Environmental
Sonia Yang – Treet
Resale stores are a treasure trove of low-priced, gently used products. Not only does shopping at one help the environment by recycling old fashion, but popular brands can be resold for half their original retail value. Customers love it. The brands, however, do not see any financial gain from this constant selling and reselling between…
Read MoreShai Eisenman – Bubble Skincare
The Bubble Skincare line is a brand that is run by Gen Z for Gen Z. The company started in 2020, when founder Shai Eisenman saw that young adults were begrudgingly buying the same chemical based, ineffective skincare products that their moms bought before them. Shai wanted to change that, so she set out to…
Read MoreArthur Erickson: Hylio Agricultural Drones
Arthur Erickson is the CEO and Cofounder of Hylio, a Texas-based drone manufacturer that helps farmers apply pesticides to their crops without having to use tractors or get too close to the harsh chemicals. Starting his company in his junior year of college in 2015, Arthur had quickly realized that he had a passion for…
Read MoreFelix Finkbeiner – Plant-for-the-Planet
Sparked by an elementary school project when he was nine years old, Felix Finkbeiner grew passionate about the issue of climate change and deforestation. From there, he founded his organization Plant-for-the-Planet, inviting fellow children to plant a million trees with him. They managed to hit that milestone a little more than three years later. Today,…
Read MorePlanet Pointe
Planet Pointe is a non-profit organization that up-cycles ballet dancers’ “dead” pointe shoes. Dancers donate their old shoes and Planet Pointe creates pouches and bags out of the satin materials. Planet Pointe has 15 drop-off locations at dance studios and stores around the United States. Dancers can donate their used pointe shoes at these locations,…
Read MoreMikaila Ulmer: Me & the Bees Lemonade
Mikaila Ulmer, born in 2004 in Houston, Texas, was stung twice in the same week by bees and developed a terrible fear of them and anything else that buzzed. Also, around this time she was given a 1940s cookbook by her Granny Helen. Mikaila’s parents didn’t want her to live her life in fear, so…
Read MoreKobee’s
Kobe came up with his idea while conducting research at his university on sustainability and bees for one of his professors. In the spring of 2019, after school was out, Kobe asked his mom for $200 to buy ingredients to experiment with lip balm formulas on his bedroom floor. By that fall, Kobe had a…
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