or Quizzify services, fully customizable and giftable to clients. Both winners pick independently.
Audience members vote live via mobile app immediately after all pitches are completed. The audience favorite wins one of the two $25,000 prizes — real market validation from the employer benefits leaders who actually buy these solutions. The other prize goes to the Judges' Pick.
Each contestant budgets $100 to award to the audience member whose comment they find most insightful. This incentivizes high-quality, actionable feedback.
August 26, 2026 at the Houston Business Coalition on Health's two-day meeting (Aug 26–27). The Barracuda Tank is one of the main morning events on the 26th.
The competition is limited to a small number of contestants to ensure each gets meaningful stage time, audience attention, and judge engagement.
150+ employer decision-makers. $50,000 in prizes. One morning. Don't just pitch — get validated.
Compete for $50K →Only 2 spots remaining. Early applicants get priority scheduling.