7th Annual Steel City Sales Challenge

Our Competition

The 7th Annual Steel City Sales Challenge presented by Erie Insurance was held in October 2023 at Duquesne University.

Compete for $15,000 in cash and prizes!

The Steel City Sales Challenge is a challenging and dynamic event that is hosted annually by the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. The two-day sales competition is held in the Center for Leadership in Professional Selling & Marketing and is open to undergraduate students from universities across the region.

The competition features sales role plays and elevator pitches and offers more than $15,000 in cash and prizes, making it one of the largest sales competitions in the United States. 

 

2023 Role-Play Winners

• 1^st Place: ($3,500): Emily Gowman, West Chester University
• 2^nd Place: ($2,500): Alyssa Serbak, Duquesne University
• 3^rd Place: ($1,500): Shannon McGinty, University of Dayton

2023 Elevator Pitch Winners

• 1^st Place ($1,500): Kresstoph Whittick, West Chester University
• 2^nd Place: ($1,000): Jenna Kareliussen, Virginia Commonwealth University 
• 3^rd Place: ($500): Lauren Sykes, Duquesne University 

2023 Participating Universities

• Ball State University
• Colorado State University
• Duquesne University
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Ferris State University
• Point Park University
• Purdue University
• Robert Morris University
• Saint Joseph's University
• Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania
• Temple University
• University of Dayton
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania