Posts by Tyce Bowers

We assume that great companies begin with grand visions. But Ama Amo-Agyei’s story suggests something different: sometimes, a major brand starts with a simple solution to a problem millions quietly share. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ama Amo-Agyei was laid off, which was stressful but pushed her to start her own business. Ama’s problem was hair…

Gen Z entrepreneur Julia Dixon, founder of ESAI, has been changing the admissions advising game with her fairly priced online service. Julia took notice of the flaws in the admission process because she worked in that system. Only a few students could afford the 300 dollar per hour sessions and advisors were hard to come…

In 2019 Gen-z entrepreneurs Adam Kall and Austin Morris started Kall Morris Inc. Instead of focusing creativity on their business name they aimed it at a solution for outer space. KMI is based out of Marquette, Michigan which has a history and culture of space innovation. Morris and Kall met in college, but it wasn’t…

Jack Hu the co-founder of the startup Pumpkinseed, is exploring the adjacent possible in the world of protein sequencing. Protein sequencing has a vast number of useful applications, but the more common reasons are found in bioengineering, drug development, and understanding diseases. Jack saw that although we can produce protein via cells the technology for…

Gen Z entrepreneur Chase Dwyer surprisingly did not start a business innovating washing machines or, for that matter, Dwyers. Instead, the young founder of Carbon Ridge saw a problem with the copious amounts of harmful carbon dioxide trans-ocean vessels were putting out. Although many people forget about maritime shipping, this method of delivering globally traded…

In Alexander Taylor’s junior year of high school, he turned a hobby of building drones into a venture to bring aviation to people who had none. This didn’t mean he wanted to raise money to send traditional planes to villages without aircraft. Instead, he envisioned a break from aviation’s outdated systems. With an innovative approach…