Flex Factory Mentorship

Flex Factory Mentorship

The W. Duke Kimbrell Flex Factory is proud to offer both mentorship opportunities and workshops for Pitch to the Pack finalists, helping them grow their businesses. In alliance with First Flight Venture Center (FFVC), finalists will learn how to build their competitive strategy, understand their problem and market opportunities, and conceptualize their Minimum Viable Product. Finalists will also have the opportunity to attend sessions hosted by Andrews Launch Accelerator, preparing finalists to apply to this summer’s program, which builds on the work done during Pitch to the Pack. This year’s session will be held between Jan. 26 and Feb. 27, 2026. A schedule of events for the spring 2026 Pitch to the Pack is below:

Schedule of Events

• “How to Make a Pitch Session” – Hosted by FFVC | Nov. 14, 2025
• Launch Session – Hosted by ALA | Nov. 19, 2025: 6-8 p.m.
• Other Sessions TBD

Andrews Launch Accelerator Sessions

In addition to the above session, ALA will host a session preparing teams to submit for ALA in the summer of 2026. The dates and times of those sessions will be updated here when they become available.

Mentorship

These sessions would not have been possible without our mentors, and we especially want to thank them for volunteering their time.

Flex Factory Staff

	Bailey Knight Program Manager for Pitch to the Pack, Prototype Lab and Senior Design Lab Manager, Wilson College of Textiles
	Erin Tillery Entrepreneurship Manager for Pitch to the Pack, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Wilson College of Textiles