Paul Sciame to Receive Prestigious Mission Control Award at Lowell Next Month

“I look at what we have now and where we are going and work with partners to develop innovations that fill the gap,” said Sciame, an emerging market technologist and Northern Arizona University alumni.   

With this skill that has served him well through a career of team building and creativity at Microsoft, Vulcan Ventures and elsewhere, Sciame now volunteers with Moonshot to help budding entrepreneurs “fill the gap” in their own trajectory and help them launch into the future, which he already envisions.

Because of his generous efforts with time and talent, Sciame is being honored with the Mission Control Award at Moonshot’s 4th Annual Shoemaker Awards banquet Thursday, Sept. 18, in the new Astronomy Center at Lowell Observatory.

“It’s a humbling experience,” said Sciame. “I’m blessed and my whole mission and goal is to pour back into people in the best way that I can. If we focus on being others-centric and help them grow by leading, modeling and mentoring by providing information and our own experience, that’s what we’re on the planet to do.”

Sciame supports Moonshot as the host of the entrepreneurial incubator’s Founders Forum and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Flagstaff Moonshot Campus. He also serves on the panel of judges in Moonshot’s Rural Arizona Pitch Competition across the state and connects those participants with resources they need to further their professional development and business concepts.

“We have an end-to-end solution for an entrepreneur,” he said. “Once they drop into the Moonshot funnel, we can drive them through all aspects of business, including academic training, finance and legal components and also help them find funding if they need it.”

Sciame’s career includes general manager roles at Tweddle Group Technologies as well as strategic positions at Microsoft. He is a founding member of Canyon Angels, an angel investment group affiliated with Grand Canyon University and serves on the Katz School of Business Advisory Council at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Also being honored with 2025 Shoemaker Awards are two companies that have successfully launched and created job growth in Flagstaff: Katalyst Space Technologies and Mountain Mojo.

Katalyst develops servicing capabilities to upgrade orbiting satellites with new features. The company plans an in-space demonstration with a satellite next year. The Mountain Mojo Group provides marketing services, including strategic planning, digital marketing and brand development for local businesses. The marketing agency emphasizes building community connections and family-first values.

“Moonshot’s 2025 award recipients exemplify the innovative spirit and entrepreneurial excellence that define our Flagstaff business community,” said Moonshot CEO and President Scott Hathcock. “Paul’s dedication to mentoring entrepreneurs and both Katalyst and Mountain Mojo’s commitment to growth and job creation represent exactly the kind of leadership we celebrate through the Shoemaker Awards.”

The 4th Annual Shoemaker Awards celebration will feature live music, heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Tickets are $85 per person and seats are limited.

“We are truly blessed to have such incredible individuals and companies in Flagstaff that embody energy and passion for entrepreneurship and embrace the Moonshot mission,” said Hathcock about supporters of the nonprofit organization. “We are also grateful to our sponsors that make this event happen and contribute greatly to the continued development and resilience of our entrepreneurial environment.” FBN

By Bonnie Stevens, FBN

Sponsors of the 2025 Shoemaker Awards event include Desert Financial Credit Union, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Coconino Community College, the City of Flagstaff, Genterra, Jen Nordstrom Accounting and PNC.

For tickets and more information, visit https://www.moonshotflagstaff.com/shoemaker-awards.

Courtesy Photo: Emerging market technologist Paul Sciame, third from the right, serves as a judge and mentor for Moonshot’s Rural Arizona Pitch Competition. This tour stop encouraged and supported fledgling entrepreneurs in the Miami/Globe/Payson region on Thursday, July 17.