Dozens of big ideas were presented Tuesday night at the second annual Richland Idea Audition, but the best -- as determined by a panel of judges -- was presented by a detective from the Mansfield Police Department .Ryan Anschutz and his girlfriend, Nichole Minnich, won $5,000 for their new business, Big Iron Concealment, which provides custom gun holsters for the tactical and firearm industry. Anschutz began manufacturing the products in small quantities earlier this year after he struggled to find a “comfortable, concealable holster.” Buy Now Ryan Anchutz and Nicole Minnich received a $5,000 prize for their business pitch Tuesday evening. “I started researching, and then I determined it would be best for me to manufacture my own,” he said. When other detectives and officers saw this, they spread the word, and Anschutz soon had a handful of orders placed. “They just started coming in via word-of-mouth,” he said. To take his idea a step further, he brought it to the Richland Idea Audition on Sept. 18. Held inside Founders Hall at The Ohio State University-Mansfield campus, the event encourages Richland County residents to pitch their ideas for new products, businesses and services.All the contestants had an opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of judges, but only six were chosen to speak to a live audience and another group of judges in the “final round.” These few had four minutes to explain their ideas for a chance to win a top prize of $5,000, or prizes of $2,500 and $1,000 for second and third place, respectively.Anschutz plans to use his winnings to further grow his business. He’d like to streamline the manufacturing process in a way that produces “quality-consistent products at scale.” He also plans to use a portion of the funds for marketing and website development.